Choose activities, sports, hobbies, and exercises that get you up out of your chair and moving. There are many choices from walking to swimming to bicycling to aerobics classes that are available as forms of exercise. Don't overlook the fact that walking just to get places, hiking, gardening, hunting, golfing, and many other pastimes are also ways to stay physically active and healthy. Yoga is an ancient practice of stretching and breathing that is becoming very popular these days. In yoga, you learn to stretch the body by coming into different positions or poses.
Yoga focuses the mind, stretches the muscles, and is a great stress-relieving activity.
Tai-Chi is derived from Chinese culture and involves slow rhythmic movements, focused concentration, and breathing. Practitioners describe it as a way to get in touch with the life-force energy, called Chi, which moves through our bodies. Tai-Chi improves flexibility, coordination, and reduces stress. The medical traditions of China, India, and Native Americans have long histories of using various herb and herbal combinations to treat and prevent disease. A variety of herbal blends, herbal teas, and herbal extracts are available through health food stores.