Many doctors recommend that older people exercise regularly, but most patients do not follow an exercise routine. Why do you think this happens? How can people be encouraged to exercise regularly?

In hospitals, moderate physical
exercise
is suggested to elderly
people
now, while most patients do not adopt the advice from doctors. In
this
essay, I will elaborate on the reasons behind
such
a phenomenon and suggest some possible solutions for the encouragement of regular
exercise
.
To begin
with, one of the major reasons why older
people
do not follow an
exercise
routine is that the risks of injury are existing during physical
exercise
.
For instance
, some older
people
have chronic illnesses,
such
as severe arthritis, osteoporosis or advanced cardiovascular disease that limit their choice of physical activities.
Therefore
, most elder
people
believe that they are incapable of these physical activities and
then
refuse to have followed the suggestions in order to protect themselves from injury.
However
, according to the survey, regular
exercise
is necessary and needed for
people
aged above 50 years old by providing more benefits to the older body.
Hence
, in order to encourage
people
to have regular
exercise
, at
first
, we should bring reassurance and build confidence to those
people
who are afraid of
exercise
. Meanwhile, hospitals can provide more professional and comprehensive plans of physical
exercise
including preparations and video examples to their patients. In
this
way, the
exercise
routine can be largely implemented.
Furthermore
, another main reason is that some older
people
may have a preference for sedentary and cost-effective activities,
such
as reading and socializing. Simply because they think
exercise
is boring and they have no budget to join a gym or purchase some equipment.
Therefore
, they are reluctant to proceed with the physical
exercise
scheme. As for
this
barrier and misconception, the communities and doctors can encourage free
exercise
such
as walking and provide free demonstration classes.
Similarly
, local communities can educate their families and relatives to support their older family members to have regular
exercise
. In conclusion, physical
exercise
is essential for elder
people
to keep healthy.
Although
there are two major barriers to resist, these feasible solutions can be taken done to resolve problems.
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