"Being physically active helps older adults postpone their physical decline and the onset of chronic diseases, and provides them with feelings of independence and empowerment that are highly valued for social and emotional health." Older adults who lived in neighborhoods where it was easy to walk to daily destinations were more physically active than those in less walkable neighborhoods , a study in Barcelona , Spain , showed . The findings have implications for efforts to allow older adults to remain healthy and independent while they " age in peace " in urban areas .
Older adults who lived in neighborhoods where it was easy to walk to daily destinations were more physically active than those in less walkable neighborhoods , a study in Barcelona , Spain , showed . The findings have implications for efforts to allow older adults to remain healthy and independent while they " age in peace " in urban areas .