Carry on or take up a sport. Golf is nice and slow paced yet still works up a sweat. Take up solo wall tennis, or solo squash; they're both good and cheap.
Walk or jog daily; it's free. Keep a dog if you need encouragement to walk.
Do the slow thing: tai-ji. One of the best exercises if not THE exercise for Seniors. Cheap classes, then go show off in the park.
Go swim. It's strenuous as you want it to be, not sweaty, and can eyeball those bikini babes, and cheap Senior concession of 80cents per entry to SSC swimming complexes.
Do the gym or fitness studio scene for the trainers and the babes. Costly!
Whatever you do, it's for your own good to read Exercise for Seniors.
Keep a dog
Doing so will keep one occupied and fit. Provided you do everything yourself in caring for your pet dog. Go buy dogfood yourself and not have your kids or grandkids or maid do it. Ditto walking the dog which is just about the best way to keep yourself fit.
Make sure that you choose a breed that you can handle and not something like a German shepherd or a giant Shnauzer. Be careful of choosing cute little breeds that love to bark uncontrollably. Here's an interesting blog about Bichonfrise.
Enroll your dog and yourself in a doggie school so that it'll learn to listen to you instead of the other way round, and live with you without turning your house into a messy doghouse.
Keeping a dog however adds to the budget. And not a tiny sum too, so do your calculations before you choose your best friend from the SPCA.
Tai-ji
Go and join a class to practise tai-ji. Your Community Centre is bound to have a class starting soon at very nominal cost of about $20-$25 a month of weekly sessions of 1-2 hours. Contact the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) and see if it still has give-away tai-ji on VCD in English and Mandarin. This form of exercise will keep you fit.
Join a Gymnasium
Exercise and keep fit in one of the The Singapore Sports Council's (SSC) 15 gymnasiums. The concession rate for Seniors is $1.50 per entry, or you can take up an annual membership for a concessionary fee of $105. See here for their Opening hours.
Learn to Play
Or join one of the many courses under SSC's LTP Scheme. From tennis, swimming, tai-ji, body-building to dancing, at venues in the North Zone , East Zone and West Zone.
Community Centres
One of the best ways to keep fit is to join your local Community Centre which organises all sorts of activities for Citizens and Residents. The Peoples' Association which runs the CC's has a very active Senior Citizen Network. The concessionary rate for an individual membership for a 3-year period is $8 for Seniors; apply for the PAssioncard here. Have a look at the PA's calender of events and the PAssioncard quarterly magazine.
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Chapter 6 - Keeping Fit
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2 comments:
thanks linking to my bichonfrise site.
indeed having a dog has many benefits, such as understanding and experiencing bondage between man and animal. we are not alone on this earth!
you have no excuse for not taking a walk as your doggy friend is always waiting for you.
you can walk in the estate where you live or in the many parks to fill the lungs with fresh air, etc.
in your subject of 'keeping fit' i find dancing less strenous. besides, it also helps to renew or rejuvenate relationship with your spouse.
if your partner does not like dancing, dont worry as there are many people out there in the same situation.
there are more ladies than men looking for a partner to dance so you men are lucky. but take control on who you choose if you dont want to fall in love again. oops, on the other hand, why not!!! choice is yours obviously.
take care of your knees when you pick up dancing. avoid those dances that require you to hop and twist as these will affect the knees of older persons. if they give problems talk with your family doctor. maybe takesome glucosamine supplement to help the joints.
ken: www.dog-bichonfrise.blogspot.com
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