Special Issue "Physical Activity, Aging, and Lifestyle Sustainability"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Pablo Jorge Marcos-Pardo
E-Mail Website1 Website2
Guest Editor
1. Department of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
2. SPORT Research Group (CTS-1024), CERNEP Research Center, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Interests: resistance training; healthy aging; functional autonomy; physical activity for health; motivation
Dr. Noelia González-Gálvez
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Guest Editor
Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Department, Faculty of Sport, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Interests: healthy aging; functional autonomy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Lifestyle has been associated with a range of public health problems, from childhood to old age. Research on active lifestyle is therefore important, especially due to its influence on human health and quality of life.

Research studies have shown that physical activity and sedentary behaviors can both affect health. Physical activity and exercise have a positive effect on physical, social, cognitive, and psychological status at any stage of life, promoting longevity and mobility. Nevertheless, and despite the benefits of physical activity and negative consequences of sedentary behaviors being widely known and advertised, a large incidence of sedentary behaviors and physical inactivity has been observed in global data at all ages.

This Special Issue is interested in studies on physical activity, exercise, sport, physical fitness, cognitive status, psychological variables, physiological values, health, quality of life or related issues, and aging. This Special Issue specifically aims to receive research that helps to better understand the connection between active lifestyle and health status, which promote longevity and mobility.

The objective of this Special Issue is to advance our knowledge of physical activity and physical fitness, including the latter’s specific benefits in each parameter of physical, social, cognitive, and psychological health, in the field of exercise, physical activity, and sports in older adults. We are particularly interested in intervention studies, cross-sectional, systematic reviews, and meta-analysis studies.

Prof. Dr. Pablo Jorge Marcos-Pardo
Dr. Noelia González-Gálvez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • physical activity
  • exercise training
  • physical fitness
  • resistance training
  • functional ability
  • older people
  • health status
  • aging
  • healthy aging
  • sustainability

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A Descriptive Analytical Study on Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Sustainable Aging
Sustainability 2021, 13(11), 5968; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13115968 - 25 May 2021
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Physical activity (PA) improves the quality of life (QOL) of older people, increasing overall health and well-being and enabling them to take control over their own lives, and is highly correlated with sustainable aging. Objective: To relate the practice of PA with QOL [...] Read more.
Physical activity (PA) improves the quality of life (QOL) of older people, increasing overall health and well-being and enabling them to take control over their own lives, and is highly correlated with sustainable aging. Objective: To relate the practice of PA with QOL for sustainable aging. Method: The sample of this cross-sectional inquiry analytical observational ex post facto research was composed of 690 community-dwelling older people of both genders, non-selected volunteers, living in Brazil, present at a road run in Rio de Janeiro, from 30 October 2019 to 12 March 2020, that answered an instrument starting with profile questions, followed by selected questions on QOL from world health organization quality of life for old age (WHOQOL-Old) and on PA from Baecke-Old. Results: The mean age bracket was 65–69 years, 73.6% female. This sample was characterized as active (84%), having university level education (75%), fitting the concept of a high level of QOL (73.35 ± 12.6). QOL was distributed as: 562 (81.2%) at 70–100%; 123 (17.9%) at 41–69%; 5 (0.7%) at 32–40%. Between active and sedentary lifestyle and QOL, the sedentary lifestyle presented a lower QOL score while the active QOL score was highest, with a correspondence with p < 0.001, DF = 2, with 99.9% certainty and Pearson’s chi-square test critical value = 19.2. Conclusion: The sample of older people characterized by high QOL and PA with a university level education suggests the triangulation between advanced education, PA and QOL. The QOL of the older people with high scores was associated with the practice of PA, and low scores were associated with a sedentary lifestyle; this conclusion can be applied to sustainable aging of general society. Full article
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Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults Who Regularly Exercise
Sustainability 2021, 13(7), 3771; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073771 - 29 Mar 2021
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The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of social distancing on physical activity (PA) and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in active Spanish older adults according to their physical functionality. The study included 58 older adults aged 76.24 ± 6.00 [...] Read more.
The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of social distancing on physical activity (PA) and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in active Spanish older adults according to their physical functionality. The study included 58 older adults aged 76.24 ± 6.00 years who were enrolled in a supervised physical exercise program before the COVID-19 outbreak. Anthropometric, physical function, physical activity and HRQoL were measured at baseline (October 2019). After the two-month lockdown due to the COVID-19, questionnaires were collected again during de-escalation (May 2020). Participants were divided into high- (n = 29) and low-functionality (n = 29) groups. Total PA, walking and cleaning significantly decreased (p < 0.001) whilst exercising or dancing increased (p < 0.001). General health, social and emotional role functioning dimensions and overall mental component scores worsened (p < 0.01–p < 0.05). Low-functionality participants had significantly lower physical functioning scores at baseline (p < 0.01) and lower bodily pain scores at de-escalation (p < 0.01). Emotional role functioning dimension and overall mental component significantly decreased only in low-functionality participants (p < 0.05). Although PA levels decreased significantly, older adults continued being active regardless of their functionality. While mental HRQoL in participants with higher physical functionality remained unchanged, participants with lower functional capacity had a higher risk of mental health concerns. Therefore, attention should focus on strategies to mitigate the negative effects of distancing measures on older people’s mental health, especially in those with lower functionality. Full article
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