Physical activity and public health in older adults: recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

@article{Nelson2007PhysicalAA,
  title={Physical activity and public health in older adults: recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.},
  author={Miriam E. Nelson and Walter Jack Rejeski and Steven N. Blair and Pamela W. Duncan and James Oat Judge and Abby C. King and Caroline A. Macera and Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa},
  journal={Circulation},
  year={2007},
  volume={116 9},
  pages={
          1094-105
        }
}
OBJECTIVE To issue a recommendation on the types and amounts of physical activity needed to improve and maintain health in older adults. PARTICIPANTS A panel of scientists with expertise in public health, behavioral science, epidemiology, exercise science, medicine, and gerontology. EVIDENCE The expert panel reviewed existing consensus statements and relevant evidence from primary research articles and reviews of the literature. PROCESS After drafting a recommendation for the older adult… 
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