Over the last 14 years, PTI trainers have developed special programs to support senior wellness. The senior wellness program is built around five areas of physical capability that are critical to maintaining health and independence: strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, and endurance.
Since taking on the first senior client, then a 72 year old man who still remains an active member of PTI, we have combined acute observational skills with unparalleled knowledge of physical training and anatomy to provide carefully crafted exercise programs for older adults. By making precise observations of our client's current performance, we can adapt your training regimen on a minute-by-minute basis to maximize the benefits of each session. This attention to detail ensures steady improvement in strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, and endurance.
The Five Focus Areas of the PTI Senior Wellness Program and Their Benefits Strength Training
- Builds muscle and protects bone
- Makes you look and feel better
- Improves performance of everyday activities
- Improves quickness, mobility and balance, reducing risk of falling
- Offers weight control as muscle burns more calories than fat
Balance Training
- Strengthens small muscles around joints that are necessary for balance
- Important for preventing falls
Coordination Exercises
- Quickens your response to unexpected events
- Protects you from injury
Flexibility Exercises
- Counteracts muscle shortening and weakening that comes with age
- Significantly improves posture and balance
Endurance Training
- Improves energy and mental alertness
- Prevents or delays diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer
- Perks up your mood and helps reduce depression Here is what the National Institutes of Health has to say about Exercise for Seniors:
Benefits of Exercise for Seniors
Scientific studies show that staying physically active and exercising regularly can help prevent or delay many diseases and disabilities. Scientists find that even moderate exercise and physical activity can improve the health of people who are frail or who have diseases that accompany aging. Don't Be Afraid to Exercise
Studies show that exercise is safe for people of all age groups and that older adults hurt their health far more by not exercising than by exercising. An inactive lifestyle can cause older people to lose ground in four areas that are important for staying healthy and independent: strength, balance, flexibility, and endurance. But research suggests that exercise and physical activity can help older people maintain or partly restore these four areas. It's Never Too Late to Start Exercising
Even if you have had an inactive lifestyle, there is good news. It's never too late to improve your health.
From the National Institutes for Health (www.nih.gov).
Since taking on the first senior client, then a 72 year old man who still remains an active member of PTI, we have combined acute observational skills with unparalleled knowledge of physical training and anatomy to provide carefully crafted exercise programs for older adults. By making precise observations of our client's current performance, we can adapt your training regimen on a minute-by-minute basis to maximize the benefits of each session. This attention to detail ensures steady improvement in strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, and endurance.
The Five Focus Areas of the PTI Senior Wellness Program and Their Benefits Strength Training
- Builds muscle and protects bone
- Makes you look and feel better
- Improves performance of everyday activities
- Improves quickness, mobility and balance, reducing risk of falling
- Offers weight control as muscle burns more calories than fat
Balance Training
- Strengthens small muscles around joints that are necessary for balance
- Important for preventing falls
Coordination Exercises
- Quickens your response to unexpected events
- Protects you from injury
Flexibility Exercises
- Counteracts muscle shortening and weakening that comes with age
- Significantly improves posture and balance
Endurance Training
- Improves energy and mental alertness
- Prevents or delays diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer
- Perks up your mood and helps reduce depression Here is what the National Institutes of Health has to say about Exercise for Seniors:
Benefits of Exercise for Seniors
Scientific studies show that staying physically active and exercising regularly can help prevent or delay many diseases and disabilities. Scientists find that even moderate exercise and physical activity can improve the health of people who are frail or who have diseases that accompany aging. Don't Be Afraid to Exercise
Studies show that exercise is safe for people of all age groups and that older adults hurt their health far more by not exercising than by exercising. An inactive lifestyle can cause older people to lose ground in four areas that are important for staying healthy and independent: strength, balance, flexibility, and endurance. But research suggests that exercise and physical activity can help older people maintain or partly restore these four areas. It's Never Too Late to Start Exercising
Even if you have had an inactive lifestyle, there is good news. It's never too late to improve your health.
From the National Institutes for Health (www.nih.gov).
