Unfit survivors: exercise as a resource for aging women.
Some researchers have suggested that about 50% of aging decline is preventable through improved life-style habits such as participation in regular exercise, yet exercise as a resource for healthier survival is being ignored by many aging women. Though recent research findings highlight regular physical activity as a potent factor in combatting hypokinesis (the disease of inactivity), numerous real and perceived barriers to exercise stand between the older woman and her ability to achieve a better quality of life. Among strategies that have been developed to overcome these barriers are social empowerment initiatives that may encourage women to combat disability by engaging in regular exercise.
O'Brien
S J
SJ
Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Vertinsky
P A
PA
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002170:Canada; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health