Download or read book Active Ageing and Physical Activity written by Gonçalo Nuno Figueiredo Dias and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an analysis of active ageing and physical activity from a multidisciplinary perspective. With descriptions of exercises, adequately illustrated with pictures, this book shows that regular physical activity reduces the prevalence of chronic diseases associated with ageing, as well as the risk of morbidity and mortality of the elderly. It confirms that exercise programs minimize the psychomotor decline, prevent the loss of functionality, inability and dementia, and foster significant gains in health and well-being, leading to increased quality of life of the elderly.