1) New information gained: Emcees of physical aging good health excuse, because if we don’t exercise our body and muscle get weak as we aging. We have to exercise and good quality of life, if we add aerobic and strengthens its help warn the body for movement. Physical you have to balances your body everyday, balances everything, life styles, but you have to keep balances nutrition a good diabeth, there are tools help you with arthritis, blood presser, diabeth, and sleeping pattern there way that can help us as we aging.…
à In order to have a healthier and better aging process, we should incorporate behaviours and activities designed to maintain high levels of functioning well into the later decades of life…
Physical activity is essential for adults and the elderly. Aged people need to continue to participate in physical activity to help improve the quality of life and reduce the risks associated with a variety of lifestyle diseases. Many aged people suffer from medical conditions such as heart conditions, fracture and bone density and flexibility and joint mobility. There are many sporting activities that aged people with these medical conditions can participate in such as swimming, aqua aerobics and walking.…
Regular exercise can maintain strength and function and help reduce risk of falls, reduce pain and help the older person in maintaining levels of independence.…
Physical- Lack of physical activity in older individuals can lead to, loss of muscle mass, loss of bone density and increase in body fat. This can result in many negative health outcomes for the individual e.g. not being able to get fresh food, Medical care required this situation has the potential to end in a premature death.…
This article looks at the overwhelming fall rate in older, at-risk adults, and points out that research has been done to find out whether exercise-based programs are successful at preventing and reducing the annual number of falls. The authors acknowledge the gap between the proven evidence and the real-world application. There is hardly any communication between healthcare providers who treat these elderly patients, and the community providers, who teach exercise programs targeting clients who are at risk for fall. In this article, the authors provide suggestions for closing this gap, decreasing the number of falls, and ultimately increasing the health and overall wellbeing of the older population.…
Remaining active into older adulthood has been shown to increase quality of life by preventing or reducing the risks of diseases that seem to be inevitable with age. People aged 65 and over are more likely to die from heart diseases, cancers, lower respiratory diseases, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s,…
no doubt we all believe that exercise is a magical key to lead a long and healthy life. Exercise has several benefits on our mind and body. By doing exercise regularly, the can stay away from a lot of body ailments which are a must with the advancing age. For seniors following an exercise routine is the ideal way to enhance their energy level and is stay fit.…
Often times, I have realized that senior citizens are described in terms of their pathology, such as being a social problem or requiring adjustments. Despite this common place perception, and the fact that the population of senior citizens is on the increase I have noted substantial efforts in evaluation the inherent potential of older adults. The idea of active aging is increasingly being discussed and…
From the time we are infants our brains are adapting and learning. We become smarter and sharper at learning new skills. The brain function changes normally as people pass from childhood through growing old. Through most adulthood the brain function is relatively stable. The aging process generally results in changes and lower functioning in the brain. The brain shrinks with increasing age. It does not mean one cannot learn new things as they grow old. The brain does continue producing new neurons. As we age our brain constantly reorganize in response to new experiences. But the brain shrinks in size and after a lifetime of aging it becomes less efficient at accessing that knowledge and adding to it. Reaction time and performance of tasks may become slower because the brain processes nerve impulses more slowly. I have witness an elderly women whom was effected by the process change in her brain. When I met her she was a very kind and outspoken women. Always had a conversation going. Throughout the time she changed her moods. She started being very quiet and would not say much. At times I would try talking to her but it seemed she could not keep up with what I was saying. She seemed confuse a lot of the…
Cognitive changes that occur in late adulthood are the loss of memory, mostly the working memory or short-term memory. In general, those in later adulthood are less able to integrate numerous forms of information at once. Though late adulthood has its challenges it can often be a time of rewarding experiences with family, friends, and reconnecting socially to the world. This paper will address the changes in late adulthood and help potential clients and their family’s better understand this stage of life and how to proactively deal with all the changes.…
Physical and environmental health is vital for healthy living. Routine physical exercise and healthy eating is essential to having good health. Exercise increases the metabolism, rids the body of harmful toxins, and is important to keep the human body in good shape. A healthy lifestyle can increase one’s chances of living longer, it can decrease the changes of becoming depressed, it can make one feel better about their self as well. A healthy lifestyle can help reduce many diseases we face in our lives. Diabetes, for example is one of the many diseases people face in our society. Not maintaining a healthy lifestyle physically can cause high blood pressure, heart disease high blood cholesterol and may even cause one to have a stroke. Making up a chart of days to exercise along with a healthy diet and sticking with that chart can prevent our bodies from developing such diseases later in life. A lot of people believe that just because that they are young means that they can eat unhealthy and not exercise and later on in life they can start trying to eat healthy and exercising then they will be okay. That is not true. It can actually put a person’s body more at risk to having diabetes, heart disease or any other terrible disease. Physical activity and nutrition are partners when it comes to sustaining better health. Being active increases the amount of calories burned. As people age their metabolism slows, so maintaining energy balance requires moving more and eating less. To help a person to get in the routine of exercising can be challenging but with the help of the environment, it will not be that difficult. Going on nature walks or walks throughout the community just to pick up trash and clean up the neighborhood is not…
The process of aging has been around as long as life itself. All living organisms pass through three broad stages from conception to death, which are maturation, maturity and aging. Aging affects everyone because nearly everyone has the potential to grow old and all the societies in which we live have older members (Macdonald, 1997). Gerontology is the use of reason to understand aging. The term was used to refer to the scientific study of aging, but nowadays it includes the study of aging using views from other disciplines such as humanities, social policy and human services. To correctly understand aging, knowledge from a variety of sources is needed, therefore gerontology includes the results of research on aging from all academic disciplines and fields of professional practice. There are four interrelated aspects to the study of aging, which are, physical, psychological, social psychological and social. The study of physical aging examines the causes and consequences of the body’s declining capacity to renew itself and the means for preventing, treating, or compensating for illness or disability caused or related by physical aging (Atchley, 1997). Psychological aging focuses on sensory processes, perception, coordination, mental capacity, human development, personality, and coping ability as they are affected by aging.…
Obviously, it seems from the outside, the elderly may to need more exercise to stay healthy. Nevertheless, although young look still more vitality than old, I tend to consider that it is important for older people…
The elderly do need exercise but a small amount such as walking while people who are middle age should do more especially in order to maintain their body fat and heart condition. However, as young people are very active and have the rest of their lives to live, having large amounts of exercise in their lives can only benefit them. Therefore in my opinion, I disagree with the above statement for the following 3 reasons.…