There's no 'quick fix' to getting physically fitter
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Aging executives who want to engage in vigorous exercises to keep fit should do so with caution. If they have been exercising regularly all throughout their adult lives, they can ease into exercises that demand more physical exertion without too much difficulty. However, if they have not been exercising for years, they are bound to encounter some problems since non-youthful bodies that have not been kept in shape take a longer time to nurse back to physical fitness. Before they can take up vigorous sports, physically unfit executives would need to work their way through graduated exercises, most preferably devised and supervised by professionals. They should also seek the advise of a qualified doctor if they plan to take up a particular sport. Finally, these executives should make exercise a part of a fitness program that includes other health measures, such as losing weight, getting a more balanced diet, cutting down on smoking and altering drinking habits.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1989
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Aging managers can benefit from growth of 'fluid' intelligence
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It is assumed in many organizations that with age comes an inevitable decline in creativity, intellectual capacity and productivity, but researchers at the Max Plank Institute of Education in Berlin have found that intelligence can be enhanced even in old age. To understand this, intelligence must be considered as a mixture of qualities rather than as a single quality. Crystallized intelligence is defined as the core of human knowledge and understanding, which increases from birth; fluid intelligence is defined as the capacity of the brain to process information. In studying the latter, the researchers found that the brain's capacity to process information and expand its abilities continues to grow regardless of age, suggesting that aging executives can retain their intellectual capabilities as long as they continue to use them.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1984
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Reducing the risks of getting the Big One
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Cancer continues to strike fear in the hearts of executives and the public in general, often viewed as the great unknown disease, but now more is being learned about the disease. Evidence exists to suggest that there are things people can do to reduce their risk of cancer. Still, most researchers disagree on what exactly can cause cancer, with so many different things identified as potential carcinogens that people tend to dismiss all of them or accept all of them. Cancer prevention is not difficult, yet some 40 percent of all cancer deaths in Great Britain are preventable, with 30 percent preventable from simply quitting cigarettes. The relationship between diet and cancer is discussed as well.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1984
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