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Monday, February 22, 2010 (16:53:52) |
| Tags : Elders, Parks, Trails, Health |
Elderly benefit from living by parks, walking trails |
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| Washington: Elders who live near physical activity resources like parks, trails and recreational facilities benefit health wise, says a new study.
Researchers conducted a study among community-dwelling men, aged 65 years or older.
They sought to find out whether older men who live within one-eighth, one-quarter, or one-half mile of physical activity resources, including parks, trails and recreational facilities, are more likely than men who live farther from these resources to maintain or increase the time they spend walking.
Participants were enrolled from March 2000 through April 2002 at six clinical centres and were followed an average of 3.6 years to assess changes in time spent walking.
The results of the study revealed a positive association among urban-dwelling older men between living within one-eighth mile of parks and one-half mile of trails and maintaining or increasing time spent walking, although the association was limited to men living in high-socioeconomic status neighbourhoods.
The study authors said: "Proximity to physical activity resources such as parks and trails may be important for maintaining moderate physical activity over time among older men residing in high-socioeconomic status neighbourhoods,". |
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