Effects of Exercise Habits and Age on Life Space of Elderly People Living in Mountainous Areas

Abstract

[Purpose] To investigate the relationship between exercise habits and age and the Life Space Assessment (LSA) in elderly people living in mountainous areas. [Participants and Methods] The participants were 657 elderly people living in mountainous areas. The participants completed a self-administered questionnaire survey. The survey items were age, gender, exercise habits, and LSA. [Results] LSA scores were significantly higher in the group with exercise habits than in the group without exercise habits. There was no relationship between age and LSA in the group with exercise habits, but there was a relationship between age and LSA in the group without exercise habits. [Conclusion] Exercise habits were suggested to be a factor in maintaining LSA.