Physical activity levels objectively measured among older adults: a population-based study in a Southern city of Brazil

Virgílio Viana Ramires, Fernando César Wehrmeister, Andrea Wendt Böhm, Leony Galliano, Ulf Ekelund, Soren Brage and Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam da Silva

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Published online on February 02, 2017

Abstract

Low levels of physical activity are currently observed in all age groups around the world. Among older adults physical activity is even lower, potentially influencing quality of life, incidence of diseases and...