[For Seniors] Recommended Muscle Training Gear. Simple and Easy
A decline in muscle strength greatly affects daily activities and overall health.
However, if you make gentle, manageable strength training a habit, it can help maintain your stamina and prevent falls.
In particular, by using simple strength-training tools that are easy to use at home, you can keep exercising regularly in a fun and convenient way.
We introduce items that are safe even for older adults, such as hand grips to train grip strength, resistance bands with adjustable load, and pedal exercisers that can be used while sitting in a chair.
Let’s aim for a healthy body—comfortably and enjoyably!
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[For Seniors] Recommended strength-training gear. Easy and convenient (1–10)
ring damper
A simple piece of equipment with a handle wrapped around a ring.
You train your muscles by changing the shape of the ring using force.
The main way to use it is a pressing motion from both sides.
To apply enough force to noticeably change its shape, focus on engaging your whole body.
When pressing with your arms, engage not only your hands and arms but also your shoulder muscles; when pressing with your thighs, pay attention to the power from your hip joints and lower back.
Pressing from positions other than directly in front of your body changes how you apply force, so it’s important to try various patterns to train your entire body.
Room Walker
Walking is often seen as an outdoor activity, so the less people go out, the fewer chances they have to walk.
This Room Walker makes it possible to do that essential foot-training exercise—walking—indoors.
With the moving belt creating an automatically advancing path, you can consciously push off and step forward firmly.
It can be adjusted to each person’s pace, so start slowly and aim to gradually increase your speed.
Grip strength training
It’s a classic training tool for building grip strength by repeatedly squeezing it with force.
The hook for your fingers is another key feature—focusing on that area while squeezing helps train finger movement along with grip strength.
Since it comes in various resistance levels, it’s important to choose one that suits you and train steadily without overexertion.
It’s compact enough to fit in your palm, so its portability is also a major advantage.
[For Seniors] Recommended Strength Training Gear: Easy and Convenient (11–20)
resistance band
This is about turning everyday movements into training by adding resistance with a band.
Even a common daily action like lifting your arms will engage your muscles well when you add the element of stretching a band.
It’s recommended to start with a simple move: hold both ends with your hands and stretch the band to gauge how much force is needed, then incorporate it into your movements.
Since every movement will require effort, you’ll likely start to see which muscles are being used for each movement.
foot acupressure massager
The soles of the feet are such an important area that they’re often called the body’s “second heart.” Stimulating the pressure points located there can help improve circulation and overall health.
This product is a simple-looking board with protrusions that effectively stimulate the soles.
The protrusions are arranged to match the pressure points, and it also shows which parts of the body each point corresponds to.
Use it to help identify potential trouble spots in your body while loosening the soles with the protrusions to promote relaxation.
ankle weight
Because walking is such a routine action, we tend to lose awareness of it, and if you don’t lift your feet properly, the risk of falling increases.
Ankle weights—weights you attach to your legs—are tools that help you focus on lifting your feet while also strengthening your muscles.
They’re simple to use: wrap them around your ankles and then move your legs.
But by paying attention to how you move your legs with the weights on, you can consciously focus on lifting your feet.
By lifting your feet as slowly and as high as possible, you can engage your muscles and potentially improve your awareness of proper walking.
exercise bike
The pedaling motion of cycling works your entire legs effectively, but riding a bike outdoors comes with risks like falling.
This exercise bike lets you replicate that cycling movement indoors to strengthen your legs.
By gripping the handles as if you were riding a bicycle and pressing down with your feet, you naturally learn proper posture that helps transfer power more efficiently.
Pay attention to which muscles are engaged, and use that awareness to make your everyday walking smoother.