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Attitudes of Older Adults in a Group-Based Exercise Program Toward a Blended Intervention; A Focus-Group Study.

Front Psychol

November 2016

Centre of Applied Research, Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesAmsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Center AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands.

Ageing is associated with a decline in daily functioning and mobility. A physically active life and physical exercise can minimize the decline of daily functioning and improve the physical-, psychological- and social functioning of older adults. Despite several advantages of group-based exercise programs, older adults participating in such interventions often do not meet the frequency, intensity or duration of exercises needed to gain health benefits.

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