Aging and involvement in sports and physical activity

Question 1

What are the most common physical activities

Answer 1

Walking, Gardening and exercising at home

Question 2

What is Sedentary Behaviour and what can it lead to

Answer 2

• activities done while sitting, reclining or laying down.
• can lead to diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis and coronary artery disease

Question 3

what is the difference between primary aging and secondary aging

Answer 3

primary occurs to everyone like puberty whereas secondary involves individualized aspects of aging

Question 4

why does cognitive and physical performance decline with age?

Answer 4

result of Long standing sedentary lifestyle or disuse

Question 5

what two models explain maintenance of skilled performance

Answer 5

1. The compensation model of skill maintenance
2. The selective Maintenance Model

Question 6

What is the compensation model of skill maintenance

Answer 6

age-related losses in one area can be compensated by improvements in another area

Question 7

what is the selective maintenance model

Answer 7

Cognitive and motor skills are more resistant to age-related decline than physiological factors

Question 8

who created the model of successful aging

Answer 8

Rowe and Kahn

Question 9

5 determinants of physical activity and sport involvement in older adults

Answer 9

1.Demographic and Biological Factors
2. Behavioural Attributes
3.Social and Cultural Factors
4.Physical Environment Factors
5.Psychological, Cognitive, and Emotional Factors

Question 10

True or False Youth-sport coaching concepts can easily be applied to coaching older adults

Answer 10

False