Associations between older adults' physical fitness level and their engagement in different types of physical activity: cross-sectional results from the OUTDOOR ACTIVE study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the prevalence of different types of physical activities and to explore the association between engagement in these physical activities and performance in the physical fitness dimensions among older adults living in Bremen, Germany.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Twelve subdistricts in Bremen, Germany.

Participants

1583 non-institutionalised adults aged 65-75 years residing in one of the 12 subdistricts in Bremen, Germany (53.1% female).

Primary outcome measures

Level of physical fitness in five dimensions: handgrip strength (hand dynamometry), lower muscle strength (30 s-chair stand test), aerobic endurance (2 min-step test), lower body flexibility (sit-and-reach test), and upper body flexibility (back scratch test); classi

SUBMITTER: Albrecht BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10069498 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature