Relationships Between Exercise and Emotion Regulation on Physical Activity in Frail Older Adults
Mobility Limitation, Sedentary Lifestyle, Older Adults
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Mobility Limitation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Community-dwelling older adults 60+ years of age
- Men and women
- Frail older adults with impaired mobility (gait speed < 0.8 m/sec)
- Sedentary older adults
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to give consent
- Unable to exercise
- Unable to travel to the community site
- Unstable chronic conditions
Sites / Locations
- Northeastern University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Group exercise
Attention-Control group
Group exercise training at a community site. Exercises included supervised upper and lower-body strength and balance exercises twice per week. Hand-made, weighted bars were used for resistance props and balance. The exercises included: chair squats; standing single leg hip abduction; hip extension; balance heal-to-toe walking; seated hip adduction and knee extension; wall push-ups; bent-over rows; shoulder press; elbow flexion and extension).
Attendance to community site usual activities offered to older adults. Participants in this group were offered the exercise routine after completing the 12-week study.