Obesity

Running Head: HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS
Health Prole!" a!ong Middle-Aged Adult"
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Ph&"i%al A%ti'it& and Health Prole!" (
The "o%iet& )e li'e in toda& i" *a%ed & 'ariou" health i""ue" that are %au"ed & !ini!al
+h&"i%al a%ti'it& or total ina%ti'it& en%ouraged & +eo+le," li*e"t&le"- Be"ide" redu%ing ri". and
"&!+to!" o* nu!erou" health %ondition"/ +h&"i%al a%ti'it& "lo)" do)n the +a%e o* the od&
aging- One health i""ue that +h&"i%al e0er%i"e and a%ti'it& %an hel+ +re'ent and !anage i"
o'er)eight and oe"it& 1Hard!an 2 Sten"el/ (3345- The U-S *or in"tan%e/ had the highe"t
oe"it& rate *or ig %ountrie" ut )a" "ur+a""ed & Me0i%o a%%ording to (367 health "tati"ti%"-
8urrentl&/ t)o-third" o* !iddle-aged adult" in the U-S are o'er)eight and oe"e/ and it i"
e"ti!ated that )ith the e0i"ting %on"i"ten%&/ thi" rate" %ould hit 96: & (373 1Tho!+"on/ (3675-
In Au"tralia/ oe"it& i" not ;u"t one +role!/ ut i" al"o lin.ed to o'er <3 %hroni% di"ea"e"- Aout
9=-7: o* adult" in the %ountr& o'er)eight or oe"e in (363/ )ith a higher +ro+ortion o"er'ed
a!ong !ale" %o!+ared to *e!ale"-
Another health i""ue re"ulting *ro! la%. o* e0er%i"e i" %oronar& heart di"ea"e" and "tro.e/
)hi%h are a!ong the leading death %au"e" a!ong !en and )o!en in the United State"/
re+re"enting o'er a third o* total death %au"e"- Stati"ti%" "ho)ed that a!ong A!eri%an" )ho died
o* heart di"ea"e" in (33>/ 693/333 )ere elo) the age o* <9- Moreo'er/ U-S- "tati"ti%" indi%ated
heart di"ea"e and "tro.e )ere the to+ %au"e" o* di"ailit& in the %ountr&- A third health i""ue
e!anating *ro! la%. o* +h&"i%al e0er%i"e i" de+re""ion 1Hard!an 2 Sten"el/ (3345- La%. o*
e0er%i"e !a.e" +eo+le un*it and too "el*-%on"%iou" o* their loo."/ !a.ing "o!e to a%tuall& hate
the!"el'e"- In *a%t/ the ?orld Health Organi@ation 1?HO5 add" that de+re""ion i" the "e%ond
leading %au"e o* Di"ailit& Ad;u"ted Li*e Aear"- Pre'alen%e o* de+re""ion a!ong the !iddle-
aged +o+ulation rate" i" in*luen%ed greatl& & *a%tor" "u%h a" indi'idual", age/ gender/ and
!arital "tatu"- The highe"t +re'alen%e i" a!ong the "e+arated/ *ollo)ed & )ido)" and
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)ido)er"/ di'or%ed *e!ale"/ and the %o!+arati'el& lo) +re'alen%e a!ong the !arried
1Herr!an/ Ma;/ 2 Sartoriu"/ (3345-
A" a nur"e/ one "hould ta.e 'ariou" !ea"ure" to a""i"t and en%ourage %lient" to
in%or+orate e0er%i"e and +h&"i%al a%ti'it& in to their li*e"t&le"- Bir"t/ one "hould under"tand ho)
to %reate o+erati'e relation"hi+" )ith %lient"- Al"o/ under"tand )a&" o* addre""ing arrier" that
!a.e" indi'idual %lient", nonre"+on"i'e to e0er%i"eC+h&"i%al a%ti'it&- Thi" %an e a%hie'ed
through under"tanding the li*e"t&le" o* the %lient" and )h& %ertain a%ti'itie" !a& not e )or.ing
*or the! 1Hard!an 2 Sten"el/ (3345- Bor in"tan%e/ a %lient )ho %aring *or &oung %hildren !a&
e unale to enroll in a g&! and !a& reDuire a ho!e-a"ed e0er%i"e regi!en- A" a nur"e/ it
)ould e al"o %ru%ial to under"tand !ean" o* "u++orting %lient" "o that the& "ti%. to the
"ti+ulated e0er%i"eC+h&"i%al a%ti'it&- Sin%e/ i""ue" al)a&" ari"e in an& a%ti'it&/ a" nur"e/ one
"hould under"tand and o**er %on"tant %u"to!er "er'i%e to %lientele-
Ph&"i%al A%ti'it& and Health Prole!" =
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