Active for Life: Increasing Physical Activity Levels in Adults Age 50 and Older
National Program
To increase the number of American adults age 50 and older who engage in regular physical activity.
Sedentary Lifestyle
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What Works in Physical Activity Programs for Sedentary Older Adults?
August 11, 2010 | Program Result
The National Council on Aging identified 10 best practice physical activity programs, disseminated information on them via issue briefs and put information on the programs studied on a Web-based directory.
Challenging Aging Stereotypes
October 1, 2003 | Journal Article
Strategies for Creating a More Active Society
Recruiting and Engaging Participants in California and Washington, DC
December 23, 2008 | Program Result
Lessons were learned from three recruitment experiences: Blue Shield of California; the Health Department of San Mateo County/Berkeley City Health Department and the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington, D.C.
FirstHealth of the Carolinas Faces Inactivity and Obesity in its Communities
December 23, 2008 | Program Result
FirstHealth delivered Active Living Every Day to 936 people over the four years of RWJF funding. Although RWJF funding for Active Living Every Day ended in 2007, FirstHealth has continued and significantly expanded the program.
Transformational Effects on Implementing Organizations
December 23, 2008 | Program Result
According to Marcia Ory, Ph.D., M.P.H., the Active for Life national program director, "we saw an evolution of grantees. They learned to introduce research-based programs in their own settings, collect evaluation data, train staff in new ways of working and integrate new approaches into ongoing programs. They started out as students, but they became our peers and now our mentors.
Sustaining the Intervention
December 23, 2008 | Program Result
OASIS and its centers have a history of collaborating with other senior service organizations. An early experience with Active Living Every Day prompted them to expand and deepen these relationships.
Creative Adaptation of Research Models into Community Settings
December 23, 2008 | Program Result
Council, health district and Health Alliance staff wanted to offer an evidence-based program to sedentary but not homebound senior citizens, particularly those who visited senior centers. They were especially interested in introducing a program that focused on lifestyle changes rather than on exercise regimens.
Detroit Tackles Sedentary Lifestyles and Obesity Among Older African Americans
December 23, 2008 | Program Result
In 2002, Detroit was one of five sites selected to operate the 20-week Active Living Every Day program, in which groups of between 12 and 20 people age 50 or older meet for one hour each week with guidance from a trained facilitator.
AARP Conducts Social Marketing Campaign to Motivate Older Adults in Richmond, Va., and Madison, Wis., to be "Active for Life"
October 1, 2005 | Program Result
The American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) conducted a social marketing project from 2002 to 2004 to promote increased physical activity in Richmond, Va., and Madison, Wis.