INTRODUCTION: An essential public health goal is to reduce
age-related disabilities in the elderly. The present study
aimed to investigate the effect of exercise program on
health-quality of life (HQL) in older adults.
METHODS: Subjects were sixty healthy adult volunteers
over the age of �� years. None of the subjects had any experience
in exercise programs but were physically active
and able to perform activities of daily living independently.
The subjects were randomly assigned into one of two
groups each with �� people: test (exercise) group and control
(no exercise) group. The test group was taken into a � -
week aerobic exercise program. The exercises included a �-
�� minute circulatory warm-up, a �� minute walking and a
�-�� minute stretching/cool-down period. The exercises
were performed three times per week under supervision of
an experienced instructor. No exercise program was prescribed
for the control group. Both groups were assessed
before and after the exercise program. The LEIPAD questionnaire
was used to measure HQL.
RESULTS: The results showed significant improvements in all
domains of the LEIPAD questionnaire whilst the level of HQL
did not change and none of the scores obtained by the
LEIPAD was significant. Measures of HQL improved with
exercise so that there were no HQL changes in the control
but significant changes were observed in the exercise group.
CONCLUSION: This study suggests that an exercise program
has resulted in a signific
