Older adults, chronic disease and leisure-time physical activity

MC Ashe, WC Miller, JJ Eng, L Noreau - Gerontology, 2009 - karger.com
Background: Participating in regular physical activity is an important part of healthy aging.
There is an increased risk for inactivity associated with aging and the risk becomes greater …

Leisure participation, physical health, and mental health in older adults

S Chun, J Heo, J Ryu - Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
To promote health and healthy aging, it is important to develop supportive environments and
specific opportunities for meaningful and valuable social engagement. The current study …

Descriptive and narrative reports of barriers and motivators to physical activity in sedentary older adults

MP Buman, LD Yasova, PR Giacobbi Jr - Psychology of sport and exercise, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: We sought a richer understanding of the determinants and complexities of
physical activity (PA) behavior by examining how early life experiences and beliefs were …

Factors that influence older adults' participation in physical activity: a systematic review of qualitative studies

SJ Meredith, NJ Cox, K Ibrahim, J Higson… - Age and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite the advantages of physical activity (PA), older adults are often
insufficiently active to maximise health. Understanding factors that influence PA engagement …

Motivators and barriers for physical activity in the oldest old: a systematic review

V Baert, E Gorus, T Mets, C Geerts, I Bautmans - Ageing research reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Worldwide, people engage insufficiently in physical activity, particularly subjects aged 80
years and over. For optimal life-style campaigns, knowledge of motivators and barriers for …

The role of leisure activities in mediating the relationship between physical health and well-being: Differential patterns in old and very old age

A Ihle, ÉR Gouveia, BR Gouveia, BWA Van der Linden… - Gerontology, 2017 - karger.com
Abstract Background: Recently, Paggi et al.[Gerontology 2016; 62: 450-458] for the very first
time showed in a cross-sectional sample of 259 adults aged 18-81 years that the relation of …

[HTML][HTML] Leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older people: the influence of sport involvement on behaviour patterns in later life

AM Gayman, J Fraser-Thomas, JEL Spinney… - AIMS Public …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Given the dramatic demographic change underway in most industrialized nations, the health
of older adults is a major concern, particularly given the prevalence of sedentary behaviours …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life in older adults: Benefits from the productive engagement in physical activity

HY Yen, LJ Lin - Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, 2018 - Elsevier
Background/objective Productive engagement can be a strategy to reduce stress and chaos.
Physical activity, a basic type of productive activity, could benefit older adults. Therefore, the …

[PDF][PDF] Profile of physical activity levels in community-dwelling older adults

KE Chad, BA Reeder, EL Harrison… - Medicine & Science …, 2005 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT CHAD, KE, BA REEDER, EL HARRISON, NL ASHWORTH, SM SHEPPARD, SL
SCHULTZ, BG LINDSTROM, KL FISHER, and JA LAWSON. Profile of Physical Activity …

Age differences in physical activity intentions and implementation intention preferences

SJ Alley, S Schoeppe, AL Rebar, M Hayman… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2018 - Springer
This study aimed to examine older adults' physical activity intentions and preferred
implementation intentions, and how intentions and preferred implementation intentions differ …