Background The promotion of physical activity (PA) plays a major role for healthy ageing
even in older age. There is a lack of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies explicitly …

Background regular physical activity is one of the key components of a healthy lifestyle. It is
associated with better physical and cognitive functioning in later life and with increased life …

Objectives To investigate individual, interpersonal and environmental baseline factors
predicting regular aerobic physical activity (PA) participation among older adults in Germany …

From a public health perspective, identifying factors related to attaining the physical activity
(PA) recommendations is important in order to identify subgroups for intervention programs …

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 …

Background Low levels of physical activity (PA) and high levels of physical inactivity (PI) are
associated with higher mortality and cardiovascular diseases. Higher age is associated with …

Background Regular physical activity (PA) is an important strategy for healthy ageing.
Socioeconomic status was found to be a key determinant of PA, however, evidence on …

Objectives This study examined the relationship between physical activity (PA) and chronic
diseases in European older adults, using a prospective analysis with data from 2011 and …

Background: retirement is a major life change that is likely to affect lifestyles and yet little is
still known about its influence on physical activity (PA). This study objectively quantified …

Background Older people constitute a significant proportion of the total population and their
number is projected to increase by more than half by 2030. This increasing probability of late …