Why Should Older Adults Stay Physically Active? -EXS 215

Another EXS 215 Homework project on why it is important that we stay physically active throughout our whole lives. This video shows some reasons why we should especially as we become older.

Citations:

Publishing, Harvard Health. “Preserve Your Muscle Mass.” Harvard Health, Feb. 2016, www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/preserve-your-muscle-mass.

Biddle, Stuart. “Physical Activity and Mental Health: Evidence Is Growing.” World Psychiatry : Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), John Wiley and Sons Inc., June 2016, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4911759/.

Wroblewski, Andrew P., et al. “Chronic Exercise Preserves Lean Muscle Mass in Masters Athletes.” The Physician and Sportsmedicine, vol. 39, no. 3, 2011, pp. 172–178., doi:10.3810/psm.2011.09.1933.

Stock footage provided by Videvo, mikesteinkamp, and kiril-videvo, downloaded from www.videvo.net.

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