… Current physical activity (PA) guidelines encourage older … in muscle and bone strengthening
activities at least 2 days per … and dimensions of physical activity assessed by self-report …

… effective and efficient intervention programs that can increase older persons' participation
in physical activity. Most physical activity intervention programs tend to focus on the need to …

… Whereas the benefits of physical activity for older persons are uniformly acknowledged,
there is still a need to better understand the mechanisms that underlie successful long-term …

… have shown that physical activity counseling for older persons increases physical activity in
the … There have been positive effects reported for physical activity interventions in decreasing …

… Disability threatens the independence of older persons and, through demands of (long-term)
care, leads to increases in health care costs. Although there are indications that the …

… activity illustrates the need for specificity m designing interventions to … physical activity for
older persons Lifestyles will not change until Americans are convinced that physical activity is …

… physical activity can prevent the decline of physical function in overweight older persons
is not … , physical activity, and physical function over a 17-year time period in community-dwelling …

… Each age group showed a different distribution of stages of change, supporting the need
to evaluate older persons within age categories, rather than a single group. For example, in …

… Is there a U-shaped association between physical activity and falling in older persons?
Osteoporosis International, 21(7), 1189–1195. PubMed ID: 19756832 doi:10.1007/s00198-009-…

… and exercise as factors affecting the risk of mortality among older persons. First, the overall
combined sample of women and men (N = 5901) demonstrated associations for all four of the …