Five Areas of Fitness For Healthy Aging

Regardless of age, we need to extend ourselves physically in five fitness areas. Doing so will extend life quality and help us age more successfully.

Five Components to Physical Fitness

1. Cardiovascular Heart Fitness
2. Muscular Strength
3. Muscular Endurance
4. Flexibility and
5. Body Composition. Regardless of age, extending ourselves in these five key areas of health are critical to healthy aging. There are additional areas not traditionally considered part of physical fitness like balance training and mental training but will be considered in upcoming articles Understanding these five areas of healthy aging will provide a needed base of awareness for aging well. Remember, implementation is central and establishing a way to implement good health habits is an absolute must for healthy aging. Read the basics below and look for upcoming articles on implementation of fitness components for healthy aging.

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