Let Healthy Older Adults Run

Authors

  • Robert E Johnstone Professor of Anesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA Author
  • David L Rutlen Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, USA Author
  • Amby Burfoot Editor of Run Long/Run Healthy, Mystic, CT, USA Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33425/2690-5191.1078

Keywords:

Older adults, healthy lifespans

Abstract

Increases in physical activity promote good health, yet exercise and particularly running are underprescribed for adults over age 65. The authors call for more prescriptions, incentives, and recognition for endurance exercise for older adults, which would increase healthy lifespans and inspire younger adults to run. They describe how new run-walk programs and shoe technologies allow older adults to succeed at endurance running, something not previously identified in the medical literature.

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Published

2025-07-29

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3

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Articles

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