Regular physical activity is associated with a wide range of health benefits. As population
age, promotion of physical activity should specifically target older adults, an expanding …

Background: With the aging of the population and rising rates of chronic diseases, web-
based interventions could be considered to support older adults in adopting healthy …

Background Web-based interventions can play an important role in promoting physical
activity (PA) behavior among older adults. Although the effectiveness of these interventions …

Issues addressed. Australia's ageing population is becoming less physically active and
increasingly overweight and obese. There is a need to support physical activity and healthy …

Worldwide, the number of people aged 60 years and older steadily grows to a predicted 2
billion in 2050. Online interventions increasingly target lifestyle risk factors to promote …

Physical activity is effective in preventing chronic diseases, increasing quality of life and
promoting general health in older adults, but most older adults are not sufficiently active to …

Background Low physical activity is a major risk factor for several age-related diseases.
Recently, we showed in a randomized controlled trial that a 12-week Web-based …

Background The Active Plus project is a systematically developed theory-and evidence-
based, computer-tailored intervention, which was found to be effective in changing physical …

Objective: To explore older adults' perceptions and preferences for web-based physical
activity interventions. Participants: Adults 65+ years were recruited via telephoning randomly …

Background: A growing number of the population are using the Internet for health
information, such as physical activity (PA). The aim of this study was to examine the …