Key factors in improving health are exercising at a moderate-to-vigorous level for at least 5 days per week and including both aerobic and strengthening exercises.
Few older adults achieve the level of physical activity or exercise that accompanies health improvements.
A challenge for health professionals is to increase physical activity and exercise participation in older adults.
Some success in this has been reported when physicians have given specific, detailed and localised information to their patients, but more high quality research is needed to continue to address this issue of non-participation in physical activity and exercise of a high enough level to ensure health benefits.