What kind of ball is suitable for the elderly?

　　Basketball and football are too confrontational, while tennis requires relatively high strength, so billiards and goalball are the best choice for the elderly.

　　Lao Zhang is 68 years old this year. He loves sports, especially tennis. He started playing when he was young, twice a week, and his health is also very good. healthy . But not long ago, when he was playing ball with his teammates, he kept retreating quickly while looking up at the ball. By accident, he fell backward and fell to the ground. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and put his hands back on the ground in time. His lumbar spine was not injured, but the bones in his right hand were fractured.

　　Ball games have become an important leisure activity for many elderly people after retirement. But Fan Fangjie, a senior personal trainer at First Fitness, told reporters, “People have to accept old age. elderly You should still do some exercise that suits you. ”Tennis is addictive and can bring fun to the elderly. However, tennis requires a lot of strength and is not suitable for elderly people with brittle bones and stiff joints.

　　In addition to tennis, there are also some ball games that are not suitable for the elderly. For example, Uncle Wang, who lives in Huilongguan Community, said that his community has a "senior football team" that holds football matches every week, rain or shine. Football and basketball are group sports. It is indeed a joy to ride on the court with fellow players, chat and laugh. However, football and basketball are very confrontational, and you may get injured if you are not careful. Therefore, elderly people who like these sports can invite friends to play a few casual kicks, or do a few shots to stretch their muscles. Do not engage in too intense games.

　　Table tennis and badminton are less confrontational, the amount of activity can be large or small, the intensity is low, and they are more suitable for the elderly. You can kill a round easily and while moving your limbs, you can exercise Cerebellar coordination, delaying brain aging. Currently, there are particularly many elderly people playing croquet. Croquet occupies less space, saves money, is very safe, has simple technology and is highly interesting, and is suitable for the elderly. Billiards is also recommended for the elderly. Playing billiards requires "brain", "eye movement" and "hands", it is highly intellectual, and it is more gentlemanly and will not cause physical collision.

　　No matter what kind of ball game, for the elderly, skills and success or failure are not the key. The most important thing is to relax and have fun communicating with your partners.