Correlates of physical activity in a community sample of older adults in Appalachia.

abstract：:Baby Boomers might not consider themselves as growing old but are starting to reach the last quarter of average life spans. This article asks how Boomers prepare for their fourth quarters through physical activity. Three years (1999-2001) of National Health Interview Survey data yielded 96,501 adult respondents. Depen...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Swan JH,Friis R,Turner K

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review examined effects of structured exercise (aerobic walking, with or without complementary modes of exercise) on cardiorespiratory measures, mobility, functional status, healthcare utilization, and quality of life in older adults (≥60 years) hospitalized for acute medical illness. Inclusion required exercise ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Kanach FA,Pastva AM,Hall KS,Pavon JM,Morey MC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pet ownership is associated with increased levels of physical activity (PA) in older adults. Studies have mainly focused on the association between PA and dog walking; however, broader aspects of pet ownership may influence PA. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between pet ownership and incident...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Peacock M,Netto J,Yeung P,McVeigh J,Hill AM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of the current study were to examine the intrarater intersession reproducibility of the Nintendo Wii agility and stillness tests and explore the concurrent validity in relation to gold-standard force-plate analysis. Within-day intersession reproducibility was examined in 30 older adults (age 71.8 ± 5.1 yr). N...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Jørgensen MG,Laessoe U,Hendriksen C,Nielsen OB,Aagaard P

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare muscle strength and physical performance among subjects with and without sarcopenia of different definitions. DESIGN:A population-based cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:857 community residents aged 65 years or older. METHODS:Sarcopenia was defined according to the European Working Group of S...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Meng NH,Li CI,Liu CS,Lin WY,Lin CH,Chang CK,Li TC,Lin CC

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested a social cognitive model of physical activity (PA) in the cultural context of the Czech Republic, a postcommunist central European country. In total, 546 older Czech adults (mean age = 68 years, data collected in 2013) completed a battery of questionnaires assessing indicators of PA and related social cognit...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Mudrak J,Slepicka P,Elavsky S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relationship between leg skeletal muscle mass asymmetry and usual gait speed in older adults. METHODS:The subjects were 139 community-dwelling older adults. The asymmetry index was calculated using the leg skeletal muscle mass index (LSMI) values of both legs. The subjects were divided in...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Iwasaka C,Mitsutake T,Horikawa E

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The decline of walking performance is a key determinant of morbidity among older adults. Healthy older adults have been shown to have a 15-20% lower walking economy compared with young adults. However, older adults who run for exercise have a higher walking economy compared with older adults who walk for exercise. Yet...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Aslan DH,Collette JM,Ortega JD

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has found that increased physical activity may provide a protective effect on depression status; however, these studies do not account for cognitive function. This study's aim was to determine whether cognitive function mediates the association between physical activity depression status in older adu...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Birch K,Ten Hope M,Malek-Ahmadi M,O'Connor K,Schofield S,Coon D,Nieri W

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of outdoor exercise park equipment on physical activity levels, physical function, psychosocial outcomes, and quality of life of older adults living in the community and to evaluate the evidence of older adults' use of outdoor exercise park equip...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Ng YL,Hill KD,Levinger P,Burton E

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the association between compliance with the guidelines of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) accumulated in bouts of ≥10 min or nonbouts with body composition and physical function in older adults. The authors evaluated 230 noninstitutionalized older adults. Body composition ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Ribeiro AGSV,Verlengia R,de Oliveira MRM,Oliveira MVA,Pellegrinotti IL,Crisp AH

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In the JAPA supplement (JAPA 24[Suppl.], June 2016), which contained the abstracts for the 9th World Congress on Active Ageing, an incorrect abstract appears on page S102. This abstract, "An Australian Unique Way of Addressing the Research-Selling Health and Wellness to the Over 60s with Active Life Weekends", by B. L...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Biddle S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to test the construct validity of the hierarchical levels of self-reported physical disability using health-related variables and physical-performance tests as criteria. The study participants were a community-based sample of 368 adults age 60 years or older. These older adults were group...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Wang CY,Sheu CF,Protas E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social relationships are central to the health and well-being of older adults. Evidence exploring the association of physical activity (PA) with social isolation and loneliness is limited. This study uses a path analysis to investigate the longitudinal association between loneliness and social isolation with PA using ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： McMullan II,Bunting BP,Burns A,Smith L,Cunningham C,O'Sullivan R,Blackburn NE,Wilson JJ,Tully MA

更新日期：2020-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:It is currently unknown whether differences in physical fitness in older, nonexercising individuals affect cardiovascular risk profile and vascular function. To examine this, 40 healthy older individuals (age 69 ± 4 years) who were classified as nonexercising for the past 5-10 years were allocated to a lower physical ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Oudegeest-Sander MH,Thijssen DH,Smits P,van Dijk AP,Olde Rikkert MG,Hopman MT

