HEALTH DRIVES OUR GRANDPARENTS BACK TO THE SPORTS GROUNDS

When a person gets old, there may be various health problems that can occur. The problems are due to the changes that occur in the body when a person gets old.

Sport for health drive

 On the 06^th of March 2012 Sowetan newspaper reported that MORE than 400 senior citizens in Soweto have gone back to the grounds to learn the basics of playing soccer and netball to keep themselves healthy and in good shape.

The grandmothers and grandfathers of Mzimhlophe have formed the Lilian Ngoyi Senior Citizens Club, which is coordinated by community leader Dipuo Rampai.

The energetic Rampai is the sister of the late Kaizer Ranamane, a former professional soccer player who died three years ago. http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2012/03/06/sport-for-health-drive

 These are some are some of the common diseases one gets exposed to during old age;

v  Heart problems and Heart attack

v  Stroke:

v  Cancer

v  Diabetes

v  Kidney disease

v  Control Obesity

v  Prostate Enlargement

v  Osteoporosis (Weak bones)

v  Tuberculosis

v  Eyes Diseases

v  Skin Care

http://www.gits4u.com/renew/snrctz3.htm

This should be a wakeup call for us young ones because we are taking our health for granted. It would be better to start at a young age so that we practice the term “prevention is better than cure.”