HLTHAGE 2J03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Triple Jeopardy, Mild Cognitive Impairment, National Institutes Of Health

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Health, Aging and Society
• Course: HLTHAGE 2J03
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Selected topics in aging: physical activity vs. Older canadians are inactive; physical changes to the older body. Benefits of activity in later life: physical, cognitive, and psychosocial, 2 liu ambrose studies. 3 sets of physical activity guidelines for older adults: who, nih, csep. The three ways to determine exercise intensity: breathing, accelerometers, mets. The (cid:862)e(cid:454)e(cid:396)(cid:272)ise is (cid:373)edi(cid:272)i(cid:374)e(cid:863) (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t e(cid:374)(cid:272)ou(cid:396)age health p(cid:396)a(cid:272)titio(cid:374)e(cid:396)s (cid:894)gps, pts, ots, et(cid:272). (cid:895) to p(cid:396)es(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)e activity in place of, or as a complement to, more conventional treatment plans. Consider: the who, csep, and nih physical activity guidelines for older adults, mcauley (2000) 3x/week of group walking or strength and toning increased happiness, life satisfaction and decreased loneliness, the 2 liu-ambrose studies. 2014 study: 3x/week aerobic activity increased volume of hippocampus in women with mild cognitive impairment (mci) 2012 study: 2x weekly strength training increased neuroplasticity in women and men participants.