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Topic- Motivation
Fitness and stress management motivate exercise
Using a touch screen computer in the lobby of eight YMCA facilities across Montreal, 1,885 participants from teens through older adults answered questions about their motivation to exercise. There were 256 people ages 40-49 years and 172 individuals 50 years and older included in the results. Across all age groups, “toned and fit” was the top motivator, followed by “stress reduction.” As people aged they indicated these categories more frequently, and less frequently cited “mental toughness” (defined as personal challenge and adventure) or “fun and friends.”
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Saving for retirement? You may take action to improve your health
The savings records of employees at eight industrial laundries were examined to determine whether or not they had contributed to a 401(k) retirement plan.
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Maybe timing will increase physical activity at older ages
Every year, overall physical activity declined 1.3% for each year increase in age, found readings from accelerometers worn by 611 people ages 32-93 for seven days.
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Friends and trained staff bring assisted living residents to the gym
For a one-year program, 10 residents in assisted living were encouraged to exercise in a gym. The residents regularly used exercise machines and improved in physical capacity when, the authors noted, they were “adequately prepared and supported.”
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If money talks, will older adults walk?
The idiom “money talks” refers to using money to persuade people or buy something. Would money talk loud enough to motivate older adults to walk?
STUDY: In-person interviews were conducted with 1,000 people 50 years and older in Singapore. Participants answered questions about their levels of physical activity and attitudes toward walking. They selected from 10 options describing a six-month group walking program.
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Robocall and human call yield same amount of physical activity
After 12 months, people who had been advised by the automated system achieved about the same physical activity levels as those with the human advisor.
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