Mean score for prevention was higher than other sub‐scales. It is while the nutrition sub‐scale in Morovati[20] study was higher than the other sub‐scales. However, the results of both researches and also the studies by Wang[21] and Adams et al.[23] showed that the participants in all the three investigations were in the lowest level, regarding the physical activities. Physical activity and healthy nutrition mean scores in our study were lower than the scores of other sub‐scales. The most common behavior regarding the physical activity was daily activities such as doing house work. Among the nutritious aspects consuming of local bread with bran had the highest level. Hence regarding the importance of these two groups of behaviors (physical activity and healthy nutrition) in promoting health of the elderly people, interventional programs with focus on those behaviors is recommended. As mentioned earlier, the behaviors regarding prevention, in present study were in better conditions than other sub‐scales and not drinking alcoholic beverages was the most common behavior among them. This case seems to be logical due to the Islamic beliefs of the participants.