LATE ADULTHOOD (65+ years of age):
As the end of the human lifespan approaches to an end, physical activity becomes the least of their worries. Factors such as health and physical injuries develop into more important issues opposed to physical activity.
TYPES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:
The main types of physical activity for the elderly, includes leisure, exercise, games, or community activities. Examples of these are hiking, gardening, swimming, walking, or even cycling. These activities are of a moderate intensity and can occasionally include vigorous intensity. Unlike in other age groups, the elderly rarely participate in competitive strenuous sports.
INFLUENCES ON PARTICIPATION:
The following influences may affect people in middle adulthood in relation to physical activity:
- Retirement and lack of available time
- Socialisation with a limited amount of people
- Physical demands such as health problems restrict one’s ability to perform physical activity
- Illness, poor health and injury become onsets in one’s life
- Cost for medical funds may be prioritised over physical activity.
BARRIERS OR FACTORS THAT AFFECT PARTICIPATION:
As people reach the brink of their lifespan, their health and physical problems are maximized ranging from high blood pressure to health diseases. The likeliness of these problems become very high and therefore act as a barrier for participation. The following may be barriers that affect participation:
- Living in retirement homes may limit access to physical activity
- Loneliness may discourage elderly from participating in sport
- Danger of possible injuries could permanently harm elderly
- Lack of strength and physical capability to perform physical activity.
TYPES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:
The main types of physical activity for the elderly, includes leisure, exercise, games, or community activities. Examples of these are hiking, gardening, swimming, walking, or even cycling. These activities are of a moderate intensity and can occasionally include vigorous intensity. Unlike in other age groups, the elderly rarely participate in competitive strenuous sports.
INFLUENCES ON PARTICIPATION:
The following influences may affect people in middle adulthood in relation to physical activity:
- Retirement and lack of available time
- Socialisation with a limited amount of people
- Physical demands such as health problems restrict one’s ability to perform physical activity
- Illness, poor health and injury become onsets in one’s life
- Cost for medical funds may be prioritised over physical activity.
BARRIERS OR FACTORS THAT AFFECT PARTICIPATION:
As people reach the brink of their lifespan, their health and physical problems are maximized ranging from high blood pressure to health diseases. The likeliness of these problems become very high and therefore act as a barrier for participation. The following may be barriers that affect participation:
- Living in retirement homes may limit access to physical activity
- Loneliness may discourage elderly from participating in sport
- Danger of possible injuries could permanently harm elderly
- Lack of strength and physical capability to perform physical activity.