• Exercise is the most important thing you can do to impact your health and the aging process.
  • In order to avoid injury when exercising, “start low and go slow”, that is, don’t begin with an overly arduous plan.   
  • Start with something simple, and gradually increase the amount of time you spend doing it if you can.  
  • If you feel pain, stop.  Pain is a warning that something is wrong, and it should never be ignored.
from Living Older, Living Better! by Katrina Gwinn, MD
Moving Well-Exercising
for Healthy Muscles, Joints, Gait, and Balance
You can always improve your health and quality of life, no matter what your starting point.
Links to General Topics about Exercise:

More information on Tai Chi is available on this site.  Also, some sample Tai Chi exercises are available at
http://www.arthritis.org/resources/arthritistoday/2000_archives/2000_07_08_taichi.asp.

Walk with Ease, a video form the Arthritis Foundation, which will help you stay motivated, and exercise safely with
arthritis. Online store at http://www.arthritis.org/ or 1-800-207-8633 for more information.

Read stories about seniors who have benefited from exercise, and share your own!  Visit
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/stories/stories.html.