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PREVENTION OF EXECUTIVE OBSOLESCENCE *
Author(s) -
Ochsner Alton
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1968.tb02741.x
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , obsolescence , abstinence , obesity , gerontology , physical therapy , environmental health , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
A bstract Executive obsolescence and premature senility can be controlled to a great extent by avoiding certain factors which accelerate the aging process, i.e., lack of exercise, obesity, and the use of tobacco. Prophylactic measures include exercise such as walking, with or without jogging, to the point of tolerance; the avoidance of sedentary occupations; walking up and down stairs instead of using an elevator; the prevention of obesity or the reduction of overweight when present; and abstinence from tobacco smoking.