Advances in Ageing Care: Spotlight on the Role of Physical Activity
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 949
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physical fitness; ageing; bone health; sarcopenia
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Dear Colleagues,
In the last decade, the number of people who are reaching 60 years old or more has been growing. Following this trend, the number of elderly people in 2050 is expected to be around 2.1 billion according to World Health Organization. Both the elderly population is increasing, as is life expectancy, while functionality and autonomy are decreasing.
Ageing is not synonymous with a decline in health and economic and social overload for health systems. Physical activity and physical exercise are determinants of public health, especially in the elderly population. Regular physical activity practice and good physical fitness levels are associated with body weight control, better cardiovascular health and maintaining muscle mass and bone density, as well as preventing the risk of falls and chronic diseases such as sarcopenia, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and osteoporosis.
The development of physical activity/exercise programmes for the elderly must consider individual limitations and pre-existing health conditions. Initial physical assessments are essential to personalise exercise programmes and ensure safety. There is a need to understand multifactorial aspects, which influence the biomechanics and physiologic mechanisms, in order to precisely prescribe the correct physical activity/exercise.
We invite you to contribute scientific studies such as systematic reviews and meta-analyses, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, and community and/or clinical intervention studies aimed at promoting healthy ageing through physical activity/physical exercise and physical fitness in order to provide health professionals with evidence-based knowledge.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Duarte Henriques-Neto
Dr. Alex Barreto de Lima
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- physical activity
- physical exercise
- physical fitness
- ageing
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