Evidence of the benefits of physical activity in the health of aging women continues to grow,
but questions remain about the factors that influence these women's ability to engage in this …

The dramatic increase in the older adult population necessitates health promotion efforts to
maintain and improve the health of this vulnerable population. The majority of older adults …

Despite a lack of studies on Hispanic midlife women's physical activity, the existing studies
have indicated that Hispanics' ethnic-specific attitudes toward physical activity contributed to …

The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine the perceived benefits of and barriers
to exercise of a convenience sample of older African American women in senior citizen …

Despite the well-known health benefits of physical activity (PA), most midlife and older adults
lead sedentary lifestyles. Anglo American women and Mexican Americans of both genders …

Despite the known benefits of regular physical activity for preventing stroke and
cardiovascular disease, middle-aged and older Latin-American women continue to be …

Healthy People 2000 has identified the importance of physical activity for healthy aging, but
little is known about what motivates older individuals, older Latino adults, in particular, to be …

Background: Physical activity trends have a negative correlation between age and level of
activity. Older adults with chronic diseases because of a preponderance of health problems …

This study elicited perceptions about physical activity in 28 older rural and low-income
women (27 were Caucasian) in four focus groups to identify factors that affected their …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less than 11% of adults more
than the age of 65 meet the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Among minority …