Aging Baby Boomers & Stress
Adam Salvatore, Kelly Vogt, Sophia Wang, Cortlandt Warren
Background Information
● After World War II, (1946 and 1964)there was an
increase in the birth rates across the world.
● Approximately 77 million babies were born in the
United states alone.
● This increase in the population became known as the
Baby Boom, and anyone born during this time
became known as Baby Boomers.
● Today these Baby Boomers fall into the 51 - 69 age
bracket and make up around 20% of the American
population.
Common Stressors
● Money
● Economy
● Relationships
● Family Responsibilities
● Cost of Living
● Personal Health Concerns
● Job Stability
Money/ Health Care
●Baby boomers have an increased challenge and
opportunity for health care
●Higher rates of hypertension, high cholesterol,
diabetes and obesity despite their longer life
expectancy
●Support likelihood for increased healthcare costs
●Requires increased numbers of health
professionals
●Death due to multiple conditions rather than one
●Hospital bills & geriatric physicians
Health Issues Among Baby Boomers
Physical
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Heart Disease
Obesity
Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Heart Attacks
Strokes
Arthritis
Cancer
Diabetes
Osteoporosis
Shingles
Psychological
● Depression
● Anxiety
Family Responsibilities
● Reached the age where they are taking care of
children (minor and adult) and elderly parents.
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“Boomerang Children”
“Sandwich Generation”
● Results in moderate to high
levels of stress.
Cost of Living
● Health care and hospital bills are one of the biggest
expenses for the baby boomer generation
● Nursing homes and at home care is very expensive
● They may be missing work from being sick, causing a
decrease in money coming in, or even the loss of their
job
Job Stability
● Worry about how caregiving is affecting their job.
● Miss Work or Leave Work Early
● Fear they can’t afford to retire.
● Fear losing their job to a younger and
more technologically advanced
generation.
● Impacts their productivity and health.
Dealing with Stress
● Yoga
● Tai Chi
● Daily Exercise
Yoga & Tai Chi
Benefits targeting Baby Boomers:
● reduces stress and depression
● increase bone density
● weight loss
● increase balance
Yoga is a slow pace and has many different types, such as Bikram and
Restorative, making it easy for baby boomers to do and enjoy.
Tai Chi is also at a slow pace with fluid movements. It gives this older
population a way to be physically active and relief their daily stressors.
Daily Exercise
We all know daily exercise can benefit us in numerous ways, so here’s a few
examples of exercises the baby boomer population take part in to relief
unwanted stress.
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Chair squats
Wall push ups
Calf raises
Knee lifts
Arm circles
JEOPARDY
JEOPARDY
General
Stressors
Health
Issues
Dealing
with Stress
General
Between what years
were Baby boomers
born?
General
What percentage of the
American population do the
Baby boomers make up?
General
How old are these baby boomers today?
(Between what ages)
Stressors
What are some common stressors of baby
boomers?
Stressors
Explain how job stability is a stressor faced by
Baby Boomers.
Stressors
What family responsibilities do Baby boomers
have?
Health Issues
Name a psychological health issue among Baby
Boomers.
Health Issues
Name 2 physical health issues of Baby Boomers.
Health Issues
Dealing with Stress
What are some ways to deal with stress?
Dealing with Stress
Name a benefit of Yoga and Tai Chi.
Dealing with Stress
Name a type of yoga.
DAILY
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