The Challenge of Aging

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The Challenge of Aging
B.W. Findley, M.Ed. Health Concepts Strategies
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Why Study Aging?
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Intro to Aging

• Biological aging- normal, progressive
  irreversible changes that begin at birth and
  continue until death.
• Psychological/social aging - changes of
  circumstances that occur irregularly and
  differently from person to person.

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Intro to Aging (cont)

• Successful aging can be a goal established early
  in life.
• Many of the changes blamed on aging instead are
  due to neglect and abuse of body and mind.
• Biochemical processes make some loss of function
  inevitable after age 70.

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Healthy Aging

• Exercise promotes
• increase resiliency and suppleness of arteries
• lower blood pressure
• healthier cholesterol levels
• sustained lung capacity
• weight control

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Healthy Aging (cont)

• Exercise promotes
• maintenance of flexibility, balance, agility,
  reaction time
• preserved muscle strength
• protection against ligament injuries
• protection against osteoporosis

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Healthy Aging (cont)

• Exercise promotes
• protection against Type 2 diabetes
• increased immune function
• maintenance of mental agility, flexibility,
  response time, memory, eye-hand coordination

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Healthy Aging (cont)

• Exercise also protects against the loss of fluid
  intelligence - the ability to find solutions to
  new problems. Older people who are fit have been
  shown to score better on tests of intelligence
  than those who are less fit.

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Resistance Training in the Elderly

• Specificity
• RPE
• Multi-joint Movements
• Trunk stabilization
• Body mechanics

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Sarcopenias Effects

• Increased risk for falls (hip fractures)
• Decreased BMD
• Decreased active quality lifestyle
• Decreased ability to minimize adiposity
• Increased risk of age-related disease

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Metabolic and Functional Changes in Skeletal
Muscle
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Sarcopenia (cont)
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Sarcopenia (cont)
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Sarcopenia (cont)
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Healthy Aging (cont)

• Eating wisely
• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Controlling drinking and dependence on
  medications
• Not smoking
• Scheduling physical exams
• Recognizing and reducing stress