Long-term maintenance of exercise, self-efficacy, and physiological change in older adults

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Sedentary older adults who had completed a five-month exercise program were assessed nine months later for physiological change, continuing participation in exercise programs and self-assessments of physical ability and participation (self-efficacy). Compliers and non-compliers differed in continuing participation, aerobic strength and self-efficacy ratings. While initial assessments revealed large declines in both participation and self-efficacy ratings, expectations of efficacy taken after a set of physical tests increased significantly.

Surveys, Exercise, Exercise for the aged

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Improved foot position sense as a result of repetitions in older adults

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The acuity of perceived foot position changes as a result of repetitions in older people were compared with that of young adults. The respondents were asked to actively hold four reference positions with one foot and matched these positions 12 times with the other foot. Results showed that young adults performed the proprioception task more accurately than the older subjects. Repeated matching trials improved the performance consistency in bothage groups.

Aged, Research, Physiological aspects, Proprioception

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