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Preventing frailty, sarcopenia and locomotive syndrome is an important public health issue. Walking exercise has recommended to prevent several diseases and increase physical activity. This review aim...ed at examining the association between walking exercise and physical function. The study was carried out as a systematic search of publications in the databases of PubMed and CiNii articles, published from 2004 to 2020. The following keywords were used for the abstract, title and keyword sections: ((“walking habit”) OR (“habitual walking”) OR (exercise)) AND (walk) AND ((“physical function”) OR (“motor function”) OR (frail) OR (sarcopenia) OR (“locomotive syndrome”) AND ((healthy) OR (community)). And the following filter was used: “aged 65 years and older”. This review revealed that walking exercise is related to comprehensive physical function, muscle strength, gait speed, physical balance and exercise capacity in a community-dwelling older people. Further research is needed in the future that examining the indipendent association between walking exercise and frailty, sarcopenia and locomotive syndrome, and exploring the optimal type, frequency, time, duration and intensity of walking exercise.show more
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