Community exercise: a vital component to healthy aging.
Healthc Pap
; 10(1): 23-8; discussion 79-83, 2009.
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| ID: mdl-20057213
ABSTRACT
Exercise plays a critical role in promoting healthy aging and in the management of chronic illness. In this paper, we provide an overview of the leading research regarding exercise and chronic illness, and the variables influencing exercise participation among persons with a chronic illness. We then examine the Empoli Adaptive Physical Activity (APA) program as a model program that has overcome many of the obstacles to exercise adherence. Piloted by Local Health Authority 11 in Tuscany, Italy, APA has over 2,000 participants, and it provides tailored exercise opportunities for persons with stroke, back pain, Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis, among others illnesses. The Empoli APA program serves as a model community exercise program and is now being replicated throughout Tuscany and in the United States.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aptidão Física
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Doença Crônica
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Serviços de Saúde Comunitária
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Terapia por Exercício
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article