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Interventions Based on Behavior Change Techniques to Encourage Physical Activity or Decrease Sedentary Behavior in Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 50–70: Systematic Review With Intervention Component Analysis

Saima Ahmed, Kimberly Lazo Green, Lisa McGarrigle, Annemarie Money, Neil Pendleton, and Chris Todd

the long-term efficacy of Active Plus intervention conditions and the differences in long-term efficacy among the subgroups Anthropometrics: • Height and BW Fitness/health: • BMI PA or SB: • SQUASH and compliance with moderate to vigorous PA defined as 30 min/day, 5+ days a week Psychological: • None

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Effectiveness and Benefits of Exercise on Older People Living With Mental Illness’ Physical and Psychological Outcomes in Regional Australia: A Mixed-Methods Study

Gabrielle McNamara, Caroline Robertson, Tegan Hartmann, and Rachel Rossiter

maintained active involvement in sporting activities, including squash, golf, swimming, football, croquet, cycling, and surfing. “Mick” recalled “I used to look forward to that [playing squash], I felt real good after it.” Others described remaining physically active while raising children, and performing

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Physical Activity and Psychological Resilience in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Eliza E. Toth, Ferenc Ihász, Roberto Ruíz-Barquín, and Attila Szabo

studies in this field. Furthermore, some published studies may use the specific names of the investigated form of PA (e.g., yoga, Tai Chi, golf, and squash) that we could have missed. Conclusions Based on cross-sectional and intervention studies reviewed here, a relatively consistent positive

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Physical Activity Inclusion in Dementia-Friendly Communities: A Mixed Methods Study

Rebecca Hadley, Elspeth Mathie, Elizabeth Pike, and Claire Goodman

Table tennis 6 2 4 0 Gardening related 5 1 2 2 PA at home 6 2 4 0 Football 4 1 2 1 Cycling 3 0 3 0 Tennis/squash/badminton 3 0 3 0 Golf 1 0 1 0 Darts 1 0 1 0 Other (dementia cafe [with regular walks incorporated], cricket, music group, singing group, and coffee morning for older adults) 5 3 1 1 Note

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Physical Activity Level of Physically Independent Older Adults in a Densely Populated City

Linda Yin-king Lee, Rebecca Cho-kwan Pang, and Mimi Mei-ha Tiu

.62 [18.69, 37.56] 140.65 [98.40, 168.78]  11. Swimming 59 11.8 40.79 [27.58, 57.58] 246.23 [163.83, 392.55]  12. Valley ball 0 0 — — — —  13. Basketball 4 0.8 12.86 [8.57, 17.14] 77.80 [49.03, 126.00]  14. Football 4 0.8 15.00 [8.57, 34.29] 117.43 [52.57, 292.57]  15. Squash 1 0.2 8.57 — 96.09 — E

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Experiences Influencing Walking Football Initiation in 55- to 75-Year-Old Adults: A Qualitative Study

Rachel Cholerton, Jeff Breckon, Joanne Butt, and Helen Quirk

’m fit enough to run round doing badminton or squash, and I love football . . . I’d heard about walking football you know, it kept coming up on news programmes and stuff, so I sort of just googled, went onto google and put in walking football. (Kathleen, F, 61) Factors delaying participation Among higher

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Retirement and Physical Activity: The Opportunity of a Lifetime or the Beginning of the End?

Rajni Rai, Michelle I. Jongenelis, Ben Jackson, Robert U. Newton, and Simone Pettigrew

, windsurfing and I play squash. (M, 73 years, active) Discussion Physical activity is an important determinant of healthy aging ( Bauman et al., 2016 ). Intensive efforts are required to encourage physical activity in older adults, given that this age group represents the least active segment of the population