{"id":14976,"date":"2024-10-19T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T09:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=14976"},"modified":"2024-10-19T09:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T09:22:52","slug":"getting-older-it-might-be-time-to-hire-a-trainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=14976","title":{"rendered":"Getting Older? It Might Be Time to Hire a Trainer."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Personal training isn\u2019t just for the young \u2014 or the wealthy. Here\u2019s how to make it work for you.<\/p>\n

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Karen Palmer, 76, travels frequently for pet-sitting and house-sitting jobs. That means packing and lugging suitcases, and having the strength to control skittish, heavy animals.<\/p>\n

Two and a half years ago, she wanted to improve her overall fitness while also protecting an arthritic shoulder and knee. \u201cI wanted to have the ability, strength and confidence to take on whatever life might have in store,\u201d she said. So she started exercising with a trainer she met through her physiotherapy clinic. <\/p>\n

The sessions have made a difference. Ms. Palmer has seen improvements in her joint mobility and range of motion, she said. \u201cSo many people accept everything as a part of aging, but it doesn\u2019t have to be that way,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m going to fight to the bitter end.\u201d<\/p>\n

As you age, strength training twice a week<\/a> can help you stay healthy. It can slow age-related muscle mass and strength loss<\/a>, help maintain bone density and improve stability. But starting a new fitness program can be challenging at any age, and all the more so if you have mobility issues or joint pain. That\u2019s where trainers can help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Studies have shown that older adults perform better<\/a> in key areas like balance<\/a>, flexibility and core strength<\/a> when they work out with a trainer instead of on their own. Having a \u201cbuilt-in guide\u201d can also help with motivation, said Jennifer Heisz, an associate professor of kinesiology at McMaster University.<\/p>\n

By teaching you to move properly, a personal trainer can help you believe in your ability to exercise safely. \u201cAgeism can hold people back from things they could be doing but don\u2019t think they\u2019re supposed to,\u201d said Dr. Heisz.<\/p>\n

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Personal training isn\u2019t just for the young \u2014 or the wealthy. Here\u2019s how to make it work for you.Karen Palmer, 76, travels frequently for pet-sitting and house-sitting jobs. That means packing and lugging suitcases, and having the strength to control skittish, heavy animals.Two and a half years ago, she wanted to improve her overall fitness while also protecting an arthritic shoulder and knee. \u201cI wanted to have the ability, strength and confidence to take on whatever life might have in store,\u201d she said. So she started exercising with a trainer she met through her physiotherapy clinic. The sessions have made a difference. Ms. Palmer has seen improvements in her joint mobility and range of motion, she said. \u201cSo many people accept everything as a part of aging, but it doesn\u2019t have to be that way,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m going to fight to the bitter end.\u201dAs you age, strength training twice a week can help you stay healthy. It can slow age-related muscle mass and strength loss, help maintain bone density and improve stability. But starting a new fitness program can be challenging at any age, and all the more so if you have mobility issues or joint pain. That\u2019s where trainers can help.Studies have shown that older adults perform better in key areas like balance, flexibility and core strength when they work out with a trainer instead of on their own. Having a \u201cbuilt-in guide\u201d can also help with motivation, said Jennifer Heisz, an associate professor of kinesiology at McMaster University.By teaching you to move properly, a personal trainer can help you believe in your ability to exercise safely. \u201cAgeism can hold people back from things they could be doing but don\u2019t think they\u2019re supposed to,\u201d said Dr. Heisz.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and\u00a0log into\u00a0your Times account, or\u00a0subscribe\u00a0for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?\u00a0Log in.Want all of The Times?\u00a0Subscribe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14978,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14976"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14979,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14976\/revisions\/14979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}