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older adults are often considered more vulnerable to environmental factors than are younger adults. We examined whether the associations of objectively measured environmental attributes (Walk Score; street connectivity) with walking for transport differed between younger- (25-44 years), middle- (45-64 years), and olde...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Cole R,Koohsari MJ,Carver A,Owen N,Sugiyama T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether older golfers have better static and dynamic balance control than older but nongolfing healthy adults. METHODS:Eleven golfers and 12 control participants (all male; 66.2 +/- 6.8 and 71.3 +/- 6.6 yr old, respectively) were recruited. Duration of static single-leg stance was timed. Control o...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Tsang WW,Hui-Chan CW

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the clustering patterns of physical activity, sedentary time (ST), and breaks in ST, and the association between the identified clusters at risk for metabolic syndrome associated with obesity in older adults. Participants included 212 users of community health centers in Brazil. A quest...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Manta SW,Sandreschi PF,Matias TS,Tomicki C,Benedetti TRB

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study builds upon Sen's seminal capability approach to analyze the interplay of individual and structural factors for immigrants' physical activity (PA) in old age. The authors conducted software-assisted thematic analysis of group interviews with Turkish- and Russian-speaking immigrants aged 65 years and older i...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Frahsa A,Streber A,Wolff AR,Rütten A

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-month self-efficacy intervention was compared with attention-control intervention on physical activity, clinical outcomes, and mediators immediate postintervention and 6-month postintervention in 182 older adults with knee osteoarthritis and hypertension using a randomized controlled trial design. The intervention...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Schlenk EA,Fitzgerald GK,Rogers JC,Kwoh CK,Sereika SM

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of age-related declines in upper limb proprioceptive abilities is limited. Furthermore, the extent to which physical activity might ameliorate age-related changes in proprioception is not known. Upper limb proprioceptive acuity was examined in young and older (active and sedentary) right-handed adult...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Adamo DE,Alexander NB,Brown SH

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review aims to understand how age-related stereotypes against older adults' physical capabilities influence their ability to engage in regular physical activity. The authors wanted to know how people construe ageism in the fitness and health arena, how ageism manifests in this field, and how ageism influences old...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Jin B,Harvey IS

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the intensity and energy cost of playing 9 holes of golf with 40 min of lawn mowing in older men and determined whether both met the current recommendations for health benefits. Eighteen men (age 71.2 +/- 4.4 yr, BMI 27.3 +/- 2.3; M +/- SD) completed a graded treadmill test. During golfing and lawn...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Dear JB,Porter MM,Ready AE

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depressive symptoms are common in older adults, but antidepressant medications may be contraindicated or poorly tolerated in this population. Intervention studies demonstrate that exercise may be an effective alternative. This meta-analysis included 41 randomized controlled trials of aerobic and nonaerobic exercise in...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Rhyner KT,Watts A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical activity (PA) may need to produce high impacts to be osteogenic. The aim of this study was to identify threshold(s) for defining high impact PA for future analyses in the VIBE (Vertical Impact and Bone in the Elderly) study, based on home recordings with triaxial accelerometers. Recordings were obtained from ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Deere KC,Hannam K,Coulson J,Ireland A,McPhee JS,Moss C,Edwards MH,Dennison E,Cooper C,Sayers A,Lipperts M,Grimm B,Tobias JH

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors previously found that creatine (Cr) combined with 12 weeks of resistance training enhanced muscle strength and endurance and lean tissue mass (LTM) in older men. Their purpose in this study was to assess these variables with cessation of Cr combined with 12 weeks of reduced training (33% lower volume) in a...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Candow DG,Chilibeck PD,Chad KE,Chrusch MJ,Davison KS,Burke DG

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is emerging as a safe and effective means to combat chronic diseases. The objective of this work was to perform a systematic review of the effect of HIIT interventions in an aging population. Three electronic databases were searched for randomized trials comparing the effect of ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Keating CJ,Párraga Montilla JÁ,Latorre Román PÁ,Moreno Del Castillo R

更新日期：2020-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Retirement has been identified as a life transition that is important in determining older adults' physical activity levels. The present study examined the factors associated with retirement that affect physical activity participation among older adults. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 425 retired Austra...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Rai R,Jongenelis MI,Jackson B,Newton RU,Pettigrew S

更新日期：2019-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of an on-site physical activity (PA) program offered with congregate meals. Study 1 surveyed meal-site users on their likelihood to participate. Study 2 used meal-site-manager interviews and site visits to determine organizational feasibility...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Estabrooks PA,Fox EH,Doerksen SE,Bradshaw MH,King AC

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rowe and Kahn (1987) proposed that successful aging is the balance of three components: absence of disease and disease-related disability, high functional capacity, and active engagement with life. This study examines the relationship between physical activity involvement and successful aging in Canadian older adults ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and physical activity

authors： Baker J,Meisner BA,Logan AJ,Kungl AM,Weir P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00