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Activity theory and continuity theory are very similar. Both state that basically one has to be busy to age well. The difference is that activity theory basically say that you have to keep busy all day to not age. Which can be true to a certain extent. An example, when you were young you were a gym trainer and were use to doing exercise all day, then when you started to get older started playing golf to keep your whole day active, it will not be the same. Yes you are keeping busy all day but the drastic change of physical activity will eventually have a significant toll on your health. Continuity theory states that you must keep the same habits that you have all your life to age well. These habits include how you eat, lifestyle and even social relationships. This can be true if you are living a healthy lifestyle by doing healthy eating and exercise. However this theory does not take hereditary illnesses into consideration. Also, what if you are not living a healthy lifestyle? If you are eating unhealthy eventually there will be consequences which can include serious complications such as diabetes and obesity which will affect the quality of life and how you age. I think there is no way to predict how to live a long life. There is certain things to ensure that the quality of your health does not deteriorate so fast but there are so many other things out of our hands that can influence how we age. The best we can do it try to live a healthy lifestyle so our odds are more favorable so we have less complications. Ashford, J., & LeCroy, C. (2013). Infancy. In Human behavior in the social environment: A multidimensional perspective (5th ed., p. 599-600). Belmont, CA: Jon-David Hague. Kowalczyk, K. (n.d.). Psychosocial Theories of Aging: Activity Theory, Continuity Theory & Disengagement Theory. Retrieved April 13, 2015, from http://study.com/academy/lesson/psychosocial-theories-of-aging-activity-theory-continuity-theory-disengagement-theory.html