In today’s rapidly ageing society, heavily reliance on technologies and preference for sedentary activities subtly yet profoundly can impair the quality of life particularly of seniors. While there are clear reasons associated with a blend of emotional and practical factors, I believe that both governments and younger individuals can promote the old to be more active.
The rapid enhancement of technologies and virtually omnipresent electronic gadgets have created an environment where many lean towards sedentary lifestyles relying on technologies in every aspect of both professional and personal life including older individual, which leads to decline in overall physical health. Given these circumstances it comes as no surprise that seniors prioritize unhealthy pastimes such as social media browsing and binge-watching TV shows over performing exercises, thereby becoming more vulnerable to chronic illnesses like obesity, cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Gone are the days when older people used to run errands, commute for works by foot, take strolls, do household chores by more relying on physical movements, as today’s developed technologies and widespread social media leave no opportunity for the old to do those activities by themselves. Emotional factors , on the other hand, play a pivotal role in attributing this issue. For example: some older adults more likely to abandon exercise programs after the loss of loved ones, or when they feel fear of injury and embarrassment.
To tackle this problem governments along with individuals can implement few considerable steps to encourage older adults. If governments organize different marathons with rewarding systems, or build beautiful environments to work out for only elderly individuals, seniors would love to participate in these events. Additionally, I believe that there are enough famous old people who can help promote healthy lifestyles. These celebrities easily could inspire their audiences, when they also intentionally follow healthy lifestyles, especially while manifesting these endorsements by both social media and TV commercials.
In a world where all people gravitate towards nonactive lifestyles including the old, it has become increasingly uncommon for seniors to do persistent exercises. While this issue can be attributed a confluence of emotional and practical factors, I believe there considerable governmental and individual solutions.