Age-Related Diseases

Physical activity is the intentional, organised and purposive driven way to enhance particular physical skills or overall physical fitness (Booth, Gordon, Carlson, Hamilton, 2000). Many studies propose that physical activity and exercise are able to decrease the risk of undesirable consequences related with advancing aging (Myers, Prakash, Froelicher, Do, Partington, Atwood, 2002, pg. 794). Advanced aging or senescence, has been known to increase the risk of chronic conditions and diseases such as dementia. Over the recent decades, life expectancy has increased leading to an increase in age-related diseases. An increasing number of studies have found that lifestyle factors such as physical activity have a beneficial impact cognitive performance in later life (Myers et al, 2002). The purpose of this literature review is …show more content…
Generally, is it implied that when an individual ages it is accompanied with the decline of performance in a variety of cognitive tasks that demands a diverse range of perceptual and cognitive processes (Alzheimer's Association, 2011). Also according to the Alzheimer’s Association, people who are aged 65 and older have a one in eight chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease and people aged 85 and older have a 45% chance of developing the disease. Even though currently there is no cure for Alzheimer disease, modern research has indicated that physical activity and exercise can considerably decrease the prevalence of developing it (Chang et al.,