How physical activity and passion color the passage of time: A response with ultra-trail runners.

The aim of this study was to replicate the results of a lengthening effect caused by physical activity already observed in duration length judgment, using the time passage judgment measure, while exploring the effects of passion types (obsessive vs. harmonious) on time perception. A total of 378 ultra-trail runners responded to an online questionnaire in which the type of passion and the passage of time (PoT) judgments associated with both an ultra-trail context and a non-trail daily context were collected.

Successful aging: analysis of the components of a gerontological paradigm.

Since the mid-20th century, scientist has been searching the components of successful or active aging. At the beginning of the 21st century, demographic aging is now a global issue and successful aging has emerged as a gerontological paradigm through nation and international policies. Conducting a comprehensive review of scientific literature on this paradigm offers the opportunity to identify the key components of successful aging.

[The DATEL (diagnosis for territorial action environment and longevity), a territorial diagnosis for a future with our elders].

The territorial structure is such that it is necessary to go through a step of diagnosis. Ageing must be apprehended in all its aspects, but the multiplicity of actors involved prevents the local powers from getting a comprehensive vision of the stakes and from implementing the adequate policies. The gerontopôle of "Pays de Loire" has developed an original method of diagnosis consisting in a comprehensive approach so called DATEL (diagnosis for territorial action environment and longevity).