Medical Xpress December 2, 2024
Overall, 13.9 percent of adults age 65 years and older met the federal physical activity guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities in 2022, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Nazik Elgaddal and Ellen A. Kramarow, Ph.D., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, used data from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey to estimate the percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who met the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2018 Federal Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans for aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities.
The researchers found that in 2022, 13.9 percent of adults aged 65 years and...
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