The Impact of Regular Exercise on Life Satisfaction, Self-Esteem, and Self-Efficacy in Older Adults

Abstract

This study employed the correlational survey model to examine how regular exercise influenced life satisfaction, self-esteem, and self-efficacy in men over 65. The study sample included a total of 215 participants, of whom 110 exercised regularly (for at least 45 min, three times a week), while 105 engaged in no physical exercise. Regular exercisers were found to score significantly higher on life satisfaction, self-esteem, and self-efficacy scales as compared to non-exercisers. These scores also increased significantly with age and prolonged exercise history. A moderate and positive correlation was detected between life satisfaction, self-esteem, and self-efficacy among regular exercisers, while non-exercisers showed low to moderate correlations. The findings suggest that regular exercise can enhance life satisfaction, self-esteem, and self-efficacy in the elderly male population. Such effects appear to be associated with greater age and lifetime exercise history, highlighting the value of regular physical exercise in improving the quality of life among older adults.

Adherence and potential factors of adherence to a resistance, coordination and endurance training in older retirement home residents over 6 months

“…Particularly exercise self‐efficacy—an individual's confidence to participate regularly in training sessions—has been identified as playing an important role in adherence 20 . However, self‐efficacy is affected by mental and physical disabilities especially at an older age, which might restrain adherence 21 . In contrast, exercising in a group setting may be best to overcome the problem of low adherence, as this setting, as a key factor might promote social exchange with trainers and peers.…”

“…20 However, self-efficacy is affected by mental and physical disabilities especially at an older age, which might restrain adherence. 21 In contrast, exercising in a group setting may be best to overcome the problem of low adherence, as this setting, as a key factor might promote social exchange with trainers and peers. Furthermore, it can be hypothesized that machine-based training programmes are preferable to free weight training in older individuals with mobility restrictions due to guided exercise patterns.…”

Comparación de la autopercepción de la educación física entre escolares y adultos mayores

“…De hecho, se ha demostrado que el ejercicio físico conduce a una mejora en el autoconcepto físico y/o la autoestima en diversas poblaciones del mundo (Netz et al, 2005;Kim et al, 2021;Toros et al, 2023). En ese contexto, se destaca que la escuela juega un papel importante en la promoción de habilidades cognitivas, físicas, sociales y emocionales que permitan alcanzar un desarrollo global y equilibrado de las personas en general (Durlak, 2011;Wang, 2022).…”