Martial Arts for Seniors Peabody Ma

Martial Arts for Seniors - The Benefits 
written by: Master McCorry

When we think of martial arts, the first image that comes to our mind is
of young vigorous men and women, bustling with energy. However, martial
arts are often more beneficial to the seniors than they are to youngsters.
Different people take up martial arts for different purposes – some for
maintaining shape, some for keeping up health, some for defense and so on.
However, when you sum things up, martial arts have greater advantages for
an elderly person – it improves the overall quality of their lives. Let us
have a look at the different aspects of martial arts for seniors.

Martial Arts for the Elderly: Benefits
How exactly do martial arts help the elderly? Here are some aspects:

Better health: Most often, seniors face health problems like lifestyle
diseases, arthritis, thyroid and so on. What they need is a proper exercise
method. Martial arts fills this gap and improves their health. Martial arts
also increases immunity. Thus, you can keep at bay the usual worries of old
age such as muscle pain, sleeplessness, lack of appetite and fatigue
through martial arts. Martial arts are also beneficial for people with
Parkinsonism and Alzheimer’s.

Better shape: Old age is that phase in your life when you almost stop
caring about fitness and beauty. Martial arts rejuvenates the vigor and
vitality of the seniors by helping them to remain fit and energetic.
Seniors who practice martial arts do not get exhausted easily. They retain
the vigor of their youth.

Self-Defense: Elders are often the targets of robbers and attackers,
mostly because the society perceives them to be physically vulnerable and
defenseless. Martial arts builds up your stamina and helps you to protect
yourself at an emergency. Most seniors live alone, and self-defense is a
much-needed skill for them.

Social Relations: Psychologists say that after retiring, the sense of not
having anything to engage in haunts most elderly persons. Martial arts give
you a place to go to, a place where you belong. It provides a space where
you can make friends, socialize, spend time happily and come back
revitalized. This sense of community is much beneficial in old age.

Self-Confidence: Old age is a time when you feel less confident about
yourselves. Your body often fails to obey you - it gets tired easily. Your
mind takes time to catch up, and memory often fails you. However, martial
arts makes you self-confident by remedying all these. It makes your body
healthy and energetic; it makes your mind calm and quick. It keeps your
memory sharp. Your self-esteem and self-confidence get enhanced as a
result.

Martial Arts Classes for Seniors at Bruce McCorry’s
Bruce McCorry’s Academy of Martial Arts (Peabody, MA) is the premier
choice of most seniors when they are asked about the best martial arts
center in Massachusetts. Every year, hundreds of senior citizens join
martial art courses at the academy. All the adult martial art courses are
open to seniors. This includes Taekwondo, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, Kickboxing,
Karate and much more. Senior citizens can also have customized training
with less difficult movements. The adaptive nature of the academy makes it
a favorite abode of martial arts aspirants belonging to all age groups.