Exercise Evaluation and Prescription in Older Adults

Abstract:

The over-65 age group is growing faster than other age groups worldwide [1]. Typically, older people are known to be less active than the younger population and are at greater risk for impaired overall health [2]. Within aging, it is essential to know the several factors that contribute to the overall well-being of older individuals. From this perspective, understanding aging from a multifactorial point of view is essential, and analysis of psychological, social, environmental, and functional factors helps to direct health promotion programs for this population. The impacts of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic have driven the need for more careful observations about these factors. Intrinsic and extrinsic factors strongly contribute to the maintenance of health. However, there is an increasing recognition of the effects of health determinants throughout life, from birth to old age. In this process, it is evident that understanding social isolation and the factors that affect the quality of life of the elderly, including mental capacity, metabolic parameters, fear of falling, functional balance, and frailty, is extremely relevant [3]. From this point of view, Cezário and colleagues presented significant results by highlighting the importance of keeping an active lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic era aiming to maintain physical-functional and metabolic characteristics, in a study involving community-dwelling older people [4].

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2023

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