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Abstract
The extent to which aging can be a gradual and healthful process depends quite often on the type of exercises, both physical and mental, in which the late-life population engages. Major problems that the late-life population face are chronic degenerative diseases brought on quite often by unhealthy life-style. Traditional medical reactions to physical ailments in late-life seemed to depend largely on medications, bed rest, hospitalization, or institutionalization. Because of the inability of these treatments and processes to effectively combat and rehabilitate some conditions affecting this population, health restoring alternatives are being researched. Until now the range of treatments has been limited, but recent studies have indicated that exercise can have a substantially beneficial effect on aging.
The purposes of this paper were (1) to examine how exercise can help the late-life population maintain optimum functioning levels both physiologically and psychologically, and (2) to determine if exercise is a new prescription that the health care industry can utilize for preventing, treating, and rehabilitating certain health problems associated with the process of aging.
Because of the relative newness of this topic, information is still quite limited in scope. However, current information was drawn upon to assess the impact that exercise has in present society for the late-life populations.
Year of Submission
1988
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Dennis Cryer
Date Original
1988
Object Description
1 PDF file (35 pages)
Copyright
©1988 Valerie G. Huffman Shaw
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Shaw, Valerie G. Huffman, "The Effect of Exercise on Late-Life Populations" (1988). Graduate Research Papers. 4373.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/4373
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