Physical Activity and Exercise Programs in Older Adults
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 23461
Special Issue Editors
Interests: injury epidemiology; primary care; falls prevention
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Introduction Physical inactivity in older adults results in muscle weakness, poor balance, functional impairment, and falls risk. Clinical guidelines recommend that adults of all ages undertake at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per week, and also strength and balance exercises on two occasions per week. However, the amount that people are active reduces with age. Understanding how to promote the uptake and maintenance of physical activity in older age and understanding the impact that physical activity has on health and wellbeing outcomes is important. This is particularly true currently, as many older people have been shielding in their homes, and are thus less active, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Scope: Studies of interventions or public health approaches to promote the uptake and/or maintenance of physical activity in older adults and analyses of the impact on physical activity levels, physical and mental health, and care outcomes are in scope. Studies can be in any setting (e.g., community, care homes, etc.), be of the general population or specific health populations (e.g., people with dementia), and any type of physical activity (e.g., structured exercise, activities of daily living such as gardening, strength and balance exercise, or sport).
Aims: To inform public health approaches to increasing physical activity in older adults and report on the impact that increasing physical activity has on health and wellbeing.
Types of publications: Original research articles of all study types will be considered, including implementation studies, systematic reviews, and intervention or observational studies with a control group.
Prof. Dr. Denise Kendrick
Dr. Elizabeth Orton
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- exercise
- physical activity
- motor activity
- exercise therapy
- physical fitness
- postural balance
- accidental falls
- health promotion
- health behavior
- aged
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