PANGeA: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION FOR GREAT AGEING

Authors

  • Rado Pišot University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre Koper
  • Nika Pegan University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre Koper
  • Boštjan Šimunič University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre Koper

Abstract

The global problem of ageing is one of the most significant issues of modern society. With this issue arise the challenges of searching for healthy ageing criteria, which will enable individuals to enjoy a high quality of life and be independent in their old age. Research has already shown that the process and consequences of ageing have a strong correlation with lifestyle, but the criteria according to which ageing can be seen as healthy have not yet been defined. The Institute of Kinesiology Research of the Science and Research Centre of the University of Primorska decided to explore and study ageing criteria together with local and foreign partners in the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Slovenia – Italy 2007-2013 PANGeA: Physical Activity and Nutrition for Great Ageing. The project partners are now in the process of preparing the measurements for the study of the situation of the older population in the project area. By interpreting the characteristics of healthy and active elderly people, we will try to define the criteria of healthy ageing. The knowledge will then be applied in practice working with target groups with the cooperation of public institutions from participating regions that are active in the field of assuring the quality of life for the older population.

References

Lutz, W., Sanderson, W., & Scherbov, S. (2008). The coming acceleration of global population ageing. Nature, 451(7179), 716–719.

Downloads

Published

24-12-2012

How to Cite

Pišot, R., Pegan, N., & Šimunič, B. (2012). PANGeA: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION FOR GREAT AGEING. Annales Kinesiologiae, 3(2). Retrieved from http://ojs.zrs-kp.si/index.php/AK/article/view/91

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Reports and Book reviews

License

Open Access Policy and Copyright

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors grant the publisher commercial rights to produce hardcopy volumes of the journal for sale to libraries and individuals.
  3. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.