Name : Tiffanny Ocktivianie Tobing

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Quiz of Physical Activity, Exercise and Rehabilitation

1. How important physical activity, exercise, and rehabilitation in elderly?

Elderly is the final stage of human life cycle that part of the life process that cannot be
avoided and will be experienced by every individual, at this stage the individual
experiences many changes, both physically and mentally, especially a decrease in various
functions and abilities that he once had. Healthy aging conceptualization is grounded in
fostering the functional ability of older people, so they can be and do what they value,
and of the efforts to maintain health for the elderly is to do the physical activity
2. Explain the definition of physical activity, exercise, and rehabilitation!
 Physical activity is considered as any bodily movement produced by the
contraction of muscles, increasing energy expenditure. PA involves people
moving, acting, and performing within culturally specific spaces and contexts and
is influenced by a unique array of interests, emotions, ideas, instructions, and
relationships.
 Exercise is defined as planned, structured, and repetitive movement to improve or
maintain some component of physical fitness.
 Rehabilitation is a set of person-centered interventions across multiple disciplines
with the key objective of optimizing functioning and reducing disability. Care
approach for elderly includes the assessment and development of a care plan
based on the assessment of vitality and risk factors.
3. Please mention the examples of physical activity in the moderate intensity group!
The examples for the exercise physical activity such as brisk walking, water aerobics,
tennis (doubles), biking on level ground, sports involving catch and throw (such as
volleyball and baseball). The examples for the non-exercise such as brisk walking, water
aerobics, tennis (doubles), biking on level ground, sports involving catch and throw (such
as volleyball and baseball).
4. Briefly explain what physical therapy is!
 Physical therapy is the type of rehabilitation therapy works to improve movement
dysfunction. Therapists work with patients to restore movement, strength, stability and/or
functional ability and reduce pain by targeted exercise and a range of other treatment
methods.
5. How the level of regular physical activity in elderly in our society?
Level of regular physical activity in elderly is most elderly in our society don’t reach the
levels of physical activity needed to obtain the health related benefits associated with
physical activity, for example, in the United States, the percent of adults engaging in
leisure time physical activity decreases with age in both men and women. In fact, only
20–30% of men and 11–20% of women performed 30 min of light to moderate physical
activity 5 times per week or 20 min of vigorous activity 3 times per week. The
participation in any leisure-time strengthening activity is even lower in older people
ranging from 6 to 14% depending on the sex. This situation is not limited to the United
States as reports from the WHO show a high level of sedentary lifestyle in many
countries.
6. Mention and explain 5 of the biological function changes in elderly?
 Decreased muscle-bone mass and increased fat mass
 Decreased sense of sight and hearing
 Decreased appetite that may cause lack of nutritional intake
 Decreased intestinal mobility
 Decreased motor skills and less active
7. Mention medical conditions that can limit a person's capacity and motivation to do
physical activity!
The presence of medical conditions that limit mobility and endurance, symptoms such as
musculoskeletal pain and general fatigue, the use of medications that may cause side
effects such as dizziness or muscle dysfunction, and the presence of a permanent physical
impairment like the loss of a limb can limit a person’s capacity to perform physical
activity and his/her motivation to be physically active. This is particularly true if the
activity must be performed outdoors where the presence of uneven terrain, weather
conditions, and the fear of falling act as deterrents.
8. Mention and explain 5 of the benefits of physical activity!
  Improve rehabilitation after hospitalization
 Increasing life capacity or successfully aging
 Reduce mortality from chronic disease
 Maintenance of balance, strength and flexibility
 Enhance physical and psychological health
 Reduce the risk of chronic NCDs
 Facilitate recovery from disability
9. A patient is experience chest pain, shortness of breath, and weakness. After examination
he confirmed have a heart failure. What are the best exercise he can do to prevent another
attack?
For the heart failure disease the best exercise is aerobic or endurance, aerobic can
established benefits for decreasing cardiovascular risk factors.
10. Based on WHO recommendations, what should be done for additional health benefits in
elderly?
 Adults aged 65 years and above should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-
intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week, or do at least 75 minutes
of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week, or an
equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity.
 Aerobic activity should be performed in bouts of at least 10 minutes duration.
 For additional health benefits, adults aged 65 years and above should increase
their moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity to 300 minutes per week, or
engage in 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, or
an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity.
 Adults of this age group with poor mobility should perform physical activity to
enhance balance and prevent falls on 3 or more days per week.
 Muscle-strengthening activities should be done involving major muscle groups,
on 2 or more days a week.
 When adults of this age group cannot do the recommended amounts of physical
activity due to health conditions, they should be as physically active as their
abilities and conditions allow