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| The evaluation of an exercise program for older rural adults | | Author(s) | Luis Paschoa, Candace Ashton |
| Journal title | Activities, Adaptation and Aging, vol 40, nos 1-4, 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2016 |
| Pages | pp 67-77 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Mobility ; Inactivity ; Rural areas ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Rural older people have unique characteristics related to physical activity behaviour (Solomon, Rees, Ukoumunne, Metcalf, & Hillsdon, 2014): they face obstacles to participating in organised fitness activities, and thus often find healthy active living a challenge. This study aimed to evaluate a walking and chair exercise programme for older adults in a rural community that focused on reducing sedentary behaviours and the problems caused by such behaviours. Seventeen older adults (aged 55-89) completed a 9-week, 18-session exercise programme at a municipal recreation centre. All the intended outcomes of the programme were met. This article presents the findings of the evaluation and provides directions for developing, implementing, and evaluating an exercise programme for rural older adults. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170120214 A |
| Classmark | CEA: C4: C5: RL: 4C: 7T |
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