Abstract
PURPOSE Studies on health promotion behaviors for healthy young and middle-age adults indicate that certain behaviors tend to be clustered (i.e., exercising, not smoking, and healthy diet) .I However, little research has been conducted to look for such clustering in older adults. The association of exercise and nutritional risk behaviors may not be as strong in older adults because of lower incomes, biological changes of aging, and different values associated with physical activity and eating. This study examines the relationship between exercising and behavioral indicators of nutritional risk among older adults, hypothesizing that regular exercisers will be at lower nutritional risk and exhibit more recommended nutritional behaviors than nonexercisers. This study focuses on rural elders, who comprise 33% of the total U.S. elderly population and who may be at increased nutritional risk due to characteristics of the rural environment.‘ This report will be of interest for those involved in health promotion for these older adults. METHODS Design
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