Why the study?
Does a combined behavioral and exercise program improve cardiorespiratory fitness in community-dwelling older persons?
Does a combined behavioral and exercise program improve cardiorespiratory fitness in community-dwelling older persons?
A combined exercise and behavioral program significantly improves and sustains cardiorespiratory fitness in community-dwelling older adults compared to exercise alone or no intervention.
May support behavioral-enhanced exercise for fitness in older adults; hypothesis-generating and requires RCT confirmation before practice change.
Active participation in exercise may help to improve physical and psychological functions for older people. Regretfully, most of them do not engage in long term exercise due to several barriers. This puts them at high risk of may chronic illness that will limit their activities of daily living. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the behavioral and exercise program on cardio respiratory fitness among 63 community-dwelling olders. At the end of six months, there is a significant difference for cardio respiratory fitness and exercise engagement. Thus, improved their overall quality of life.
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