Physical activity and retirement: original analysis of responses to the English Adult Active Lives Survey

Julii Brainard (), Rachel Cooke, Kathleen Lane and Charlotte Salter
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Julii Brainard: University of East Anglia
Rachel Cooke: Easton and Otley College
Kathleen Lane: University of East Anglia
Charlotte Salter: University of East Anglia

International Journal of Public Health, 2020, vol. 65, issue 6, No 25, 880 pages

Abstract: Abstract Objectives Opportunities for older adults to do physical activity may depend on other commitments. We wanted to see if reported physical activity was higher or lower among older adults depending on work status: full-time, part-time work or retired. Methods This is a secondary analysis of The Active Lives Survey 2016/17 in England. The dataset was used to see how active people were depending on employment or retirement status. Types of physical activity (PA) considered were: leisure, gardening, active travel and combined total, adjusted for age, sex, BMI, disability, rurality and deprivation in models using hurdle regression. Analysis was divided into mostly working age (under 65) or mostly retired (age 65 +) to have sensitivity to the likely transition point. Results Total PA was significantly greater for retired persons compared to both full- and part-time workers age 55–64, while being retired or working part-time at age 65–74 meant more PA. People did more leisure or gardening with less work, but active travel decreased with fewer work hours, at all ages. Retirement meant more leisure and gardening PA but less active travel. Conclusions Demand for opportunities to engage in leisure and gardening PA appears to be high among retired people. Greater promotion of active travel in this cohort may be possible.

Keywords: Physical activity; Older people; Public health; Retirement; Gardening; Active travel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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