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Many high-quality studies demonstrate that physical activity slows the progression of AD\u2019s many outcomes, and is beneficial to overall quality of life in those living with AD. However, creating exercise interventions at the community level that individuals will adhere to is often a challenge. The Alzheimer\u2019s Society of Canada developed a unique program that combines physical activity with cognitive stimulation in a social atmosphere: The Minds in Motion\u00ae program. Minds in Motion\u00ae addresses many of the barriers often linked to poor physical activity participation in chronic diseases (such as inclusion of the care partner), to ensure the best program uptake. The Minds in Motion\u00ae program has anecdotally been successful in helping to increase physical function and social skills in those living with dementia. However, it is important to connect community-driven programs with the academic research community, to create an opportunity for high quality evaluation metrics that can be disseminated at multiple levels: to research audiences, clinical audiences, and to those in the community. With ongoing collaborations between research and community programs, there is a greater opportunity to understand the positive impact of a program, which ultimately increases the chance of funding for the program. In this editorial, we highlight that community-integrated research is an important priority for future collaborations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jfmk5030059","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,4]],"date-time":"2020-08-04T05:56:46Z","timestamp":1596520606000},"page":"59","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The Importance of Exercise in Alzheimer\u2019s Disease and the Minds in Motion\u00ae Program: An Editorial"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Jessica","family":"Watson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6920-1351","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nathan","family":"O\u2019Keeffe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sarah L.","family":"West","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada"},{"name":"Trent\/Fleming School of Nursing, Trent University, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"12","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1471-6712.2011.00895.x","article-title":"A community-based exercise programme to improve functional ability in people with Alzheimer\u2019s disease: A randomized controlled trial","volume":"26","author":"Vreugdenhil","year":"2012","journal-title":"Scand. 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