International Journal of Home Science
2024, VOL. 10 ISSUE 3, PART B
Lifestyle factors and their impact on physical fitness in elderly women
Author(s): Preet Gill, Dr. Kiran Singh and Gargi Godara
Abstract:
Older adults are the fastest growing segment of society, experience the highest rate of chronic diseases and conditions, and require the highest long-term care costs of all age groups. Healthy lifestyle is considered an important tool to prevent chronic conditions and institutionalization in older adults. Global estimates indicate that the number of elderly would exceed the number of children for the very first time in the year 2047. The increase would be from 841 million elderlies in the year 2013 to over 2 billion elderlies in the year 2050. The purpose of the study was to assess the lifestyle and physical fitness of elderly women of Hisar district of Haryana. Physical fitness was assessed by using step stool test and lifestyle was assessed by using FANTASTIC Lifestyle Questionnaire, developed in 1983 by Wilson and collaborators, can be used. For this total subject of 30 women respondents were selected from Hisar. Lifestyle showed that about 56.7% respondents falls under “good” category followed by 36.6% as “very good” and 6.7% in “excellent”. Physical fitness score showed that about half of the respondents 50% had low average physical fitness score followed by high average (43.3%) and good (6.7%).
How to cite this article:
Preet Gill, Dr. Kiran Singh, Gargi Godara. Lifestyle factors and their impact on physical fitness in elderly women. Int J Home Sci 2024;10(3):105-108.