Physical Activity and Aging Research: Opportunities Abound

Authors

G. Varesco, Université de Lyon
Sandra K. Hunter, Marquette UniversityFollow
Vianney Rozand, Université de LyonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2021

Publisher

Canadian Science Publishing

Source Publication

Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism

Source ISSN

1715-5312

Abstract

Aging is associated with large between-subjects variability in motor function among older adults, which can compromise identifying the mechanisms for age-related reductions in motor performance. This variability is in part explained by differences among older adults in habitual physical activity. Quantifying and accounting for physical activity levels of the participants in aging studies will help differentiate those changes in motor function associated with biological aging rather than those induced by inactivity.

Comments

Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, Vol. 46, No. 8 (August 2021): 1004-1006. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Varesco, G.; Hunter, Sandra K.; and Rozand, Vianney, "Physical Activity and Aging Research: Opportunities Abound" (2021). Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications. 205.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/exsci_fac/205