LET’S GET PHYSICAL: ACTIVITY, FUNCTION, AND FITNESS AS KEY COMPONENTS OF AGING AND HEALTH
2024
Let's Get Physical: Activity, Function, and Fitness in Aging
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Author Information
Author(s): Schrack Jennifer, Wanigatunga Amal, Spira Adam
Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US
Conclusion
The symposium highlights how activity, function, and fitness are linked to health and cognitive outcomes in older adults.
Supporting Evidence
- Physical activity, function, and fitness are predictors of health and longevity.
- The symposium focuses on quantifying measures of activity, function, and fitness.
- Various studies will be presented that link physical activity to cognitive health.
Takeaway
Being active and fit is really important for older people to stay healthy and think clearly.
Methodology
The symposium includes presentations from various studies assessing physical and cognitive health in older adults.
Participant Demographics
Older adults from several large U.S. cohort studies.
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