Exercise and Older Adults
Abstract
Regular exercise is essential for healthy aging and offers many health benefits, including reduced risk of all-cause mortality, chronic disease, and premature death. Because physical inactivity is prevalent, greater focus is needed on integrating exercise into care plans and counseling, and developing partnerships that support exercise opportunities. Older adults should be as physically active as their abilities and conditions allow. For substantial health benefits, older adults need to do aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and stretching exercises weekly, and balance activities as needed. Appropriate planning must take account of factors such as prescribed medications, nutrition, injuries, hip and knee arthroplasties, and chronic conditions.
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- Authors
- Mora, J. C., & Valencia, W. M.
- Affiliations
- Florida International University (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mora, Jorge Camilo
- ORCID
- Valencia, Willy M.
- Venue
- Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-02
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 145-162
- ISSN
- 0749-0690 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2762391100
- Cited by
- 196
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 11 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 1.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinics in Geriatric Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Keywords
- physical activity, older adults, healthy aging, physical inactivity, aerobic exercise, muscle strengthening exercises, stretching, balance training, chronic disease prevention, mortality, physical activity counseling, exercise planning, nutrition, hip and knee arthroplasty, chronic disease
- MeSH terms
- Healthy Aging, Aged, Exercise Therapy, Humans, Preventive Health Services, Exercise
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