Promoting Stair Climbing as an Exercise Routine among Healthy Older Adults Attending a Community-Based Physical Activity Program

• Main Authors: Nobuko Hongu (Author), Mieko Shimada (Author), Rieko Miyake (Author), Yusuke Nakajima (Author), Ichirou Nakajima (Author), Yutaka Yoshitake (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Stair climbing provides a feasible opportunity for increasing physical activity (PA) in daily living. The purpose of this study was to examine the daily walking and stair-climbing steps among healthy older adults (age: 74.0 ± 4.9 years; Body Mass Index (BMI): 22.3 ± 2.5 kg/m2)....