KINE 3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Biology Of Depression, Ageism, Strength Training
10 Mar 2016
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Important topic for the entire population not just kinesiology students because: Individuals 65+ are increasing (so many of them) Can see this in population pyramids that are slowly over time not really a pyramid shape anymore. Individual life expectancy increasing (life expectancy=average number of years you are expected to live) *side note: life span=related to how long an individual" lives. Each year that goes by, life expectancy increases by 3 months. Females have a higher life expectancy than males but this trend is starting to decline due to females not exercising as much as males. Living longer but with reduced quality of life. Living with comorbidities (hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, cancer). People think the number one contributing factor to these are age but this is not true, the number one factor is a sedentary lifestyle. The older we get, the less likely we will be physically active. 80 years or older -> 70% more inactive.
