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Adults and aged athletes

Adults and aged athletes. Adult and aged athletes. The most obvious concern for adult and aged athletes is pre-existing health risks. An older person who has a history of involvement in regular aerobic-type activity will probably not be at risk to the same degree as a person

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Adults and aged athletes

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  1. Adults and aged athletes

  2. Adult and aged athletes • The most obvious concern for adult and aged athletes is pre-existing health risks. An older person who has a history of involvement in regular aerobic-type activity will probably not be at risk to the same degree as a person who suffers from obesity, hypertension, asthma or emphysema. However, heart conditions and bone and joint mobility problems will have significant effect on the options available to adults and older people

  3. Considerations • Heart conditions • People with heart conditions include those who suffer from high blood pressure, experienced a heart attack or other heart problems or have had a bypass surgery • Prescribed exercise conveys considerable benefit with little risk to people in these groups. • Key principles for sports participation for people with heart conditions: • Initially, they require medical clearance • Exercise must be aerobic • Progress must be gradual • Activity needs to be of moderate intensity • Tailored program to individual tastes • Program must be sustainable as benefits only occur after a period of months

  4. Considerations • Fractures and bone density • Physical activity increases bone mass and makes bones stronger, especially weight resisting activities e.g. jogging, weight lifting • Physical activity particularly important for older women as it delays post-menopausal bone density loss • Before beginning a new activity, the risk of fall should be noted and avoided if high risk • Types of exercises available: • Endurance such as waling, cycling, swimming • Low impact balance activities such as aerobics • Low range strengthening exercises focusing on limbs, trunk & back

  5. Considerations • Flexibility and joint mobility • Exercise has a positive effect on flexibility and joint mobility in older people • Arthritis, aching joints and tight muscles respond positively to exercise programs that focus on stretching and improving range of movement. • Programs need to: • Be low impact • Be specific to a persons physical limitations • Consider existing medical condition that might limit movement

  6. Programs should: • Improve physical fitness • Develop posture • Aim to reduce fractures caused by falls • Increase balance and stability • Improve strength • Improve bone density • Improve balance • Improve flexibility • Improve aerobic capacity

  7. Activity 1 • List as many physical activities suitable for aged people and discuss why these would be suitable • Swimming • Cycling • Yoga • flexibility classes • aqua-aerobics • Tai chi • Walking • Aerobics • and more…

  8. Activity 2 • Watch the following videos and answer the questions • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3zku0vn0Fg&feature=fvw • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHw4s7Zre2Q&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvJPxGqYzqw • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wli0VjOmabU&feature=PlayList&p=E50AAFE75F864AC7&index=1 • How do these exercises cater for adult and aged people? • What components of fitness are these exercises targeting? • What considerations would have to be made before participating in these exercises? • In relation to aged people, how would this exercise be most beneficial?

  9. Activity 3 • Scenarios – Give copy of ‘Let not the years condemn’ by Paula Goodyer pg: 423-444 Outcomes 2 and design a fitness program for the following scenarios. • Scenario 1 • I am a 65 year old woman, I’ve just had a bypass surgery and haven’t done any regular exercise for the past ten years and want to start? Where do I start? What activities could I get into and what considerations should I make before beginning any exercise? • Scenario 2 • I am a 80 year old man, I’ve kept pretty active throughout life but I think its time that I start to take it easy. I think I’m too old to keep fit and exercise. What do you think and why?

  10. Activity 3 continued… • Scenario 3 • I’ve just turned 50, I’ve noticed my muscles are quickly disappearing, I don’t do weights but I haven’t decreased the amount of physical activity I do. What’s happening to me? Is there anything I can do about it or its just a part of old age?

  11. Activity 4 • Participate in an appropriate physical activity for older people • Yoga • Aerobics • Boule • Discuss benefits and appropriateness for older people

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