Design for Agile Aging
January 29: Strategies to Increase Physical Activity in Older Adults

Topics: How can we motivate people to exercise?  What are the barriers to exercise? 

Activities

• Checkin on behavior modification
• Debrief disability experience
• Discuss initial domain understanding activities
• Brushup on brainstorming
• Meet site coach Karen Wieckert
• Brainstorm on next research steps
• ILIW [voluntary] - view results

• Kahana, E., B. Kahana, and J. Zhang. Motivational Antecedents of Preventive Proactivity in Late Life: Linking Future Orientation and Exercise. Motivation and Emotion, Vol. 29, No. 4, December 2005.
• LIFE Study Investigators. Effects of a physical activity intervention on measures of physical performance: Results of the lifestyle interventions and independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) study. J Gerontol.;61(11):1157-65, 2006.

• Disability, photo activity, understanding assignment
  • view compiled list of student questions
• Bring in your interview log

Due Next Time

• Prototyping assignment