For older individuals who might be having issues with depression and loneliness due to a recent loss of a loved one or the fact that they now live alone in their older age, a good option to reduce stress is to consider looking into creating an exercise program. One of the best ways to make sure that an elderly person's body is up to the challenge of engaging in a new exercise program is to look into exercise stress systems that will gauge just how ready a person's body is for the challenge of mounting an exercise program after retirement age.