Frailty, Fitness, and Quality of Life Outcomes of a Healthy and Productive Aging Program (GrandMove) for Older Adults With Frailty or Prefrailty: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Jennifer Yee Man Tang, Hao Luo, Michael Tse, Joseph Kwan, Angela Yee Man Leung, Teresa Bik-Kwan Tsien Wong, Terry Yat Sang Lum, Gloria Hoi Yan Wong

Department of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China (Hong Kong).Department of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China (Hong Kong). · pubmed

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Abstract

Exercise interventions can reverse frailty. However, their scalability and sustainability are limited by manpower, which is reducing due to population aging. GrandMove is a program that combines healthy and productive aging strategies to (1) train and employ robust older adults as exercise coaches and (2) improve fitness and motivate the adoption of an exercise habit in older adults with frailty and prefrailty.

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Research summary

The paper claims that a program combining healthy aging strategies can effectively train older adults to become exercise coaches, thereby improving fitness in frail individuals. This research is relevant as it addresses the promotion of physical activity in older adults, which is a key factor in mitigating frailty and enhancing longevity.

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