Topic > The importance of physical activity in daily life

Physical activity is an important function in daily life because it promotes a healthy life and reduces the risk of developing many permanent diseases. Physical activity is particularly important in elderly subjects because it reduces the number of patients at risk of falling, thanks to muscle strength and increased balance. This topic is important in the nursing context because initiating and maintaining exercise patterns in older adults has many positive outcomes. These positive results have been summarized in seven articles below covering increased strength, increased balance, increased cognitive functioning, and increased overall health. Exercise in elderly patients is not as common due to many different reasons. There is also an article about ways to motivate older adults to exercise and keep doing it. Working with patients to increase activity programs in hospitals will result in improved quality of life. (You need to indicate which article, I have no idea where this information comes from). In this article, a study was conducted based on nineteen participants who were all diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease between the ages of seventy-four and eighty-nine. Fall risks and poor strength capacity are both common in these patients. Therefore, physiotherapists worked together to create a six-month program based on walking, strengthening and balance. The study required all patients to provide a baseline value in each of these areas and also a fall risk assessment to compare with the final results. Only eleven of the nineteen finished this program due to deaths, estrangements, and dropouts, but there were notable improvements in outcomes for those who fully completed the program. When finished, all results showed improvements in every area,...... half of the paper......tia. The studies in this article have shown that early Alzheimer's patients who exercise regularly will have less brain deterioration than less active Alzheimer's patients. These articles have shown that exercise not only helps elderly patients physically but also mentally. The final theme I found in these articles was the strategies used to motivate and create exercise programs for different patients. The first article was a study conducted based on how physical therapists create programs. Evidence showed that all physiotherapists preferred to use a personalized exercise plan for patients. This evidence overlapped with that of my second article, which was based primarily on strategies for persuading and maintaining older adults' participation. The evidence in this article also states that personalized treatment plans need to be developed otherwise the patient will no longer be affected.