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A Study of Leisure Walking Intensity Levels on Mental Health and Health Perception of Older Adults.
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- Limitations of Daily Step Count for Assessing Health in Older Adults: The Need to Consider Walking Intensity.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A qualitative investigation of the impact of nature walking on the health benefits achieved by older Korean immigrants living in U.S.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Gender differences in the associations of recreational walking with indoor and outdoor falls among older adults-the Healthy Aging and Neighborhood Study (HANS).AIMS public health · 2025Article
- "Can Do" vs. "Do Do" in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Sensor-Derived Physical Activity Patterns.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Older Adults to Optimize Health-Promoting Lifestyle: An Intervention Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- The Association between Active Mobility and Subjective Wellbeing during COVID-19 in MENA Countries.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Identifying the Relationship between Leisure Walking and Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A qualitative exploration of attitudes to walking in the retirement life change.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Physical and Mental Health Differences Reported by Three Age Groups of Older Adults With Diabetes.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
Research suggests that different levels of intensity of leisure walking can affect the mental health of older adults. Unfortunately, insufficient evidence exists as to the recommended intensity levels of leisure walking for their health benefits. The purpose of this study was to investigate how leisure walking intensity levels are associated with the mental health and health perceptions of older adults. Using a purposive sampling method, the data of 4,737 adults over the age of 65 were drawn from the 2017 California Health and Interview Survey. The results of analysis of these data showed that older adults who engaged in moderate and vigorous leisure walking reported higher health perceptions than those involved in light leisure walking. In addition, older adults who participated in moderate leisure walking reported higher mental health than those who engaged in light leisure walking. This study suggests that moderate and/or vigorous leisure walking can increase the mental health and health perceptions of older adults.
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