Older adults are at particular risk for leading sedentary lifestyles (King, 2001). Longer life expectancy, rapid population growth, and low exercise-participation rates of adults 65 and older justify the need for better understanding of older adults’ exercise behavior (Lees, 2005). Physical activity limitations generally increase with age, and women are more likely than men to have physical limitations across the entire age range of adults 65 and older (Lees, 2005). In addition, specific types of barriers have been shown to have an impact on the exercise behavior of older adults (Lees, 2005). Barriers might include poor health, lack of time or motivation, perceived ability, adverse environments, social concerns, and fear of pain (Lees, 2005). Regular exercise provides a myriad of health benefits in older adults, including improvements in blood pressure, diabetes, lipid profile, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and neurocognitive function (Nied, 2002). Regular physical activity is also associated with decreased mortality and …show more content…
We also tend to dismiss this person as genetically gifted or just unusual (Quinn, 2014). However, research, and more and more seniors, are showing us that this doesn’t have to be the case (Quinn, 2014). Many of the declines in fitness with age are due to lack of use, not just the normal aging process (Quinn, 2014). While it's true that as we age we have to work harder than we did when we were young, a lot of the declines that we attribute to aging may be reversed with fitness training (Quinn, 2014). The lack of exercise in older adults could also be from the interaction of multiple prescription drug(Physical Activity 2011).. The first step to a solution is to establish why they are lacking energy, then explain how being active will actually give them more energy (Physical Activity