The benefits of physical activity and exercise on physical, cognitive and daily life activities in aging adults: Vpliv gibanja na telesne in umske sposobnosti za izvajanje vsakodnevnih opravil v starosti

Due to increased longevity, degenerative diseases and disabilities have become one of the largest health care problem. The state of well-being with a low risk of premature health problems is important for successful aging. Even if the impact of physical activi-ty and exercise on performance of daily life activities is still poorly understood, it seems that regular training has important benefits on physical and cognitive functioning in healthy elderly population. Combined training including strength, balance, flexibility exercises and activities that improve cardiorespiratory fitness, are important to ensure the independency of elderly people. Ena izmed posledic podaljševanja povprečne življenjske dobe so tudi različne tele-sne omejitve in številne degenerativne bolezni, ki postajajo vse večji zdravstveni pro-blem. Kvalitetno staranje je povezano z dobrim počutjem posameznika in nizkim tve-ganjem za zgodnji pojav bolezni. Vpliv redne telesne aktivnosti in vadbe na sposobnost izvajanja vsakodnevnih opravil v starosti še ni povsem pojasnjen, je pa vadba dokazano povezana z boljšimi telesnimi in kognitivnimi sposobnostmi starejše osebe. Kombini-rani trening, ki vključuje vaje za moč, ravnotežje in gibljivost, v povezavi z rednimi vzdržljivostnimi telesnimi aktivnostmi, pomembno prispeva k ohranjanju samostojnosti starostnika