Sunday, April 29, 2018

Same-Age Exercise Groups Can Keep Seniors Coming Back

Same-Age Exercise Groups Can Keep Seniors Coming Back

When older adults are able to workout with same-age peers, they are more likely to keep participating in an exercise class, according to a new study at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada. Interestingly, same-gender exercise groups didn’t seem to motivate participants to come back; only age seemed to matter.

“This study points to the importance of age-targeting, but perhaps not gender-targeting, when developing these programs,” said UBC kinesiology professor Dr. Mark...


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