Being physically active is the most beneficial thing for the human body, physically and mentally. Exercise decreases the risks of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. It treats and prevents depression, increases muscle strength and cognitive function, and prevents obesity. It’s estimated that only 20% of the people in America get enough exercise, with an obesity rate of over 25% and an overweight rate of over 35%. Depression is a worldwide disorder that affects over 117 million people. Although it can lead to other disease and is one of the primary disabilities, it is treatable. The primary treatments include medication and therapy however exercise can treat and prevent depression just as well as medication in a lot of cases (Behrman, 2014). Heart disease is the number one cause of death in Americans. 1out of 4 deaths in America is the result of heart disease. The two main causes of heart disease are high cholesterol and blood pressure and are typically treated with statins and ACE inhibitors, however with proper exercise both of these issues can be controlled just as well and without side effects. As people grow older in age they can have a decline in cognitive ability, resulting in dementia such as Alzheimer’s. Staying active and exercising regularly keeps the brain healthy and elastic, preventing breakdown. Evidence suggests that regular exercise is more beneficial to our general health than taking medication because it decreases the risk of heart disease, decreases depression, increases cognitive function and has no chemical side effects.…
Elderly – Whilst aging there is a steady functional decline, cardio-vascular, flexibility and strength. Reduction…
We can have a happy and healthy “old age” if we begin today to ensure that our health habits are the best that they can be. These simple routines can allow us to enjoy our “old age” without fear of being a sissy!…
Exercise is an important part of living a healthy lifestyle and people who are active regularly generally live longer than those who don’t.…
Active ageing allows people to realize their potential for physical, social, and mental well-being throughout the life course and to participate in society, while providing them with adequate protection, security and care when they need.…
Nowadays, with people' living condition improving and medical science development the aged people pay more attention to the quality of life, and the young people seem to think deeply about how to achieve a healthy lifestyle into old age. Some people enjoy a happy and healthy old age. Others suffer from serious diseases or dying early. The purpose of this essay is to examine four reasons to explain why people can maintain a healthy lifestyle into old age. By explaining the relationship between good mentality and longevity, the correlation requirement between healthy lifestyle and longer life and sleeping factor for people to maintain a healthy lifestyle into old age, followed by accounting for the medicine element, to demonstrate that while people’s life expectancy and living condition have been improves in the past decade, the above four factors which have impacts on lives longevity indeed should be taken into consideration. The overall purpose is to allow people to develop a deeper understanding of the healthy way to live longer, and enable them to recognize the significance of the right methods to have a healthy life into the old.…
Older adults who exercise regularly may slow the onset and progression of chronic disease and limit the development of disabling conditions while increasing active life expectancy, and may experience significant psychological and cognitive benefits (Chodzko-Zajko, 2009). Guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine regarding types and amounts of physical exercise for older adults include consistent aerobic exercise, muscular strength training,…
About 12% of 65 to 74 have been reported experiencing difficulty with basic activities, such as eating and walking (Harada et al., pg.54, 1995). Mobility impairment contributes to the dramatic decline in engaging exercises. Thus, senior citizens have a higher chance of getting illness such as obesity, overweight, and high blood pressure due to the effect of the lack of exercise.…
7. If you have trouble remembering names, try rhyming a persons name with something. Like Ted Gates could be rhymed with red skates. Picture Ted skating around on red skates. You may giggles when you think of his name, but at least you remembered it.…
inactive older adult – a large proportion of the population – has an increased burden of chronic…
Youth can play with their friends in the lawn, park. Teenagers, adolescents, youths, adults. Older people must get involved in the various kinds of physical exercises to stay healthy and fit. Exercise also helps to increase strength, improves cardiovascular capacity, stamina, speed, flexibility and endurance. It helps in the reducing the excess fat from the body, improves the cholesterol level and also improves the blood circulation. It also helps in keeping all the body…
When advancing in age, another problem that is encountered is imbalance. This causes a bigger problem as this will lead to falling and consequent injuries. To reduce this problem seniors should be in an exercise program.…
An elderly person needs to remain as physically active as their health allows in order to maintain agility, strength, and to maintain their physical health. So physical needs that are found in outdoor recreation such as walking path ,basketball court ,foot reflexology path and park can be seen.…
Increasing life expectancy is a positive development, but is not without its own problems. The prevention or elimination of causes of death in early life has resulted in a population consisting of an increasing proportion of elderly people. The United Nations populations division estimated that the number of persons aged 60 years and older in 1999 was nearly 600 million worldwide and was projected to reach about 2 billion by 2050 (UN,1999). This means that by the year 2050, the population of older people will be larger than the population of children for the first time in history. In the UK alone it has been estimated that the number of people over the age of 65 is expected to rise by 81 percent over the next five decades (Government Actuary’s Department; www.gad.gov.uk).…
Active Ageing is a concept which the WHO and worldwide countries are concerned in recent years. It is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age. Life course perspective is emphasized and health maintenance should be throughout the whole life as to reduce functional disability and risk of some common chronic diseases in the aging process…