Physical activity in adults is associated with a lower risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and premature death. There is considerable evidence that cardiovascular diseases originate in childhood and adolescence. Lipid and lipoprotein profiles, blood pressure and adiposity in young people tend to persist throughout their lives (follow-up). This is particularly true if we consider the difficulty involved in modifying adult lifestyles.
Physical fitness is the result not only of genetic conditioning but also of individual and social determinants. Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight requires regular physical activity and a healthy diet. Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Nursing, Katowice School of Health Sciences, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland. Everyone can enjoy the health benefits of physical activity; age, abilities, ethnicity, shape, or size don't matter.
Countries and communities must take steps to provide everyone with more opportunities to be active, in order to increase physical activity. To further investigate this aspect, they used accelerometers to measure the frequency and intensity of physical activity and VO2max with a cycle ergometer to measure CRC. The evaluation of older people is more clearly associated with physical fitness in women than in men and also more in patients with chronic diseases than in healthy people. The WHO defines physical activity as any body movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure.
The objective of the study was to determine the level of physical fitness of older people (both in particular aspects and in general), to examine their self-assessment of health and to explore the links between these parameters. However, according to the authors, according to the WHO definition of health, it was considered to be a tool that measures well-being. Physical fitness is divided into five categories: cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition. Aerobic physical activity guidelines can be met by participating in moderate-intensity or vigorous activities.
Based on the results presented, it can be concluded that the self-assessment of the health of older people is more clearly associated with physical fitness in women than in men and also more so in patients with chronic diseases than in healthy people. The good news is that moderate physical activity, such as brisk walking, is generally safe for most people.
