Using the Nintendo Wii as an Intervention in a Falls Prevention Group

Several possible mechanisms could explain the protective role of PA against disability.For instance, PA promotes healthy behaviors through self-motivation and better-functioning social networks, which in turn contribute to maintaining good health and avoiding disability.Alternatively, PA could affect health through physiological changes; with people expressing PA being better able to cope with stressful situations and therefore maintaining less-damaging neuroendocrine and immunological patterns. 10 The positive spectrum of human emotion should be explored in clinical settings to better understand its protective effect on health-related outcomes.This information would help clinicians in determining whether preservation of PA could play a role in the prevention or management of disability in elderly adults.