About this resource:
Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services
Last Reviewed: July 2022
Workgroups: Physical Activity Workgroup, Older Adults Workgroup
Physical activity is key to staying healthy as people age. In this systematic review, the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) evaluated home-based exercise programs to improve physical fitness among adults aged 65 years and older.
CPSTF found that home-based exercise interventions to improve physical fitness — including balance and muscle strength, power, and endurance — among adults aged 65 years and older improved older adults’ balance, muscle strength, muscle power, and muscular endurance. Additionally, people who participate in home-based exercise reported fewer falls and spent more time engaged in physical activity.
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Suggested Citation
Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2022). Physical Activity: Home-based Exercise Interventions for Adults Aged 65 years and Older. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/physical-activity-home-based-exercise-interventions-adults-65-years-older.html.
