Exercise for my dad

atilladehun

Hi,

My Dad is 60 and was asking me about some strength work for himself. He's fairly active, is a butcher so on his feet and lifts everyday, loves to walk fast and play golf. I've suggested before that he should broaden what he does to prevent injury/decline. I'm just talking about some light yoga stretches and some bodyweight stuff twice a week. I gave him a little set that is the basic level of convict conditioning. Wall pushups, table assisted squats, knee raises (which were a struggle), doorway pulls, and back bridges.

Does anyone have experience with this? I don't want to injure him or put his off just make sure he's strong going into his 60's really. Would anyone have a series of stretches that would be appropriate?


cheers.

Transform

what you suggest is along the right tracks and he would make excellent progress by following everything here - http://www.dominicmunnelly.ie/2011/01/the-ultimate-home-workout-fat-burning-plan-part-4/

Essentially - foam roll and stretch daily as discussed in the piece and then use the other vid with the exercises to structure a daily workout with squats, press ups etc and the vid goes through how to modify for all ages and abilities.

Hope this helps

atilladehun

cheers thanks