2 page essay comparing and contrasting the two experiences and your physical capacity in both ---reflection on changes in proprioception and sensory information with aging.

Leisure and Physical Health

The role of physical leisure in the maintenance of health and functional capacity.

This week 

Lecture #8

Lab Activity - Walking A Mile in a Seniors Shoes.

Your task:  Walk (no running) a 1/4 mile for time at a local track (indoor or outdoor).  Record your time.  Next in order to simulate the same activity during advanced age,  wrap some towels around your shoes (or carpet foam) and put on dark sunglasses.  (Yes this will look silly, but you only have to do it once).  Walk the same 1/4 mile under these conditions and record your time.  Write a 2 page essay comparing and contrasting the two experience and your physical capacity in both.  - 30 pts. 

5pts APA format 

10pts COMPLETE reporting of LAB RESULTS

10pts Comparison of simulated aging experience to normal walking conditions

5pts Reflection on changes in proprioception and sensory information with aging

As always 0.25 pts lost for all spelling and grammar errors.

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Notes:

Initial time without towels etc….figure 8 around my neighborhood: 7min 48sec

-no sweating, no labored breathing, no aches

Time with towels and shades : 8min 57 sec

-slight sweating, labored breathing, widened stance to due towels, wobbling, lower back began aching, squinting due to shades