People over age 50 should stay active by doing sports or exercise, yet there are still too many barriers preventing them from keeping active, according to organizations in the Netherlands. For this reason, 24 organizations joined forces and signed a document called Fit for Life. Sports organizations, senior alliances, education and research institutions, social organizations, businesses, and a health insurer promised joint action for the campaign. [MORE]

Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced that it is launching a project called “9988 Senior Project” in 2010. The “9988” indicates that all older adults who live in Seoul can live up to 99 years old by physically, mentally, and socially keeping their body and mind healthy. [MORE]

In 2008, Jiang Guo Xun was recognized by the General Sport Bureau of China as one of the most outstanding sports volunteers in China for his efforts to encourage seniors to engage in an active life. [MORE]

Predictions abound for hot 2010 health topics, and we show how the journal stays in tune. [MORE]

Several obstacles must be overcome before peer mentors can be fully utilized to engage older adults in activity programs [MORE]

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The number of Filipinos aged 65 years and older is expected to grow to over 4.2 million by 2020. This will be an overall declining trend from an estimated 4.1% in 2009 to 3.79% in 2020. Health care in the Philippines is separated into public and private sectors. The public sector is further divided into three largely independent groups of providers administered over by various levels of government. [MORE]

Public health professionals can find three new fact sheets explaining the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAG) at the CDC Web site. The fact sheets cover the PAG for youth, adults, and older adults. [MORE]

Research shows that the right exercises can alleviate symptoms of this mysterious syndrome [MORE]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers a blog for professionals interested in promoting physical activity in adults. [MORE]