Health Benefits of Physical Activity in Older Adults
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Exercise and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 25879
Special Issue Editors
2 CIBER of Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
3 Geriatric Department, Hospital Virgen del Valle, 45071 Toledo, Spain
Interests: healthy aging; concurrent training; frailty; functional performance; muscle power
2. Faculty of Health Sciences Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, Padilla 326, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: older adults; movement behaviour; physical activity, sedentary behaviour; physical activity interventions, device-based measures physical activity and sedentary behaviour; health-related quality of life, self-rated health
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Dear Colleagues,
Most Western countries are experiencing a worrying ageing of their population that will be further enhanced in the coming years. The most important changes related to quality of life, functional independence, and mortality occurring at a physiological level during the ageing process are a decline in cardiorespitatory capacity and the loss of muscle function, causing diminished muscle power and mass. The level of functional independence of older subjects depends mainly on maintaining an adequate aerobic capacity and muscle power above a certain threshold. Notably, older people tend to avoid physical activity when their aerobic capacity is poor, and are not capable of certain basic activities—such as standing up from a chair—when their muscle power is very low. As their involvement in physical activity decreases, their loss of muscle function acelerates, which further reduces aerobic capacity, leading to a vicious cycle. In addition, it is well known that physical inactivity is a modifiable risk factor for many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, depression, cancer, and even mortality. Unfortunately, the prevalence of physical inactivity is, in many countries, higher than that of all other modifiable risk factors. However, regarding physical activity, uncertainty persists with regard to the optimal dose (frequency, duration, and intensity of exercise) and the minimum effective dose to induce health benefits—in particular, the effects of intensity on health status. In sum, the promotion of regular physical activity is among the main non-pharmaceutical actions that should be advocated in older subjects, especially regarding a preventive approach for “a successful ageing”. The submission of papers addressing these topics for this Special Issue is welcomed, especially those combining a high academic standard with a practical focus on providing the optimal physical activity promotion policies and cost-benefit approaches for physical activity prescription in public health.
Dr. Jose Losa-Reyna
Dr. Maria Giné-Garriga
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- physical activity
- physical fitness
- older adults
- exercise
- healthy aging
- exercise adherence
- health promotion
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