Seniors Celebrate Health & Fitness with Adirondack Medical Center

May 13th, 2007
    SARANAC LAKE - There are as many ways to work fitness into the daily routine as there are people, and local seniors will learn about some local opportunities at the National Senior Health and Fitness Day (NSHFD) Fair, Wednesday, May 30.
    Sponsored by Adirondack Medical Center and located at the Lake Flower Apartments Community Room from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., participants will join an estimated 150,000 seniors across the nation at more than 1,000 locations - all on the same day - as they walk, dance, play and learn their way to better fitness and health.
    Experts contend that even small increases in physical activity can lead to better health. National Health and Fitness Day gives older adults an opportunity to begin or renew a commitment to fitness and to celebrate the active senior lifestyle.
    "The fair is a great opportunity for seniors to find out about all types of fitness and health-related resources in our community," according to event coordinator Jessica Darney Buehler.
    The Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health concluded "older adults can obtain significant health benefits with a moderate amount of physical activity, preferably daily."    
    Among the benefits is increased cardio-respiratory endurance, as well as stronger muscles, which help reduce the risk of falling and improve the ability to perform the routine tasks of daily life. Moderate physical activity also can reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, colon cancer, and feelings of depression and anxiety. To gain these benefits, people should engage in regular physical activity on all, or most, days of the week.
National Senior Health and Fitness Day, coordinated by the Mature Market Resource Center, is always held on the last Wednesday of May as part of Older Americans Month. May is also National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.
    For more information about the Senior Health & Fitness Fair, contact Sharon at 523-8351.

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