A University of Alberta team led by Sandra O'Brien Cousins reviewed all physical activity studies related to older adults and found that a physically active lifestyle is indeed a fountain of youth. Test your knowledge of physical activity by determining whether the following statements are true or false. Cardiovascular fitness decreases by about 1 per cent a year after the age of 25. Physically active people have poorer memory and reaction times.
Fear of injury is an insurmountable obstacle to physical activity in older adults.
Balance ability and confidence can be boosted through physical activity. Physical activity lowers blood pressure. Exercise of moderate intensity several times a week will protect against heart disease. More older women die of heart disease than men. It is too late for sedentary adults who have joint stiffness to do anything about it.