Chapter 19: Populations across the Lifespan Flashcards
Diabetes mellitus
A metabolic disorder stemming from abnormal pancreatic insulin production and/or diminished peripheral action of insulin.
Type I Diabetes
Results from an autoimmune response whereby the body’s own immune system mistakenly destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
Type II Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus occurring later in life from many factors but mostly boiling down to a sedentary lifestyle.
Obesity
A BMI greater than 30
Degeneration
The lowering of quality of something.
Most common activity for older adults
Walking
Flexibility and the relation with age
Flexibility is an essential component of fitness and decreases with age and physical inactivity.
Percent of older adults falling every year
35 - 45%
CVD
Cardiovascular Disease. more than 1 in 3 Americans have one or more types.
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
Recommended Mode of Aerobic Activity for Children
Activities include running, hopping, swimming, dancing, and bicycling.
Recommended Mode of Resistance Activity for Children
Can be unstructured like playing on playground equipment, climbing trees, tug of war, or structured like lifting weights, use of resistance bands.
Recommended Mode of Bone-loading Activity for Children
Activities include running, jumping rope, basketball, tennis, and hopscotch.
Recommended Intensity of Aerobic Activity for Children
Moderate-intensity activity most days
Recommended Intensity of Resistance Activity for Children
Use body weight as resistance or 8-15 submaximal repetitions to moderate fatigue all performed with good technique.
