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The effects of a physical and cognitive training intervention vs. physical training alone on older adults' physical activity: A randomized controlled trial with extended follow-up during COVID-19.

Tiina SavikangasTimo TörmäkangasAnna TirkkonenMarkku AlenRoger A FieldingMiia KivipeltoTimo RantalainenAnna Stigsdotter NeelySarianna Sipilä
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Cognitive training did not have additive effects over physical training alone on physical activity, but multicomponent training and higher executive function at baseline may support adaptation to and maintenance of a physically active lifestyle among older adults.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • virtual reality
  • mental health
  • body mass index
  • randomized controlled trial
  • cardiovascular disease
  • depressive symptoms