This exercise will prevent you from breaking your hip and improve your blood pressure: everyone over 50 should do it

Dr. Bubnovsky is a recognized expert on longevity. He is the author of various methods of health promotion through the treatment of the musculoskeletal system. Sergei Mikhailovich promotes an active lifestyle at any age and believes it is the key to good health.

Thus, the expert is sure that it is worth starting to prevent femoral neck injuries from the age of 50. Often people over the age of 70 are deprived of the ability to move independently precisely because of a hip fracture.

According to Bubnovsky, strengthening the thigh muscles in adulthood should be done with the help of the good old squats. Of course, one should not overdo it with loads: but only 10-15 daily repetitions are much better than nothing.

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In addition, according to the expert, squats not only help strengthen muscles and prevent the progression of osteoporosis (a decrease in bone density related to age), but also normalize blood pressure, which is also important in adulthood.