Gardening Helps Elderly To Keep Them Fit
January 1st, 2009
As per an article on MedIndia,gardening helps elderly to keep them fit. It doesn’t take a geniues to figure out that since ganrdening is a moderate physical activity, it is good for health, what’s interesting in the report is that just 30 minutes on gardening everyday is enough for elderly to keep them fit.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine has recommended that at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days of the week can help maintain and improve optimal health.
The recommendation may help older individuals, who can be less likely to fulfil this requirement, yet are more at risk for chronic diseases associated with aging.
More on it here.
