Health and Fitness Differences Between Urban and Rural Costa Rican Older Adults

Costa Rica has one of the highest life expectancies in America, even higher than the United States. Studies addressing health and fitness in Latin American urban and rural older adults are scarce. PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that older adults from rural areas present fewer negative health conditions and higher fitness than older adults from urban zones. METHODS: 298 participants aged 60 to 85 (Urban n =188, Rural...