regular exercise for strength and flexibility, not thinness.
good diet, like proper nutrition/nutrients, and vitamins if needed.
getting enough sleep.
keeping tabs on all family histories, addressing them every 6-12 months with your doctor.
getting a full physical every 12 months or so, if insurance allows.
and of course, keeping all smoking, drinking, and drug use to 0%.
making sure you have a good diet, with healthy oils and lots of calcium and vitamin d, should help. the oils will be good for your joints, the calcium and vit d for your bones. get some regular weight bearing exercise as this reduces the chance of getting osteoporosis, as weight bearing exercise strengthens the bones. vit d can come from sunlight and also protects the bones.
regular exercise and keeping flexible will help reduce the chance of falls too.
Kay, this sounds as if it is an assignment for some class. As one gets older there are a number of things that happen to the musculoskeletal system. For most people, aging brings about a slowing of things. The physical jobs that were performed in younger days are now being done by someone else. People as they age prefer more sedentary types of jobs and with that comes a loss of muscular size and strength. This is called sarcopenia. So as one loses muscle mass weakness ensues. The weaker one is the more likely they are to avoid activities that will need muscular strength. This cycle has an effect on bones as well as muscles. Wolf’s law states that bone is only as strong as the stress that is placed on it. So more sedentary people tend to have weaker bones. Women are more prone to osteoporosis than men but it is found in both. The weaker that one is the more likely they are to fall. The reason for this is that the ability to catch ones balance is dependent upon the strength of the muscles. Weak muscles mean more falls. As for the degenerative joint changes they are going to be in just about everyone. The question is the extent of these changes. A less active live style means that there is a better chance of adding weight on and this is a stress on the back, hips, and knees. The more weight the more stress and degeneration. Changes in posture take place and this leads to unnatural stresses on bones that also leads to degeneration. So what promotes a healthy lifestyle is to maintain an active lifestyle, keep ones weight down, do some resistive movements during the day, engage in activities that cause an interaction with others, and enjoy yourself.
Lack of injuries; you can eat, exercise, meditate or visit doctors till you are broke and it will not have any effect on the accumulated rigidity which is a complication of old injuries. The only way to “heal” an injury 100% is described here http://www.hubpages.com/hub/Speed-healing-of-trauma-injuries-through-self-directed-regeneration The risks for all those conditions go way down if there is no injuries to create muscular imbalances and hinder movement.
regular exercise for strength and flexibility, not thinness.
good diet, like proper nutrition/nutrients, and vitamins if needed.
getting enough sleep.
keeping tabs on all family histories, addressing them every 6-12 months with your doctor.
getting a full physical every 12 months or so, if insurance allows.
and of course, keeping all smoking, drinking, and drug use to 0%.
making sure you have a good diet, with healthy oils and lots of calcium and vitamin d, should help. the oils will be good for your joints, the calcium and vit d for your bones. get some regular weight bearing exercise as this reduces the chance of getting osteoporosis, as weight bearing exercise strengthens the bones. vit d can come from sunlight and also protects the bones.
regular exercise and keeping flexible will help reduce the chance of falls too.
Kay, this sounds as if it is an assignment for some class. As one gets older there are a number of things that happen to the musculoskeletal system. For most people, aging brings about a slowing of things. The physical jobs that were performed in younger days are now being done by someone else. People as they age prefer more sedentary types of jobs and with that comes a loss of muscular size and strength. This is called sarcopenia. So as one loses muscle mass weakness ensues. The weaker one is the more likely they are to avoid activities that will need muscular strength. This cycle has an effect on bones as well as muscles. Wolf’s law states that bone is only as strong as the stress that is placed on it. So more sedentary people tend to have weaker bones. Women are more prone to osteoporosis than men but it is found in both. The weaker that one is the more likely they are to fall. The reason for this is that the ability to catch ones balance is dependent upon the strength of the muscles. Weak muscles mean more falls. As for the degenerative joint changes they are going to be in just about everyone. The question is the extent of these changes. A less active live style means that there is a better chance of adding weight on and this is a stress on the back, hips, and knees. The more weight the more stress and degeneration. Changes in posture take place and this leads to unnatural stresses on bones that also leads to degeneration. So what promotes a healthy lifestyle is to maintain an active lifestyle, keep ones weight down, do some resistive movements during the day, engage in activities that cause an interaction with others, and enjoy yourself.
Lack of injuries; you can eat, exercise, meditate or visit doctors till you are broke and it will not have any effect on the accumulated rigidity which is a complication of old injuries. The only way to “heal” an injury 100% is described here http://www.hubpages.com/hub/Speed-healing-of-trauma-injuries-through-self-directed-regeneration The risks for all those conditions go way down if there is no injuries to create muscular imbalances and hinder movement.