A pilot study of advice on physical activity in senior disabled individuals in rural Japan

This study evaluates the effect of active implementation of the amount of physical activity on the double product (DP) in senior disabled individuals. Our study included 20 hemiplegic patients comprising an intervention group (IG; n = 10) who performed prescribed exercises daily for 12 weeks and a control group (CG; n = 10) for whom physical activity (PA) was measured without intervention. In the IG, the energy consumption during PA with multiple positions and intensity increased significantly as compared to that of the CG. In the IG0 to the CG, the DP decreased significantly. We concluded that advice regarding active implementation increases the amount of PA and improves the DP after a 12-week period.