MyEveryCise: A method for everyday exercise using 'an activity of daily living' as a cue

Hirobumi Tada, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Mitsuru Shinohara, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Asuka Teramoto, Department of Sports and Physical Education, Faculty of Wellness, Shigakkan University, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Shosuke Satake, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Janina Krell-Roesch, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Shoya Matsumoto, Department of Aging Neurobiology, Center for Development of Advanced Medicine for Dementia, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Minoru Yamada, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Tomomi Satoh, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Reo Kawano, Innovation Center for Translational Research, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Keisuke Suzuki, Innovation Center for Translational Research, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Izumi Kondo, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Masahiro Akishita, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
Hidenori Arai, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Yonas E. Geda, Department of Neurology and the Franke Global Neuroscience Education Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Hirotaka Watada, Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Naoyuki Sato, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Regular engagement in physical activity is recognized as an effective prevention strategy for both cognitive and physical decline. We developed MyEveryCise, an exercise program that uses an activity of daily living as a cue to encourage regular physical exercise. This exploratory study assessed the effectiveness of MyEveryCise in increasing the persistence in light exercise in twenty persons with low physical activity in a one-month intervention. Using the physical activity questionnaire, we observed a significant increase in the frequency and duration of light physical exercise after the intervention, suggesting that MyEveryCise is a useful method to maintain a daily exercise routine.

Medical Subject Headings

Humans; Male; Activities of Daily Living (psychology); Female; Exercise (psychology, physiology); Cues; Aged; Surveys and Questionnaires; Exercise Therapy (methods); Middle Aged; Aged, 80 and over

Publication Date

12-1-2025

Publication Title

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

E-ISSN

1875-8908

Volume

108

Issue

3

First Page

1034

Last Page

1039

PubMed ID

41104518

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1177/13872877251385170

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