Remote home physical training for seniors: guidelines from the AAL-supported MOTION project

Giovanni Ottoboni (), Teresa Gallelli, Elena Mariani, Valentina Soluri, Stefano Nunziata, Alessia Tessari, Jean-Pierre Savary and Rabih Chattat
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Giovanni Ottoboni: University of Bologna
Teresa Gallelli: Cup2000
Elena Mariani: University of Bologna
Valentina Soluri: Cup2000
Stefano Nunziata: Cup2000
Alessia Tessari: Cup2000
Jean-Pierre Savary: Groupe Associatif Siel Bleu
Rabih Chattat: University of Bologna

European Journal of Ageing, 2019, vol. 16, issue 1, No 4, 25-37

Abstract: Abstract European population will face an unprecedented aging era in the next years. Albeit aging in itself is a success goal, it may bring with it a general decline and functional limitations. In order to decelerate such decline, one of the most efficient strategies is physical activity. The present paper reports the insight emerging from three focus-group interviews organized at the beginning of the MOTION—Remote Home Physical Training for Seniors project, whose main aim regarded the implementation of an ICT system capable of offering home-based gym sessions to healthy seniors. The sixteen interview participants (11 females and 5 males, averaged age 72.3) provided several indications, which were grouped into the following themes: (1) ICT technical characteristics; (2) Platform accessibility; (3) Physical program features; (4) Psychological factors. At the end of the thematic analysis, results suggest that theoretical frameworks mainly focusing on ICT issues might be insufficient to endorse the successful development and maintenance of ICT systems such as MOTION, which challenges seniors to accept ICT while staying committed to the physical exercise program .

Keywords: Older people; Remote physical training; Coaching; Socialization; ICT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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