Background: Although many of the chronic conditions plaguing older populations are
preventable through appropriate lifestyle interventions such as regular physical activity …

This paper reviews the literature concerning factors at the individual level associated with
regular exercise among older adults. Twenty-seven cross-sectional and 14 prospective …

Objective.—To determine the effects of structured exercise programs on self-reported
disability in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Setting and Degign.—A randomized, single …

It has been suggested that learning is associated with a transient and highly selective
increase in brain gray matter in healthy young volunteers. It is not clear whether and to what …

São analizadas as características atuais e as perspectivas dos processos de transição
demográfica e epidemiológica no Brasil. Foram utilizados os resultados do censo …

Physical inactivity has been established to be an independent risk factor for a range of
chronic diseases and conditions that threaten the health of the nation. However, only a …

Multiple molecular, cellular, structural, and functional changes occur in the brain during
aging. Neural cells may respond to these changes adaptively, or they may succumb to …

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether fear of falling is a probable cause of reduced
recreational physical activity levels in healthy older women. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional …

OBJETIVOS: Avaliar o equilíbrio, a coordenação e a agilidade dos idosos submetidos a
exercícios físicos. MÉTODOS: 61 idosos do gênero masculino, com idades entre os 60-75 …

Young, middle-aged, and older adults in orthopaedic outpatient rehabilitation (N= 373) were
randomly assigned to either an interviewer-assisted or a standard-care self-administered …