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[For Seniors] Walking Training: Simple, Easy-to-Do Ideas

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I worked as a physical therapist at a general hospital for about four years. I’ve supported a wide range of patients, from those needing emergency rehabilitation to those doing rehabilitation at home at a comfortable pace. As a writer, I’d be happy to share health-related information with many people. Thank you, and I look forward to working with you!

For older adults, walking is an essential activity that supports daily life and is extremely important for maintaining strength and balance.

However, it is also true that with aging, muscle strength, flexibility, and sense of balance decline, leading to increased anxiety about walking.

In such cases, walking exercises that can be done without strain are helpful.

This article introduces ideas for walking training that can be easily done at home.

You don’t need special equipment or a large space; by incorporating these exercises little by little into your daily routine, you can improve your walking ability.

Let’s regain confidence in walking with methods you can enjoy.

[For Seniors] Walking Training: Simple Ideas (11–20)

Ankle flexibility exercises

Ankle flexibility exercises to smoothly improve a short stride and shuffling steps

Ankle flexibility exercises

If your stride is short and you take quick, tiny steps when you walk, your ankles might be stiff.

So this time, we’ll introduce stretches to loosen up the ankle area.

First, use a desk or the back of a chair to stretch your calves.

Do it slowly on both sides, without overexerting yourself.

Next, focus on the ankles.

While holding onto the back of a chair as before, lift your toes as if stretching your calves, then tilt your foot to the side.

You should feel the muscles around your ankle stretching.

You can get a similar effect by placing your foot on a chair and pressing down as if you were stepping on a car’s accelerator.

To get your ankles working, it’s also important to support your body by moving it forward and backward while actively moving your toes and heels.

These exercises are simple, but you can expect results if you keep at them.

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In conclusion

Gait training is an important step for older adults to maintain their health and improve their quality of life.

By adopting methods that can be continued comfortably and enjoyably, they can enhance their walking ability.

By continuing training little by little as a daily habit, physical strength and sense of balance will improve, enabling a safe and independent life.

Using the ideas introduced in this article as a reference, try incorporating them into your routine without overexertion, and aim for energetic, vibrant days.