Physical activity behaviour in 50-to 74-year-olds: Differences between employed and retired individuals

K Spiteri, J Xerri de Caro, K England, N Calleja… - Journal of Ageing and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Objectives: The study aimed to examine data from Malta's Health Interview Survey (HIS)
to assess differences between persons in employment and those retired, across different …

OP143 The physical activity implications of retirement across occupational activity groups

L Glasson, J Panter, D Ogilvie, R Patterson - 2023 - jech.bmj.com
Background Physical activity confers a wide range of health benefits and is particularly
important among older adults. Retirement is an important later life transition which may …

Statutory retirement and changes in self-reported leisure-time physical activity: a follow-up study with three time-points

A Holstila, M Mänty, O Rahkonen, E Lahelma, J Lahti - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background Retirement is a key life event, which is associated with changes in physical
activity, however, there is limited evidence with regard to changes in physical activity that …

Patterns and correlates of physical activity behaviour over 10 years in older adults: prospective analyses from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

L Smith, B Gardner, A Fisher, M Hamer - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Few studies have examined how levels of activity intensity fluctuate throughout
later life in older adults and no study has identified correlates of sustained activity levels in …

Does retirement mean more physical activity? A longitudinal study

X Feng, K Croteau, GS Kolt, T Astell-Burt - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Evidence on physical activity (PA) and transitions out of full-time employment in
middle-to-older age is mainly cross-sectional and focused upon retirement. The purpose …

[PDF][PDF] Physical activity and sedentary behaviour during retirement transition in Maltese Civil Servants

K Spiteri - 2022 - pureportal.coventry.ac.uk
Introduction: Physical activity (PA) guidelines for older adults recommend aerobic activities
for 75 minutes at vigorous intensity or 150 minutes at moderate intensity per week or a …

Trajectories of self-reported physical activity and predictors during the transition to old age: a 20-year cohort study of British men

D Aggio, E Papachristou, O Papacosta… - international journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Maintenance of physical activity (PA) during later life is associated with optimal
health; however, the long-term trajectories of PA into old age and their predictors have not …

Physical activity and retirement: original analysis of responses to the English Adult Active Lives Survey

J Brainard, R Cooke, K Lane, C Salter - International Journal of Public …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Opportunities for older adults to do physical activity may depend on other
commitments. We wanted to see if reported physical activity was higher or lower among …

Cross-sectional and longitudinal factors influencing physical activity of 65 to 75-year-olds: a pan European cohort study based on the survey of health, ageing and …

L Lübs, J Peplies, C Drell, K Bammann - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background The promotion of physical activity (PA) plays a major role for healthy ageing
even in older age. There is a lack of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies explicitly …

Prevalence of physical activity behaviour in older people: Findings from the D ynamic A nalyses to O ptimise A geing (DYNOPTA) project and A ustralian national …

J Sims, CL Birrell, S Hunt, C Browning… - … Journal on Ageing, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Many older people lead sedentary lives. National Health Survey physical activity
prevalence data provide limited coverage of the 'old old'(≥ 75 years). Method The D ynamic …