Swimming has long been one of the best activities for the elderly.
This activity is low impact which is great for senior citizens. It is also great because there is practically no fall risk once the senior citizen is in the water. This means that your elderly loved one can exercise without having to worry about falling. There are many other ways that swimming could help your elderly loved one, as well.

Social Exercise

One of the great things about swimming is that it can be a very social exercise. You, home care providers, friends, neighbors, and other family members can all go swimming with your elderly loved one.

Improving Flexibility

Swimming can help your elderly loved one to improve their flexibility, as well. If your elderly loved one is feeling any tension in their back, neck, or limbs, swimming can really help to loosen or even get rid of that tension.

Muscle Toning

Is your elderly loved one looking to tone up their muscles? Even though swimming is a low-intensity workout, it can still help to build up strength in the body. When swimming regularly, it can even help to tone the arm, leg, and abdomen muscles.

Better Heart Health

If your elderly loved one is looking to do exercises that improve their heart health, swimming can be what they need. This is an exercise that builds up the strength of the heart. It makes the heart more efficient at sending blood through the body, as well.

Better Mental Health

If your elderly loved one suffers from anxiety, stress, depression, or other mental health issues, swimming can help to relieve these symptoms of these mental health issues. Swimming is so calming and relaxing. Your elderly loved one can swim or just kind of float. When swimming, some people actually feel that their problems are floating away.

Conclusion

These are some of the ways that swimming could help your elderly loved one to be healthier. If these are things that your elderly loved one needs to have happened in their life, you or their home care providers can find a place for them to swim. There are many hotels and motels that often offer swimming at their pool for a low fee. There are also community centers, senior centers, and other facilities that often have their swimming pools open to the public, as well. Once you find a place for your elderly loved one to swim, you or their home care providers can take them often.

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Sources

https://www.cdc.gov/

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Andy Howardis a Bay Area Native who holds a BA in Political Science (University of Colorado at Boulder, ’97). After college Andy worked in the surging tech industry.His Grandmother however, would suffer a significant decline in health and ultimately needed in-home care. The experience of a loved one depending on outside help to age in place proved to be pivotal for Andy as he left the tech industry in 2002 for an opportunity in the home care world with a large provider. After having success in home care, but being frustrated by corporate constraints Andy founded HomeCare Professionals in 2005.He methodically built the company one client at a time by focusing on hiring quality caregivers to ensure positive outcomes. Currently Andy serves as the CEO of HomeCare Professionals and is also highly active in the non-profit organization California Association of Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) which advocates for a higher standard of in-home care for those who wish to remain living at home in California.

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