Experts agree that exercise is vital to longevity and helps to preserve muscle mass, bone density and joint health as we age. But it’s important to approach workouts in the right way to ensure safe, optimal results.
The general guideline is for healthy adults to get 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity per week, along with at least two days of strength training and activities to improve balance.
However, these recommendations should be modified to meet each individual’s physical abilities and conditions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Most adults are not failing in the gym because they are lazy. They are failing because no one ever taught them how to train for the stage of life they are in right now," Marfred Suazo, a fitness professional known as Fonz the Trainer in New York City, told Fox News Digital.
"They keep doing the same workouts they did years ago and wonder why their back aches, their knees are sore and their progress has stalled."
Fox News Digital spoke with fitness experts to identify some of the most common mistakes older adults make when working out and how to avoid them.
