Pilot study: Can older inactive adults learn how to reach the required intensity of physical activity guideline?
| dc.contributor.author | Bouchard, Danielle R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Langlois, Marie-France | |
| dc.contributor.author | Boisvert-Vigneault, Katherine | |
| dc.contributor.author | Farand, Paul | |
| dc.contributor.author | Paulin, Mathieu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Baillargeon, Jean-Patrice | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-18T19:34:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-06-18T19:34:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-04-30 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Most individuals do not reach the recommended physical activity level of at least 150 minutes of aerobic exercise (AE) at moderate-to-vigorous intensity per week. For example, only 13% of older Canadian adults reach World Health Organization physical activity guideline (PAG). One of the reasons might be a difficulty identifying the required intensity. Twenty-five inactive older adults received one session about the AE-PAG and how to use a tool or strategy to help them identify AE intensity: heart-rate (HR) monitor (% of maximal HR; N = 9); manual pulse (% of maximal HR; N = 8); or pedometer (walking cadence; N = 8). Participants had 8 weeks to implement their specific tool with the aim of reaching the PAG by walking at home. At pre- and post-intervention, the capacity to identify AE intensity and AE time spent at moderate-to-vigorous intensity were evaluated. Only the two groups using a tool increased total AE time (both P < 0.01), but no group improved the time spent at moderate-to-vigorous intensity. No significant improvement was observed in the ability to correctly identify AE intensity in any of the groups, but a tendency was observed in the pedometer group (P = 0.07). Using walking cadence with a pedometer should be explored as a tool to reach the PAG as it is inexpensive, easy to use, and seemed the best tool to improve both AE time and perception of intensity. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bouchard, D.R., Langlois, M.F., Boisvert-Vigneault, K., Farand, P., Paulin, M., Baillargeon, J.P. (2013) Pilot study: can older inactive adults learn how to reach the required intensity of physical activity guideline? Clin Interv Aging. 8, 501-508. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S42224 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/23636 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Dove Press | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Aging | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pacing | en_US |
| dc.subject | Aerobic exercise | en_US |
| dc.title | Pilot study: Can older inactive adults learn how to reach the required intensity of physical activity guideline? | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |