Nursing Homes - How to Keep Yourself Out of One

In my line of work I see daily what the lack of physical exercise does to the human body. Sure, many of our grandparents and parents were hard workers. They worked hard in many physical labor jobs in previous years as well. Some of the our parents over the years remained strong and, able to get around just fine and, many have not.

What is considered working hard is subjective. Ask anyone and you will get a multitude of different responses what hard physical work is. What I am talking about here is hard work in the game of strength training. The idea that we are to take it easy as we get older, is something that has been passed down through the ages.
No longer those of us in the babyboomer generation want to take the attitude that someone else will do the heavy work. You are responsible for your own health. Your health later on will determine what kind of life you will be able to live.

For most of us spending the latter years of our lives in a nursing home getting sub-par care at best, is not the way we want it to end. Taking responsibility on your part right now to be sure it does not happen is totally up to you. That can be started by getting involved in strength training to keep the muscles you were blessed with as strong as possible. Most people I have encountered in a nursing home were initially brought there due to multiple falls at home or, have a history of falls.

By keeping yourself strong with weight training which strengthens the muscles in functional ways in which we use them, is just one of several ways to keep yourself independent as possible as you age.

Keeping your legs and back strong for instance, will go a long ways in keeping you on your feet rather then having someone picking you up off the floor constantly.

Sure there can be other factors involved but, staying physically strong throughout your body helps build the self reliance you need to be your own person as you age.

You have the choice today to determine how your life is going to end in that regard. Taking a chance that this could not happen to me is a healthcare plan that is sure to fail.