1. What is your personal definition of succesful aging? How has this definition changed from the beginning of the semester?
Now that I've taken this seminar I would say my definitely of successful aging has changed. I no longer believe that there is no such thing as successful aging. However, there is no one way to describe successful aging. I think that successful aging is very much based on what the individual believes it to be. I say, now, that successful aging is eating right for your body, exercising in moderation, living a low stressed lifestyle, and having a balanced social life. Each of those can be determined at different levels for each person.
2. What was one topic or fact that you found to be the most interesting throughout the semester?
The topic I found most interested throughout the seminar was the Blue Zones.
3. What is one aspect of successful aging that you would like to continue learning about?
More along the lines of the nutritional aspect. I would love to read more about studies on what kinds of foods are healthy and not healthy.
4. Has any of the information that we've discussed in class change your perspective about successful aging? (i.e. Are there any behaviors that you will or will not do as a result of learning about aging?)
I will definitely be looking into eating better and exercising a little bit more. Both of those factors play such a huge role in mental and physical health. I guess I just never realized how important it was.
