Question

For the middle aged adult, exercise can reduce the risk of various health problems. Choose three health issues that regular physical exercise and activity can help prevent and manage. Discuss the prevalence of each of these health problems in society today. Describe measures that you would take as a nurse to assist clients with health promotion measures to incorporate exercise and physical activity into their lives. Include the kind of activities you would recommend, the amount of exercise, and the approach you would use to gain cooperation from the client. Support your response with evidence-based literature.

Answer 1

Exercise can reduce the risk of various health problems . Some of the health issues that can be prevented by physical exercise and activity are Obesity, Hypertension , Depression , Back pain and stress.

• Over 650 million are obese worldwide . About 13 % of world's population were obese.
• The overall prevalence of raised blood pressure in adults aged 25 and over was around 40% worldwide according to WHO.
• The number of people who would suffer from depression during their lives falls within an 8–12% range average.

MEASURES TAKEN TO INCORPORATE EXERCISE:

• Educate the people about the need of physical activity.
• Explain the positive effect of doing exercise
• Exercises can be daily activities like household chores , gardening or recreational activities like dancing or sports or gym or spiritual activities like meditation
• Advice people to climb stairs instead of using elevator , walk for shopping or go by a bicycle rather using car
• Make them realise physically active people has lesser risk of heart diseases , stroke , stress, backpain.
• Guide people towards regular muscle strengthening and stretching exercises which helps in maintaining their physique.
• Reinforce the necessity of exercise to people by showing your other clients who exercise regularly and are strong . Exercise improves the quality of life.

Both men and women who reported increased levels of physical activity and fitness were found to have reductions in relative risk for hypertension.Being fit or active was associated with a greater than 50% reduction in risk