The goal of this project is to understand the effect of regular practice of long distance running on the posture and movement control of older adults. For such, the investigators will conduct an experiment with longitudinal design where sedentary elderly individuals will be trained in long distance running for about 4 months.
Age range
60 Years – 85 Years
Sex
ALL
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Change from baseline of posture and movement patterns at 16 weeks
Timeframe: Two weeks before and two weeks after the training for sixteen months