Perceived barriers to exercise reported by individuals with stroke, who are able to walk in the community.

Purpose: To identify the perceived barriers to exercise, which could be modified, as well as the associated factors in people at the sub-acute post-stroke stages, who were able to walk in the community.

Methods: For this exploratory study, barriers to exercise were identified by the Exercise Barrier sub-scale of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale. Step-wise multiple linear regression analysis was employed to identify which of the clinical and sociodemographic variables, that is, age, walking speed, levels of physical activity, socioeconomic status, and depressive symptoms, could significantly predict the Exercise Barrier sub-scale scores.

Age and education influence the performance of elderly women on the dual-task Timed Up and Go test.

Gait variability is related to functional decline in the elderly. The dual-task Timed Up and Go Test (TUG-DT) reflects the performance in daily activities. Objective To evaluate the differences in time to perform the TUG with and without DT in elderly women with different ages and levels of education and physical activity.