{"id":632826,"date":"2026-10-01T04:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/632826\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T04:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:56:08","slug":"walking-is-great-after-50-but-it-does-not-work-every-muscle-physiotherapist-suggests-these-4-exercises-for-better-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/632826\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking is great after 50, but it does not work every muscle: Physiotherapist suggests these 4 exercises for better strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Harlow&#8217;s suggested 10 repetitions and 30 seconds are a starting point, not a universal prescription. As the movements become easy, he recommends gradually making them harder.<\/p>\n<p>That principle matters. Health guidelines recommend adults include muscle-strengthening activity at least twice a week, alongside aerobic activity such as brisk walking. Older adults are also advised to include balance-focused activity.<\/p>\n<p>So the bigger lesson is not to abandon walking or chase a complicated workout. Keep the walk, then add a little strength work. A few well-chosen movements can make a familiar routine more rounded.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: This article discusses general fitness advice shared by Will Harlow and is not a personalised exercise prescription. People with injuries, significant health conditions, balance problems or exercise-related symptoms should seek advice from a qualified healthcare professional before changing their routine.<br \/>\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Harlow&#8217;s suggested 10 repetitions and 30 seconds are a starting point, not a universal prescription. As the movements&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":632827,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[286029,1372,589,163,85,46,286031,31525,5304,286030],"class_list":["post-632826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-calf-raises-for-seniors","tag-exercise","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-muscle-work","tag-walk","tag-walking","tag-walking-daily"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}