ArticleJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2014
Low-intensity walking activity is associated with better health.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Light-intensity physical activity and mental ill health: a systematic review of observational studies in the general population.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Pooled it
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- The influence of a walk in nature on human resting brain activity: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Three-Year, Postintervention, Follow-up Comparison of Health Care Resource Utilization and Costs in the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2021Trial
- Sensor-measured sedentariness and physical activity are differentially related to fluid and crystallized abilities in aging.Psychology and aging · 2020Trial
- Hippocampal sub-regional shape and physical activity in older adults.Hippocampus · 2016Trial
- Effect of Community Volunteering on Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of preventive medicine · 2016Trial
- Low-intensity daily walking activity is associated with hippocampal volume in older adults.Hippocampus · 2015Trial
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- Experiences of technology for increasing physical activity of older adults: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Review
- The Role of Physical Activity Opportunities and Local Authority Engagement in Promoting Healthy Living and Increasing Life Expectancy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- An mHealth Intervention With Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation and Physical Activity Among Black Adults: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- A Remotely Delivered Light-Intensity Physical Activity Intervention for Older Cancer Survivors: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- The effects of physical activity on sleep architecture and mood in naturalistic environments.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- An overview of the Together Everyone Achieves More Physical Activity (TEAM-PA) trial to increase physical activity among African American women.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Review
- Associations between everyday activities and arterial spin labeling-derived cerebral blood flow: A longitudinal study in community-dwelling elderly volunteers.Human brain mapping · 2023Article
- Physical Activity and Daily Stress Processes in Older Adulthood.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
- Bidirectional associations between physical activity and sleep in older adults: a multilevel analysis using polysomnography.Scientific reports · 2022Observational
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Abstract
Recommended levels of physical activity may represent challenging targets for many older adults at risk for disability, leading to the importance of evaluating whether low-intensity activity is associated with health benefits. We examined the cross-sectional association between low-intensity walking activity (<100 steps/min) and health and physical function in a group of older adults. Participants (N = 187; age = 66.8; 91.4% African American; 76.5% female) wore a StepWatch Activity Monitor to measure components of low-intensity walking activity. Only 7% of participants met physical activity guidelines and moderate-intensity activity (≥100 steps/min) contributed only 10% of the total steps/day and 2% of the total min/day. Greater amount, frequency, and duration of low-intensity activity were associated with better self-report and performance-based measures of physical function, better quality of life, and fewer depressive symptoms (ps < .05). The cross-sectional relationship between low-intensity activity and health outcomes important to independent function suggests that we further explore the longitudinal benefits of low-intensity activity.
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