Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
@JAPAjournal
A multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal publishing on the relationship between physical activity and the aging process.
📢Exciting news! Human Kinetics Journals, including JAPA, has joined @R4LPartnership, helping make research accessible to institutions in low- and middle-income countries at no cost. Click the link below to learn more about this global initiative! 🌎 research4life.org/news/welcoming…
Have Spring showers been keeping you inside? Check out our directory of active aging videos you can try at home! activeagingcanada.ca/for-older-adul…
📱Can mobile apps help older adults move more or eat better? This systematic review and meta-analysis finds digital health applications can boost step count, but effects on nutrition are still unclear. Learn more below! By French and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Can short movement breaks improve physical and mental health in older adults? 🪑❌🚶♀️🧠♥️ This systematic review explores the effects of breaking up/interrupting sedentary behavior in community-dwelling adults aged 60+. By Swartz and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Parks can be powerful intergenerational spaces - but how are they actually used by grandparents and grandchildren?🌿 🧓👧 This JAPA study observed six parks in Victoria, Australia to explore shared use and inclusive design. By Levinger and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Check out this article! ➡️ "Rehabilitation Services Improve Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Capability in Patients After Discharge From Convalescent Rehabilitation Wards" By Matsushita and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
What's the link between 24-hr movement behaviors and metabolic health in adults in outpatient rehab? ⏱️ This study uses compositional time-use analysis to examine how daily activity relates to cardiometabolic risk and metabolic syndrome. By Peiris et al journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
New article alert! 🔔 "Association Between Objective Sleep and Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults With Low Back Pain Receiving Physical Therapy Care: A Secondary Analysis of a Responsiveness Study"💤 By Silva and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Check out this open access research from @JAPAjournal! It Has To Be My Way—Reducing Sedentary Time in the Transition to Retirement doi.org/10.1123/japa.2…
Accuracy of an Activity Monitor in Assessing Physical Activity of Hospitalized Geriatric Rehabilitation Patients With Slow Walking Speed Using a Walking Aid 🚶🚶♀️ #observationalstudy By van Dijk and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Accelerometer-Measured Volumes of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Functional Fitness in Older Adults 🏃🏋️ #cardiorespiratoryfitness #musclestrength #crosssectionalstudy By Cruz and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Association Between Physical Activity and Performance in Skill Learning Among Older Adults Based on Cognitive Function🧠 Check out this paper below! 👇 By Kasahara and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Check out this article! The Current Status of Leisure Constraints, Leisure Sports Behaviors, and Active Aging Among Chinese Older Adults #leisuresports #activeaging #agingresearch By Qiu and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Our editorial calling the attention for the need to differentiate sarcopenia and dynapenia for a better prescription of resistance training is now freely available in the printed June 2025 issue of JAPA @JAPAjournal @clinimex journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
How can walking football benefit older adults?⚽️👟 This new study explores participant experiences in a community-based initiative in Australia 🇦🇺 #qualitativeresearch #activeaging By Fitzsimons and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Check out the latest research from @JAPAjournal! Association of Daily Physical Activity With Motivation in Prefrail and Frail Older Adults Living in Retirement Communities doi.org/10.1123/japa.2…
How did the COVID pandemic impact physical activity in frail adults?😷🏃 Learn more in the paper below 👇 #longitudinalstudy By O'Brien and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Relationships of physical activity and type 2 diabetes with cognition in Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites 🧠🚶 By Yu and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Is advancing age associated with greater exercise-induced muscle damage? Read here 👇 #SystematicReview #MetaAnalysis #MetaRegression journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
Did you know that @JAPAjournal presents infographics inspired by research published in the journal? Check out this research on strength and balance in recreational golfers and non-golfers ⛳️ journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…
