Middle adulthood from ages 40-65 is generally a time of good physical and mental health, but lifestyle changes are needed to prevent health issues. Lifestyle includes behaviors like diet, exercise, and social activities. Healthy lifestyle modifications involve changing long-term habits around eating and physical activity. Regular exercise, a balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight, quitting smoking and reducing stress through activities like yoga can improve health and quality of life for middle-aged adults. Behavioral changes also include cultivating relationships and keeping the mind active through new skills or hobbies.

1. Life style changes of middle
adulthood
Prepared by:
Asmita Dhakal
BNS 1st year

2. Introduction
 Middle age(40-65years) is a time of relatively good
physical and mental health.
 Lifestyle includes the behavior and activities that
make up the daily life. Eg: work, food eaten, leisure
activities interactions with family, friends, neighbours,
coworkers, and strangers.
 Many aspects plays a vital role in shaping lifestyle of
the people.

3. Introduction cont..
 Healthy lifestyle: Healthy lifestyle is one which
helps to keep people’s health and well being.
 Lifestyle change/ modification: lifestyle
modification involves altering long term habits
typically of eating or physical activity, and
maintaining the new behavior for months or years.

4. Health problems associated with lifestyle
modification
 Obesity and metabolic syndrome
 Arthritis
 Osteoporosis and falls
 Cancer
 Cardiovascular disease
 Vision and hearing loss
 Loosing teeth
 Stress, Anxiety and depression

5.  Some changes which can improve lifestyle of middle
adult includes:
1. Behavioral
• Regular exercise.
• Balanced diet
• Lowering weight.
• Cessation of smoking alcohol and drugs.
2. Material
• Environmental hygiene
3. Psychological
• Stress management

6. Regular exercise
Exercise benefits:
 Prevents/manage chronic illness(diabetes,
osteoporosis, depression, cancer etc)
 Reduces cardiovascular risks.
 Aids in weight management.
 Improves quality of sleep.
 Significant increase in life expectancy and quality of
life.

7. Regular exercise cont…
Exercise recommendation:
 30 minutes per day for 5 or more days per week.
 Continuous, rhythmic exercise. eg walking, jogging,
bicycling etc.
 Choose activities enjoyed in past (if appropriate)
 Consider potential for injury and proper equipment.

8. Balanced Diet
 Is essential for healthy body and healthy mind and a
healthy body weight.
 Many health problems related to diet can be
prevented by consuming balanced diet.
 Over diet may lead to weight gain, insulin resistance,
obesity, and many cardiac problems.
 A proper combination of fruits, grains, and dairy
product with sufficient fluid will ensure balanced diet.

9. Lowering weight
 Excess weight strains the heart and excess fat leads
to continuous high levels of blood lipids.
 Weight loss improve blood lipids profile and helps
lower blood pressure in overweight and obese
people.
 For coronary artery disease, patients who are
overweight, weight loss can reduce severity of
angina.

10. Cessation of smoking
 Smoking and alcohol contributes to the development
of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, insulin
resistance, DM, dyslipidemias, pancreatitis etc.
 Cigarette smoking is one of the most powerful risk
factor for development of coronary artery disease in
all groups.
 It is also associated with higher likelihood of
myocardial infraction and sudden cardiac death.

11. Cessation of smoking cont..
 Explain the medical consequences to patients with
smoke, alcohol and drugs and strongly recommend
to stop it.
 Help them get into a program that includes support
counselling and availability of anti smoking
medicines.

12. Stress reduction
 Reduction of stress and anxiety helps to strengthen
the immune system and decreases susceptibility to
disease.
 Behavioral modification for coping with stressful
situations such as relaxation technique, yoga to
reduce stress.

13. Cultivating satisfying relationships
 Social interaction and support have been found to
reduce stress, help cognitive functioning, and
prevent depression.
Challenging the mind
 Learning new skills and regular mental activity
promote healthy mental functioning.

14. Change in habits
 Anger, frustration, and strong emotions can cause
ischemic episodes.
 Similarly, sleep should be regularly scheduled and
should have some occasional napping for quality
sleep.
 Managing time for family, friends and close ones also
helps in reducing stress.

15. Summery

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