Spring Health Tips for Seniors

Coming out from a long, cold winter brings feelings of joy and renewal when spring arrives. This is especially true for seniors who may use this time to take steps to improve their health and wellbeing. Whether you live at home or in a senior community, what follows are some spring health tips for seniors that can provide a little more energy, focus, and joy to your days.

Get a Check-Up

This is the time to head to your physician and get a check-up. You may find that you need to improve in certain areas which will provide focus to your efforts at getting healthy. This is also the time to have a dental appointment or eye examination if you have not done so in the past six months to a year. By working with your physician, you can start a healthy program that gets results.

Get Out and Walk

Once you have completed your check-up, get a good pair of shoes and start walking. Spring is a time of warming weather, so take advantage of it by walking around the block, in the park, or anywhere that you can enjoy the fresh air. If you live near the outdoors, go with a group to explore the woods or meadows. Hiking is great way to meet new friends and share in each other’s company.

Just remember to keep within your state of fitness. Do not take on challenges that are beyond your capabilities. Walking on level ground is a great way to start getting healthy without putting an undo strain on your body.

Create a Garden

If you do not have a garden and enjoy taking care of plants, this is the time to create one. Gardening brings renewal and growth to both the plants and you. First, being outdoors more means you are getting the recommended amounts of Vitamin D in your system which improves the health of your bones.

Second, the digging, weeding, and gardening activities strengthens the muscles at your pace. This is one of the best spring health tips for seniors because you can get the exercise needed to maintain and even grow muscles to stay healthy.

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

It’s good for everyone, including seniors to lighten up their diets by taking in more fruits and vegetables. This is the season where you start to see outdoor produce stands along with your grocery store stocking up on fruits and vegetables, so take advantage by adding them to your diet. The more unprocessed foods you can consume, the better your health will be.

Also, the warmer weather will mean drinking more water to stay properly hydrated. Many seniors lose the ability to sense when they are becoming dehydrated, so be sure to drink at regular intervals especially if you have been outdoors and exercising.

The best spring health tips for seniors start by taking small steps towards improving your health and wellbeing. Remember, achieving good health, weight loss, and improving muscle tone is not a sprint, but a marathon. By doing a little each day, you can take advantage of the warming days of spring to feel better.

Contact PSC Community Services for more information. Please reach out to us directly at 718-389-7060 or info@psccs.org