Exercise and fitness for the elderly require long-term persistence to be effective

　　Mr. Pao Yukang, known as one of the three giants in Hong Kong's industrial industry, had a famous saying about fitness during his lifetime, which is "persistence is the most important thing". He believes that whether it is sports exercise , or live a regular life and don’t eat too much. Only long-term persistence can take effect. The ancients said: Where sincerity reaches, gold and stone will be opened. Those who persevere to the end are sincere and sincere about health care. Persistence greatly increases the probability of success, and ultimately the goal of fitness and longevity can be achieved.

　　A colleague of the author, although not old, is still over fifty. He is addicted to tobacco and alcohol. He smokes 2 packs of cigarettes and drinks 2 bottles of rice wine every day. After being persuaded by others and aware of the dangers, he wanted to quit smoking and drinking, but he persisted in not smoking or drinking for a while. But he didn't know the principle of "persistence is the most important thing", and his addiction relapsed a few days later, and he fell into the same old habit again. He eventually died of alcoholic cirrhosis, which is sad.

　　Scientists’ latest research points out that elderly The most important thing about exercise is persistence and perseverance. Some old people who don't usually exercise suddenly get the inspiration to exercise on a bright spring day and have a great time, sweating profusely, exhausted and out of breath. This kind of exercise is not only useless, but also harmful healthy . Experts believe that this kind of impromptu exercise-type occasional fitness is equivalent to overeating in the diet, which is very harmful to the body and should not be promoted.

　　Walking, Tai Chi, health exercises, no matter what kind of exercise, if you do it for a few days and stop for a few days, it will be difficult to achieve good fitness results if you cannot persist for a long time.

　　The motto of the University of the Elderly in Toulouse, France is: “The day you stop learning is the day you start aging. ”This shows that the elderly can never stop even their mental work. In Western countries, someone conducted a lifespan study on 400 outstanding figures who emerged in Europe and America after the 16th century, and found that the average lifespan of these 400 people was 67 years. The longest-lived among them are those scientists and inventors who use their brains a lot, with an average lifespan of 79 years. It fully shows that long-term use of the brain can strengthen the body and prolong life.

　　To pursue a career, the most important thing is persistence and perseverance； This is also needed for maintaining the body. All good living habits that are beneficial to physical and mental health must be maintained year after year and must not be interrupted easily.

　　When I wrote about tips on health care for the elderly, I initially thought that I could write 20 to 30 articles, which would be enough. But later I found that there was too much content about elderly health care, and I couldn’t stop it at once. I have been writing it for more than ten years and it is not finished yet. This is also the "valuable thing is persistence" that supports me and enables me to make some modest contributions to the cause of health care for the elderly.