{"id":4821,"date":"2025-10-02T00:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T00:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=4821"},"modified":"2025-10-02T01:51:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:51:23","slug":"why-walking-is-not-enough-after-60-and-what-you-need-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/why-walking-is-not-enough-after-60-and-what-you-need-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Why walking Is not enough after 60 and what you need to do"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4821\" class=\"elementor elementor-4821\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c26f86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c26f86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-545cfd1\" data-id=\"545cfd1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca0587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ca0587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Walking is a wonderful form of movement, especially as we age. It\u2019s low impact, easy to do, and a great way to stay active.<\/p><p>It is essential to walk regularly but around the age of 60 it is not enough to maintain the strength, balance, and independence you need to live a vibrant, healthy life.<\/p><p>The sooner you care for the rest of your body the better.<\/p><ol><li><strong>Strength training protects muscle and bone health<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>After age 30, we start losing muscle mass at a rate of 3\u20138% per decade. That rate accelerates after 60. Walking doesn&#8217;t build or preserve the muscles needed for daily tasks like carrying groceries, standing up from a chair, or getting off the floor. Strength training helps maintain your independence and reduces your risk of osteoporosis and fractures.<\/p><ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>Balance exercises prevent falls<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>Falls are a leading cause of injury in older adults. Walking alone doesn&#8217;t challenge your balance systems in the same way that specific balance and stability exercises do. Training your core, legs, and coordination helps prevent slips and injuries.<\/p><ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>Cognitive and brain benefits<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>Research shows that strength training improves cognitive function and memory in older adults. The focus and coordination required in strength exercises stimulate the brain in ways walking does not.<\/p><ol start=\"4\"><li><strong>Pain reduction and posture<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>Strengthening muscles can reduce joint pain, ease arthritis symptoms, and improve posture. If you experience discomfort when walking, strengthening your glutes, core, and leg muscles might be part of the solution.<\/p><p>Walking is great but aim for at least two strength training sessions per week and incorporate balance exercises to stay strong and independent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee0f15c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee0f15c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9235ce\" data-id=\"c9235ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4bc6e elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e4bc6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/thedcmgroup.createsend1.com\/t\/y-e-qhluhjd-l-c\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Return to Newsletter<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walking is a wonderful form of movement, especially as we age. It\u2019s low impact, easy to do, and a great way to stay active. It is essential to walk regularly but around the age of 60 it is not enough to maintain the strength, balance,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retirement"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4821"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4857,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4821\/revisions\/4857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}