When someone disengages from society there are many things which can occur in their lives. First of all when someone isn't active they lose muscle strength, their bones become weaker and joints become stiffer, this will make them not be able to walk and move as well as they use to. When someone is isolated and alone they may experience loss of appetite and have trouble digesting food this is cause to lack of exercise they do. When people disengage their mental capacity will decrease as they are not training their minds anymore this may make them feel less alerted and they may have difficulties with concentration. People who don't go out and stay at home a lot are more likely to get infections such as chest infection or urinary infections if they are exposed to any drafts or coldness this will cause them to feel unwell. Due to lack of exercise and limited mobility these people will have a increased blood pressure and their hearts will weaken. As they are at home not moving around very often and are sat down for a long period of time or laying down in bed due to having a condition like a broken leg people are in risk of having pressure sores which may give discomfort and pain. When people are disengaged they are lonely and isolated they may not be stimulating their brains which caused boredom, may cause them to become short tempered, irritable or anxious which is caused by not being able to or being scared to go out of their home this also leads to losing confidence and skills which they had when they were still active this can then lead to confusion and disorientation.

There are many benefits of staying active once you become older. First of all if you are active you're working on your muscle strength all the time therefore muscles strength, you're keeping