Our seniors guide lifts the veil.
As the sixties are approaching, we are at a pivotal age where liveliness and energy persist, while the first signs of aging are manifested. Morally, you usually feel a little more vulnerable, a little more fragile. Suddenly, certainties before are jostled and several concerns begin to appear. More or less deep. If one often thinks of death as the main anxiety linked to age advancement, the concerns of the sixties are not those that we believe.
One could imagine that the disease or the decrease in cognitive capacities are at the top of the fears. However, a deeper and often less expressed fear predominates in this age group, a fear that affects the very essence of their identity and their place in society. Indeed, the greatest fear of people aged 60 is indeed the loss of autonomy and becoming a weight for their loved ones. This concern is often linked to a strong desire to maintain their active role within the family, rather than becoming a source of concern or additional responsibilities. As Maria Laporte, Seniors and President of Silver Form, points out, “The loss of autonomy often goes hand in hand with age. A person who is starting to lose their autonomy is contained on itself and can lose their social bond.“This perspective is all the more difficult since it threatens independence dearly acquired over the years. Beyond the practical aspect, the loss of autonomy deeply affects dignity and self-esteem.
Faced with this anxiety, there are simple and accessible solutions to anticipate and limit risks: maintain regular physical activity, stimulate your mind by games or learning, and above all, preserve your social circle (stay connected with those around you, participate in collective activities). For example, the concept of Silver Form reinforces the autonomy of seniors by improving their muscle strength and their balance, key elements to maintain daily independence, through a route of 9 to 10 specialized armchairs designed for all bodies and all capacities.
“”These machines allow constant speed movements, where resistance adapts to the strength of the user (the more the person grows, the stronger the resistance). Comfortably installed on an armchair, the practitioner can thus build up safely and painlessly, relearn the correct movements of his body and improve his balance. A typical session includes a 3 -minute passage per device, soliciting the whole body in about 30 minutesexplains Maria Laporte. Finish the course is equivalent to a basketball match, all the muscles of the body worked without any pain“.
