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Health Webinar On Safe Exercises for Seniors with Dipiti Mehta

On 20th Dec, 2025, #seniorstoday Today hosted their weekly #Health Live Webinar with #Dipti Mehta, a Senior Physiotherapist who spoke on and answered questions about Safe Exercises for Seniors Dipti Mehta is the Team Leader Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai. She has over 2 decades of experience in the field. She holds a Masters degree in Physical Therapy which she completed in 2003 and then began her career as a lecturer at St. G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, where she worked until 2008. Her co- specialisation is musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Over the years she has also developed a strong interest and expertise in managing complex chronic pain conditions. She is also trained and specialised in women’s health and rehabilitation, offering holistic and patient centric care. Ageing is inevitable, however unsafe exercise is avoidable. Falls are predictable, not accidental. Falls are one of the reasons why seniors today are not ready/ apprehensive of going outside or even exercising. Remember, whatever you might have, is reversible but once a disability sets in, it is irreversible. Exercise is medicine but what you need to be careful with is the dodge which is where Dipti Mehta expertise helps you. Ageing is a process that sets in by the age of 21-22 years, thus, when you start ageing the following physiological processes start setting in: Your muscle mass reduces Reduced oxygen capacity reduces Bone mineral density decreases Decreased reaction time As you age, you might also be suffering from multiple co morbidities and probably also taking multiple medications for the same. This might also raise the question “can I exercise in my condition?” Safety enables consistency and consistency gives you results. It is important that you get yourself screened regularly for any cardiac or neurological issue or if you have any musculoskeletal ache or pain. Once you are screened, the precision towards exercises increases. Technique of exercise is more important than the quantity/ time of exercise. Warm up and cool down- both physical and mental, before and after a work out session is very important. “No pain, no gain” does not always stand true, sometimes pain is also a warning signal. Exercise should challenge you, but it should not alarm you. The principles on exercise are: Frequency Intensity Duration Type of exercises Progress