Demographic change: physical activity as a protection factor for healthy aging
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Keywords
aging, life quality, physical exercise, cognition, health
Abstract
The population of the developed and developing world faces an increasing aging phenomenon; our societies must advance in health services for older adults. One of the variables that favor life quality in late adulthood is continuous physical exercise, this practice not only helps aspects of physical health, but also cognitive health, helping processes like spatial and episodic memory as well as working memory and visuospatial attention. Physical exercise also reduces the risk of emotional disorders and chronic physical diseases. Demographic variables as educational level, gender and geographical residence are also related to performance of physical activity in adulthood. Knowing the promoting factors of physical activity, as well as the development of research applied to the topic is a major issue in public health.
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