ArticleGerontology & geriatric medicine
Effects of Physical Activity on Physical Fitness and Functional Ability in Older Adults.
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- Associations Between Physical Activity, Muscle Mass, and Functional Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults from Chile: A Cross-Sectional Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparing arm to whole-body motor control disambiguates age-related deterioration from compensation.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Psychological distress, psychosocial factors, and physical inactivity among older women and men in Sweden: a population-based study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- GPs' use of video and telephone consultation: implications for physical activity promotion for older adults. A mixed-methods study.BJGP open · 2025Article
- Virtual reality-related exercise for people with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- In Old Mice, Exercise Induces Inflammation and Fibrosis Unless Alk5-Inhibitor and Oxytocin Are Used.Journal of cellular physiology · 2025Article
- Perspectives of Older Adults on Self-Care of Chronic Diseases Utilizing Online Health Resources: An Exploratory Descriptive Qualitative Study.Nursing & health sciences · 2025Article
- Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior on Daily Living Activities and Physical Activity in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing & health sciences · 2025Article
- Community-Dwelling Filipino Older Adults' Experiences with Virtual Coach for Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA): A Phenomenology.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- The influence of ego-involving climates on perceived competence and commitment for U.S. Masters swimmers.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Healthy and active aging exercise program for functional health and wellbeing among rural adults: Implementation and evaluation at primary care in Telangana.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of different physical activity programs in improving older adults' physical capacities: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Mechanism-Driven Strategies for Reducing Fall Risk in the Elderly: A Multidisciplinary Review of Exercise Interventions.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of Physical Activity on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Physical Function in Old Age: Bibliometric and Meta-Analyses.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of an exercise program with augmented reality on functional fitness and physical activity of community-dwelling older adults.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
A cross-sectional survey was done to investigate the pathways the physical activity acts in improving physical fitness and functional outcomes of older adults (60 years and above) using 880 community-dwelling older adults in Sri Lanka. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used. The final SEM model included five latent factors and 14 co-variances. Goodness of Fit Index (GFI), Comparative fit index (CFI) and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) values of the model were 0.95, 0.93, 0.91, and 0.05 respectively, indicating a good model fit. Strength enhances balance (β = .52,
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