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Struggles with finance or misinformation
- Priorities lowest price and storage over health benefits
- Living spaces compromised

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Lack of social interaction
- Mental well-being
- Isolation/Neglection
- Increased inactivity

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How can we motivate the elderly to perform simple exercises so that they are more empowered to exercise and focus on their health?

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Lack of knowledge
- Health at risk without themselves knowing
- Ignorance & overly dependent

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They do not want to run out of food

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How can we provide relevant and true news to the elderly so that they do not fall prey to fake news when they are alone and feel security?

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Challenges faced when exercising
- Giving up becoming healthier

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How can we educate/assist the elderly in knowing how to use technology so that they are able to refer to sources on how to live healthily?

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How can we encourage the elderly to adopt new hobbies/activities so that they can still socialise with other people with similar interests?

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They tend to overcook and store the food over a few days and constantly eating stale food which is not fresh and healthy food.

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They might not have enough knowledge on what healthy food they should consume.

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They dont know what are the consequences of not living a healthy lifestyle.

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The exercise might be too complex for elderly to follow.

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Able to follow exercises but lack social interaction → decreased motivation

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Bad connection/or have the lack of technology (lack of knowledge for online sources) → give up or ignorant

But some of them live alone so no one to ask for help

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Pre-filmed exercise videos causing elderlies not knowing what to do because cannot ask? → give up

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Disease and poor health were the most prominent reason for psychosocial impact, while 19.2 per cent and 25.3 per cent elderly respectively considered financial issues , limited access to healthy food as they might need to consume process food etc.

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Older adults are also more vulnerable to social isolation and loneliness as they are functionally very dependent on family members or supported by community services.

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When they young never exercise then immune system is affected and them having higher risk causes them not to go out

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They stuck at home cause of the pandemic and its rules/laws