In this review we found that exercise interventions ( or lifestyle activities ) that improved cardiorespiratory exercise capacity showed the most positive impact on physical health .
CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that programs should facilitate and support women to participate in regular exercise by embedding physical activity programs in public health initiatives , by developing home-based exercise programs that require few re sources and by creating interventions that can incorporate physical activity within a healthy lifestyle .
The review also suggests that clinicians should consider prescribing exercise in a tailored manner for older women to ensure that it is of a high enough intensity to obtain the positive sustained effects of exercise
BACKGROUND Participation in regular physical activity is among the most promising and cost effective strategies to reduce physical and cognitive decline and premature death .
However , confusion remains about the amount , frequency , and duration of physical activity that is likely to provide maximum benefit as well as the way in which interventions should be delivered .
AIMS This paper aim ed to review research on the impact of leisure-time and general physical activity levels on physical and cognitive decline in postmenopausal women .
Relationship between physical functioning and physical activity in the lifestyle interventions and independence for elders pilot.
OBJECTIVES To determine whether participation in usual moderate-intensity or more-vigorous physical activity ( MVPA ) is associated with physical function performance and to identify sociodemographic , psychosocial , and disease-related covariates that may also compromise physical function performance . DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of baseline variables of a r and omized controlled intervention trial . SETTING Four academic research centers . PARTICIPANTS Four hundred twenty-four older adults aged 70 to 89 at risk for mobility disability ( scoring < 10 on the Short Physical Performance Battery ( SPPB ) ) and able to complete the 400-m walk test within 15 minutes . MEASUREMENTS  Minutes of MVPA ( dichotomized according to above or below 150 min/wk of MVPA ) assessed according to the Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors question naire , SPPB score , 400-m walk test , sex , body mass index ( BMI ) , depressive symptoms , age , and number of medications . RESULTS The SPPB summary score was associated with minutes of MVPA ( ρ=0.16 , P=.001 ) . In multiple regression analyses , age , minutes of MVPA , number of medications , and depressive symptoms were associated with performance on the composite SPPB ( P<.05 ) . There was an association between 400-m walk time and minutes of MVPA ( ρ=-0.18 ; P<.001 ) . In multiple regression analyses , age , sex , minutes of MVPA , BMI , and number of medications were associated with performance on the 400-m walk test ( P<.05 ) . CONCLUSION Minutes of MVPA , sex , BMI , depressive symptoms , age , and number of medications are associated with physical function performance and should all be taken into consideration in the prevention of mobility disability
In this review we found that exercise interventions ( or lifestyle activities ) that improved cardiorespiratory exercise capacity showed the most positive impact on physical health .
CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that programs should facilitate and support women to participate in regular exercise by embedding physical activity programs in public health initiatives , by developing home-based exercise programs that require few re sources and by creating interventions that can incorporate physical activity within a healthy lifestyle .
The review also suggests that clinicians should consider prescribing exercise in a tailored manner for older women to ensure that it is of a high enough intensity to obtain the positive sustained effects of exercise
BACKGROUND Participation in regular physical activity is among the most promising and cost effective strategies to reduce physical and cognitive decline and premature death .
However , confusion remains about the amount , frequency , and duration of physical activity that is likely to provide maximum benefit as well as the way in which interventions should be delivered .
AIMS This paper aim ed to review research on the impact of leisure-time and general physical activity levels on physical and cognitive decline in postmenopausal women .