Physical activity for older people

Physical activity in older people: a systematic review

BACKGROUND Physical activity (PA) in older people is critically important in the prevention of disease, maintenance of independence and improvement of quality of life. Little is known about the physical activity of the older adults or their compliance with current physical activity guidelines. METHODS A systematic literature search of the published literature was conducted. Included were publ...

Physical (in)activity and depression in older people.

BACKGROUND Knowledge about characteristics explaining low level of physical activity in late-life depression is needed to develop specific interventions aimed at improving physical health in depressed people above the age of 60. METHODS This cross-sectional study used data from the Netherlands Study of Depression in Older Persons (NESDO), a longitudinal multi-site naturalistic cohort study. P...

Physical (in)activity and cognition in cognitively impaired older people

Aging coincides with a decline in lower limb muscle strength (LLMS). Preserving LLMS may be considered a very important determinant of functional independence in the elderly. To maintain LLMS the question arises whether habitual physical activitys (HPAs) can prevent a decline in LLMS. This review aims to determine the relationship between HPAs throughout life and LLMS above age 50. Using releva...

Effect of physical activity counseling on physical activity of older people in Finland (ISRCTN 07330512).

The aim of this study was to describe the underlying theory and the implementation of a 2-year individualized physical activity counseling intervention and to evaluate whether benefits persisted 1.5 years after the intervention. The sample included 632 sedentary 75- to 81-year-old participants. Data were collected in 2003-2005. The participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group an...

Physical Function in Older People