Yes, the key is to start slowly if you have been inactive, but also to be perseverant and before you know you will be surprised by how much you can do. Mary Margaret started running 1/4 of a mile on the GlideCycle and in just 2 months she was running 3-4 miles at a time several times a week! You can see her testimony on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25DvE4iyUIg

Great post! You enlisted a bunch of good examples of exercise for seniors. Another one that I would add is riding the GlideCycle, a new revolutionary trainer that allows you to walk or run without any pressure on your joints.

In terms of exercising perhaps one of the most important factors is finding an exercise you love. There was a story in the NYT a long time ago about an elderly woman who was becoming quite arthritic and she worried that she would be relegated to life in a wheelchair. She asked her MD what she should to and he told her to exercise. Having always wanted to study ballet, she signed up for a ballet class that was filled with 20 year olds. I address the importance of exercise in my book on eldercare, Happiness Is Growing Old at Home which has been endorsed by Christiane Northrup, MD, Larry Dossey, MD and Norman Shealy, MD. Read their testimonials on my website, www.agingathome.info.

That means you should try to get most of your protein from real food sources such as meat, eggs, fish, etc. http://lifestyle.blogtells.com/health-supplement/