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Tuesday, 9 June 2015

Importance Of Workouts And Games For Dementia Patients

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By Elaine Guthrie


Dementia is common among the old people. The disease is not fatal as it only affects parts of the brain such as response system and cognitive functions. The patients experience loss of memory, less mind and body coordination and loss of reasoning power. Workouts and games greatly improve these conditions but first they should visit a physician who will advise them on the best works and games for dementia patients.

Psychical activity is seen as the no-medicinal way of improving the health of the patients. The workout help improve what medicine cannot. Even doctors have being trained on how to perform the activities on the patients. Below are some of the activities the dementia patients can engage in.

We have all seen the body physique of weight lifters. Their bodies are in good shape and remain so even when they are old. The dementia patients can also be involved in lifting lightweights. They can visit a local gym and ask the instructor to guide them in what they need to do.

Weight training is something that the patient can engage in. The dementia patient can lift weights to increase metabolism and build lean muscle and fat. The lifting helps in controlling the blood sugar levels especially for those who suffer from diabetes. Diabetes affects a dementia patient strongly than they do to normal people. They can lift weights two or three times a week.

Flexibility and balance is at times difficult for the old people. They spend most of their times sited doing nothing. Their bones do not stretch much compared to people who work, as they have to move from one place another. The patients should start with simple routine exercises done weekly. The other advantage is that the can do them inside the house as they do not have to visit the gym. In your house, anybody can easily stretch bend and even do Tai chi.

There are numerous things that dancing does to people, the young, and the old alike. First, it involves movement of the body parts. As we move, we stretch the muscles and the bones, the more we do it the flexible we become. We lose weight and improve the circulation of blood through the veins thus blood is constantly supplied to the brain cells.

Dementia is a problem in the brain and mostly affects the cognitive functions and the memory. The good thing with exercise is that it gives result at a faster rate than drugs do. Even though the person has to continuously do the exercises, it is better than always buying drugs.

To improve and see the health benefits of games and exercises, they should exercise regularly. They will live longer and will reduce the number of times they visit the hospital. Besides improving the health, they keep them occupied since there is not much they are doing. The activities are good for a patient and should be monitored or controlled.




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