Exercise Interventions for Healthy Aging
A special issue of Geriatrics (ISSN 2308-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Healthy Aging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editors
Interests: resistance and power training; multicomponent training; dosing and periodization of exercise in late life; velocity inten-tional variable resistance; adherence, safety, and feasibility; sex/gender differences in exercise responses; inflammaging and oxidative stress responses to exercise; bone health; blood flow restriction; sarcopenia; frailty
Interests: pediatric resistance training; balance/fall prevention; safety; hemodynamic responses; functional outcomes; rehabilitation after musculoskeletal and cardiovascular disease; neuroplasticity and exercise; cognition and dual-task performance in aging; gait; balance and mobility assessment; sensor-based monitoring; fall risk stratification and tar-geted interventions; multimorbidity and exercise rehabilitation; digital health and tele-exercise; remote supervision; wearables; equity, access, and culturally adapted interventions for underserved older populations; blood flow re-striction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is a pleasure to serve as Guest Editors for the Special Issue “Exercise Interventions for Healthy Aging”. Physical activity and structured exercise are cornerstone strategies to delay the onset of chronic disease, extend healthspan, and preserve cognitive and physical function in later life. Beyond primary prevention, exercise is an effective behavioral therapy across non-communicable conditions, including cardiovascular and metabolic disease, osteo-muscular disorders, cancer survivorship, chronic pain, frailty, multimorbidity, and falls, and can complement medical and surgical care throughout the continuum.
Recommended activity targets remain unmet for most older adults, with participation disproportionately low in under-resourced groups. This gap underscores the need for optimized, scalable exercise prescriptions (mode, intensity, volume, velocity, and progression), innovative strategies (e.g., tele-rehabilitation, wearables, and community programs), and a clearer understanding of barriers, motivators, and health equity considerations. We also welcome work that integrates biomarkers (inflammation, oxidative stress, and neuroplasticity), cognition and mental health, sleep, body and bone composition, and patient-centered outcomes (quality of life, function, and falls).
This Special Issue invites submissions from primary/secondary care and community settings, including randomized trials, quasi-experimental and feasibility studies, implementation research, qualitative inquiries, systematic/scoping reviews, and high-quality narrative syntheses and meta-analyses. Modalities of interest include resistance, power/velocity, balance and motor control, aerobics/HIIT, mind–body, aquatic and elastic band programs, and blood flow restriction (BFR) training—both as standalone methods and as an adjunct to low-load exercise—covering efficacy, safety, dosing, and feasibility in older adults and clinical populations. In addition, combined lifestyle or supplementation approaches are especially encouraged.
We look forward to your contributions to advance actionable, equitable exercise solutions for healthy aging.
Dr. Pedro Gargallo
Prof. Dr. Iván Chulvi Medrano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- healthy aging
- exercise prescription
- physical function
- quality of life
- cognitive health
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