Physical Activity and Healthy Aging
Abstract
Healthy aging is the ability to maintain independence, purpose, vitality, and quality of life into old age despite unexpected medical conditions, accidents, and unhelpful social determinants of health. Exercise, or physical activity, is an important component of healthy aging, preventing or mitigating falls, pain, sarcopenia, osteoporosis, and cognitive impairment. A well-balanced exercise program includes daily aerobic, strength, balance, and flexibility components. Most older adults do not meet the currently recommended minutes of regular physical activity weekly. Counseling by health care providers may help older adults improve exercise habits, but it is also important to take advantage of community-based exercise opportunities.
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The Philippines recommends a multimodal exercise program as the ideal approach to support and improve health for older adults.
“Like other places, the Philippines recommends a multimodal exercise program as the ideal approach to support and improve health for older adults. 20,21”
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- Authors
- Eckstrom, E., Neukam, S., Kalin, L., & Wright, J.
- Affiliations
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Eckstrom, Elizabeth
- ORCID
- Eckstrom, Elizabeth
- Venue
- Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-11
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 671-683
- ISSN
- 0749-0690 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3063002954
- Cited by
- 318
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 53 · 2025: 80 · 2024: 95 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 9 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 2.77
- 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 › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Keywords
- physical activity, healthy aging, older adults, fall prevention, sarcopenia, osteoporosis, cognitive impairment, aerobic exercise, resistance training, balance training, flexibility, physical activity guidelines, health counseling, community-based exercise
- MeSH terms
- Accidental Falls, Healthy Aging, Aged, Aging, Humans, Exercise
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