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• Use of walking modifications, perceived walking difficulty and changes in outdoor mobility among community-dwelling older people during COVID-19 restrictions 

  Leppä, Heidi; Karavirta, Laura; Rantalainen, Timo; Rantakokko, Merja; Siltanen, Sini; Portegijs, Erja; Rantanen, Taina (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021)

  Background Outdoor mobility enables participation in essential out-of-home activities in old age. Aim To compare changes in different aspects of outdoor mobility during COVID-19 restrictions versus two years before ...

• Older adults’ activity destinations before and during COVID-19 restrictions : From a variety of activities to mostly physical exercise close to home 

  Portegijs, Erja; Keskinen, Kirsi E.; Tuomola, Essi-Mari; Hinrichs, Timo; Saajanaho, Milla; Rantanen, Taina (Elsevier BV, 2021)

  The aim was to study various types of older adult's activity destinations (counts, frequency of visitation, and distance from home) in the pre-COVID-19 era, and to study prospectively how COVID-19-related regulations ...

• Physical activity measured by accelerometry among adolescents participating in sports clubs and non-participating peers 

  Toivo, Kerttu; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Kannus, Pekka; Tokola, Kari; Alanko, Lauri; Heinonen, Olli. J.; Korpelainen, Raija; Parkkari, Jari; Savonen, Kai; Selänne, Harri; Kokko, Sami; Kujala, Urho M.; Villberg, Jari; Vasankari,Tommi (Informa UK Limited, 2023)

  The purpose of this descriptive cross-sectional study is to describe the amount and intensity of physical activity (PA) measured by accelerometry among adolescents participating in organized sports (SCP) and age-matched ...

• Motivational characteristics and resistance training in older adults : A randomized controlled trial and 1-year follow-up 

  Kekäläinen, Tiia; Kokko, Katja; Tammelin, Tuija; Sipilä, Sarianna; Walker, Simon (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2018)

  The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 9‐month supervised resistance training intervention on motivational and volitional characteristics related to exercise, and whether the absolute level and/or ...

• Survival of the Fittest? Examining Lapsing Behaviour in the Context of Elderly People and the Use of Physical Activity Tracker Applications 

  Makkonen, Markus; Kari, Tuomas; Frank, Lauri (University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2022)

  Physical activity (PA) tracker applications have been proposed as one potential solution to the increasingly prevalent physical inactivity problem among elderly people, but their long-term potential is limited by the ...