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Perceived acceptability of online volunteer-led exercise classes: Perspectives of rural volunteer exercise leaders and older people.

Natalie McDermottMd Saifur RahmanRachel WintertonNazmul AhasanCarly BarnesAdelle Kennedy
Published in: Australasian journal on ageing (2024)
Digital literacy was a challenge for the older respondents, particularly for those who were not currently engaged in regular exercise. Organisations implementing online exercise programs should recognise that this form of delivery will pose challenges to cohorts of rural older people who are not undertaking regular physical activity and address the individual and environmental barriers to digital uptake.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • high intensity
  • health information
  • social media
  • mental health
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • risk assessment
  • sleep quality
  • social support
  • climate change
  • human health