The document discusses aging and its effects on the body. It covers several topics:
1) Aging is a natural process for all living organisms, but the mechanisms underlying it are not fully understood. Possible causes include wear and tear exceeding repair capacity or errors in cell division.
2) Physical abilities peak in young adulthood and gradually decline with age. Resting metabolism decreases 10% from early to late adulthood, requiring adjustments to food intake to avoid weight gain.
3) Maximal oxygen intake declines by about 5% per decade from ages 25 to 65, potentially accelerating later. Strength peaks at 25 and declines 25% by age 65. Muscle mass and flexibility also decrease with age.
The document discusses aging and its effects on the body. It covers several topics:
1) Aging is a natural process for all living organisms, but the mechanisms underlying it are not fully understood. Possible causes include wear and tear exceeding repair capacity or errors in cell division.
2) Physical abilities peak in young adulthood and gradually decline with age. Resting metabolism decreases 10% from early to late adulthood, requiring adjustments to food intake to avoid weight gain.
3) Maximal oxygen intake declines by about 5% per decade from ages 25 to 65, potentially accelerating later. Strength peaks at 25 and declines 25% by age 65. Muscle mass and flexibility also decrease with age.
The document discusses aging and its effects on the body. It covers several topics:
1) Aging is a natural process for all living organisms, but the mechanisms underlying it are not fully understood. Possible causes include wear and tear exceeding repair capacity or errors in cell division.
2) Physical abilities peak in young adulthood and gradually decline with age. Resting metabolism decreases 10% from early to late adulthood, requiring adjustments to food intake to avoid weight gain.
3) Maximal oxygen intake declines by about 5% per decade from ages 25 to 65, potentially accelerating later. Strength peaks at 25 and declines 25% by age 65. Muscle mass and flexibility also decrease with age.
AND EXERCISE Aging and ultimate death seem to be a characteristic of all living organisms
THE PHENOMENON OF AGING
The mechanisms underlying the aging process are
not well understood. Possible hypotheses include a "wear and tear" which exceeds the reparative capacity of the tissues, a development of immunity to the individual's own protein constituents, and errors in cell division, associated with exposure to external radiation or endogenous mitogens such as peroxidases.. Young Young middle-age Age Classification adulthood (35-45 years), (20-35 years) later middle-age (45-65 physical activity biological years), women reach the usually wanes, function and menopause, and men also accumulation of physical substantially reduce their body fat. Active performance output of sex hormones. The pursuits may be reach their decline in physical condition shared with a peak. thus continues and may growing family accelerate. very old age (over 85 early old age (65-75 years)they become years), there may be totally dependent. A a modest increase typical expectation is middle old age (75-85 years), of physical activity, of 8-10 years of in an attempt to fill partial disability, and many people have developed some free time resulting a year of total from retirement dependency physical disability Aging and Energy Consumption
A major fraction of total daily energy demand arises from
resting metabolism, and it is important to note that resting metabolism decreases with aging, by about 10% from early adulthood to the age of retirement, and a further 10% subsequently. One reason is the loss of metabolically active muscle mass and parallel increase in metabolically inert depot fat. In later old age, food intake must be correspondingly adjusted if body fat is not to increase further. A low total intake of food may fail to satisfy daily requirements of protein and other key nutrients, particularly calcium. One important by-product of a physical activity program for the older senior is thus an increased intake of key nutrients without recourse to the provision of synthetic dietary supplements. Aging and Aerobic Performance
o The maximal oxygen intake declines by about 5 ml.kg-
1.min-1 per decade from 25 to 65 years of age, with some Heart Rate possible acceleration thereafter . Minimal heart rate decreases mainly o ordinary people because certainly become more sedentary as they of a decreased age and even older athletes responsiveness to usually reduce the rigor of circulating their training. catecholamines. The classical equation [peak rate = (220 - age in o Potential causes years)] of the age-related implies a maximum loss of in aerobic power about include decreases in maximal 155 beats.min-1 heart at age 65rate, yearsstroke volume and arterio-venous oxygen difference. Aging and Musculo-Skeletal Function
Strength peaks around 25 years of age, plateaus
through 35 or 40 years of age, and then shows an accelerating decline, withis25% Flexibility losstoofbepeak thought force by conserved or the age ofby65 improved years. gently taking the main joints through their full range of motion each day. The elasticity of tendons, ligaments and joint capsules is decreased as cross-linkages develop between adjacent fibrils of collagen. Moderate exercise with some restriction of Exercise training energy cannot intake is anrestore tissue that has effective already been treatment for destroyed, but it can diabetes maturity-onset protect the individual against a number of the mellitus; chronic diseases Exercise of old may age. also More correct importantly, it maximizes both obesity and residual function. Life expectancy depression is in the patient increased, partial and total with hypothyroidism. disability are delayed, and there are major gains in quality-adjusted life expectancy.