Context: Challenged with a higher incidence of disease, reduced social support, and less
access to physical activity facilities and services, rural older adults may find healthy active …

Although much has been learned about the global determinants of physical activity in adults,
there has been a lack of specific focus on gender, age, and urban/rural differences. In this …

The purpose of this study was to explore cross-sectional relationships between self-reported
physical activity (PA) and personal, social, and environmental factors in community-dwelling …

Objectives: This study examined the relationship between physical activity and self-rated
health in older adults at both the neighborhood level and the resident level. Methods: A …

Purpose In response to calls for more specificity when measuring physical activity, this study
examined perceived correlates of this behavior in rural adults separately by the domain in …

Context: This study was conducted with senior citizens in the 2 rural communities of Ada and
Lindsay, Oklahoma. These communities are both predominantly white, with the largest …

Background The transition from active employment to retirement is a potentially critical
period for promoting maintenance or development of recreational physical activity in older …

Objective As physical activity can improve health and reduce the risk of chronic disease, it is
important to understand the contributing factors to physical activity engagement among older …

OBJECTIVES: To examine which individual and environmental factors correlate with unmet
physical activity need in old age and predict development of unmet physical activity need …

Background. Understanding determinants of initiation and maintenance of an active lifestyle
among older individuals is of great concern to public health because of the increasing …