Attitudes Towards Adapted Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise Developed for 60-70-Year-Olds: Perceptions of Participants and Trainers

Elisabeth Boulton; Michaela Weber; Helen Hawley-Hague; Ronny Bergquist; Jeanine Van Ancum; Nini H. Jonkman; Kristin Taraldsen; Jorunn L. Helbostad; Andrea B. Maier; Clemens Becker; Chris Todd; Lindy Clemson; Michael Schwenk

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Attitudes Towards Adapted Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise Developed for 60-70-Year-Olds: Perceptions of Participants and Trainers

Elisabeth Boulton^*, Michaela Weber, Helen Hawley-Hague, Ronny Bergquist, Jeanine Van Ancum, Nini H. Jonkman, Kristin Taraldsen, Jorunn L. Helbostad, Andrea B. Maier, Clemens Becker, Chris Todd, Lindy Clemson, Michael Schwenk

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BACKGROUND: Time commitments, limited access, or unwillingness to join a group are some of the many reasons for low adherence to structured exercise in older adults. A promising alternative approach is integrating exercise into daily routines.

OBJECTIVE: This study tested whether an adapted Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (aLiFE) programme is suitable for adults aged 60-70 years.

METHODS: The aLiFE approach was evaluated by interviews and focus-groups with participants and trainers following 4-week pre-post intervention pilot study. For data analyses, Framework Approach was used. Coding was managed using NVivo, and subsequently organised into overarching themes.

RESULTS: Twenty women and 11 men (mean age 66.4 ± 2.7 years) and 6 trainers (30.0 ± 6.2 years; 5 women) participated. Both participants and trainers were positive about the programme. Participants understood the concept of integrating balance, strength and physical activities into daily lives and valued the individual tailoring in the programme, the preventive approach, and the support of trainers. Trainers valued the flexible approach and peer support between trainers. However, both participants and trainers disliked the extensive study paperwork and reported some challenges to integrate activities into daily routines during the compressed intervention: busy and varied lifestyles, embarrassment performing activities in public, pain, difficulty of specific activities. Participants noted habitualisation of some activities within the short intervention period, even without continuous self-monitoring.

CONCLUSIONS: aLiFE is a highly acceptable intervention amongst adults aged 60-70 years. Trainers are especially relevant as motivators and support providers. The effectiveness of the aLiFE approach should be tested in a randomised controlled trial.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	599-609
Number of pages	11
Journal	Gerontology
Volume	65
Issue number	6
Early online date	19 Jun 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000500778
Publication status	Published - Nov 2019

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aSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK; bNetwork Aging Research, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; cDepartment of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; dDepartment of Human Movement Sciences, @AgeAmsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; eDepartment of Medicine and Aged Care, @AgeMelbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; fDepartment of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatric Rehabilitation, Robert-Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany; gManchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; hFaculty of Health Sciences, and Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia This work was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (689238). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the European Union.

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Exercise/physical activity
Intervention
Prevention
Successful ageing

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Boulton, E., Weber, M., Hawley-Hague, H., Bergquist, R., Van Ancum, J., Jonkman, N. H., Taraldsen, K., Helbostad, J. L., Maier, A. B., Becker, C., Todd, C., Clemson, L., & Schwenk, M. (2019). Attitudes Towards Adapted Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise Developed for 60-70-Year-Olds: Perceptions of Participants and Trainers. Gerontology, 65(6), 599-609. https://doi.org/10.1159/000500778

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