HEED 4320 University of Texas at Arlington Healthy Aging Discussion

Instructions: For this Discussion, use the information from the textbook, website, and the videos from Module 2 to answer the following:

1. How does muscle loss impact functional activities?  Elaborate on the impact of day-to-day living?

2. What cognitive abilities decline with age?  What cognitive abilities improve with age?

3. How can dementia affect day-to-day activities? Discuss cognitive function loss regarding independence, especially driving?

4. Discuss the two Elder Project videos and the age changes noticed in all three participants.  Also, note how they adapted to these age changes.

5. Please add any new,  relevant information to the discussion in the form of a youtube, article or anecdote to earn the 100 possible points.