Why Is It Important To Stay Active?

In my opinionated article written by Karen Li on how “physical and mental exercise contribute to a happy and healthy old age” is that the general idea of keeping active will led to a better and healthier life, reducing the risks of deceases like dementia and other illnesses related to old age. Keeping old folks active will also help the economy by saving around 100$ billion in our health system by reducing the treatments and medicine prescribed. Another benefit of staying active is staying around longer to help around for the next generation which programs like, Experience Corps, who encourage seniors to act as tutors and mentor in elementary schools. As we grow older our muscle mass decreases at a high percentage of 3-5% per decade and after the age of 50 we can add an extra 3% to the original percentage. Our muscles play an important part for the body since it keeps us strong, burns calories, helps us maintain our weight and keeps us balanced. But it is …show more content…
I know I am still young and that I shouldn’t make this my main concern but the information was interesting and it is always better to be informed about this than regret you haven’t done better decisions before it is too late.
After being aware that exercise will improve my health for my old aging body at the age of 70 is making me think of solutions for motivation and improvements I will have to make to my current lifestyle. It also makes me realize that getting involved in help the seniors of today to stay active will just ensure a better life for them which could only do good, and where I think the best place to start is where it’s personal, my grand-parents. My only concern is if they will have the motivation to improve their lifestyle through