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Contemporary lifestyle In this assignment I am going to: Identify the role of exercise in reducing the physiological effects of the ageing process and last of all describe how physical activity may reduce the physiological effects of the ageing process. This assignment will be based on four psychological ageing processes: arthritis (osteoarthritis and rheumatoid), hormones, joints and metabolism. Age: physical activity and the ageing process, changes in physiological function with age. Exercise definition Exercise: Exercise is physical activity that is planned or structured. It involves repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain one or more of the components of physical fitness-cardio respiratory endurance (aerobic fitness), muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. For example football consists of having good stamina and you can't achieve this if you don't have good fitness and train hard which involves exercising. I got this information from notes. Exercise and the ageing process Exercise has a major effect of the...

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