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Therefore, a low-threshold concept was developed that integrates strength, endurance, and coordination training while particularly emphasizing a variety of popular sports activities. This non-randomized controlled study evaluated the influence on selected motor outcomes and sustainability of this concept for healthy but previously inactive adults aged 60+, focusing on motor performance, psychosocial well-being, and long-term adherence. 161 older adults (68.23\u2009\u00b1\u20094.47 years, 66% female) who were healthy but previously sporting inactive (no regular weekly sports participation) completed a 24-week exercise program with two weekly 90-minute sessions combining multicomponent fitness training and introductory classes to recreational sports (e.g., karate, table tennis, handball, archery). Assessments were carried out at six measurement points: at baseline (t0), intermediate (t1), and post-intervention (t2), with follow-up surveys at 4 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months. Motor abilities were assessed for maximal grip strength, strength capacity of the upper and lower extremities, motor reaction ability, lower body flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness. Motives of sport, psychosocial well-being and sustainability were assessed via questionnaires. Nonparametric Brunner\u2013Langer model, a mixed ANOVA and\n                    <jats:italic>post hoc<\/jats:italic>\n                    tests were used to compare intervention and control group (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200932; 65.63\u2009\u00b1\u20093.63 years, 69% female) across the measurement time points t0\u2013t2. Significant improvements with moderate effects for time*group were found in lower-limb strength [30s-chair-stand:\n                    <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    (1.84)\u2009=\u20095.127,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001,\n                    <jats:italic>\u0394<\/jats:italic>\n                    RTE\u2009=\u2009.150] and cardiovascular fitness for within-group effects (PWC130:\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.017, \u0192\u2009=\u2009.25), and also small within-group effects of the intervention group for muscular endurance (biceps curl:\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001, r\u2009=\u2009.06), motor reaction (drop-bar:\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.040, r\u2009=\u2009.03), flexibility (sit-&amp;amp;-reach: r\u2009=\u2009.03), with sex-specific advantages for women in endurance gains. Participants reported higher subjective well-being, increased social activity (40%) and positive feedback from their social environment. Sustainability was high: 97% of participants continued regular training after the intervention, 77% joined local sports clubs, and after 12 months, this proportion increased to 87% membership. The low-threshold, socially embedded, and gender-sensitive exercise program improve functional fitness, psychosocial well-being, and long-term adherence in previously inactive older adults, supporting active aging and providing a model for scalable community-based interventions.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fspor.2026.1702331","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,25]],"date-time":"2026-03-25T06:48:35Z","timestamp":1774421315000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Influence of a sport-oriented exercise concept on motor performance and sustainability in healthy but sporting inactive older adults aged 60+"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Anneke","family":"Schumacher","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg","place":["Magdeburg, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marlene","family":"Krumpolt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg","place":["Magdeburg, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lucas","family":"Sannemann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg","place":["Magdeburg, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kerstin","family":"Witte","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg","place":["Magdeburg, Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","article-title":"Bewegungsf\u00f6rderung bei Erwachsenen in Deutschland.: Bestandsaufnahme (Langversion)","year":"2024"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"810","DOI":"10.3238\/arztebl.m2022.0324","article-title":"Compression and expansion of morbidity\u2014secular trends among cohorts of the same age","volume":"119","author":"Geyer","year":"2022","journal-title":"Dtsch Arztebl Int"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e1077","DOI":"10.1016\/S2214-109X(18)30357-7","article-title":"Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1\u00b79 million participants","volume":"6","author":"Guthold","year":"2018","journal-title":"Lancet Glob Health"},{"key":"B4","article-title":"Nationale Empfehlungen f\u00fcr Bewegung und Bewegungsf\u00f6rderung","volume-title":"Forschung und Praxis der Gesundheitsf\u00f6rderungSonderheft 3","author":"R\u00fctten","year":"2017"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"162","DOI":"10.1007\/s00391-008-0542-y","article-title":"Psychologische implikationen des alterssports\u2013ein bislang weitgehend vernachl\u00e4ssigtes forschungsfeld","volume":"41","author":"Schweer","year":"2008","journal-title":"Z Gerontol Geriatr"},{"key":"B6","first-page":"318","article-title":"Gesundheitssport: effekte und deren nachhaltigkeit bei unterschiedlichem energieverbrauch","volume":"56","author":"Sygusch","year":"2005","journal-title":"Dtsc Zt Sportmed"},{"key":"B7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"249","DOI":"10.1007\/s11553-024-01108-0","article-title":"Die nachhaltigkeit eines bewegungskonzepts f\u00fcr gesunde und k\u00f6rperlich inaktive senior*innen zum neu- oder wiedereinstieg in den breitensport","volume":"20","author":"Schumacher","year":"2024","journal-title":"Pr\u00e4v Gesundheitsf"},{"key":"B8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0034-1386931","article-title":"Erreichen ma\u00dfnahmen zur f\u00f6rderung der k\u00f6rperlichen aktivit\u00e4t auch die sportlich inaktiven? 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