The Boston Roybal Center for Active Lifestyle Interventions (RALI) is dedicated to improving health in middle-aged and older adults by fostering an active and engaged lifestyle.
The Center involves a collaboration among researchers with specialized expertise in healthy aging from five Boston-area institutions. We employ motivational, social and behavioral strategies as mechanisms to increase and sustain activity, a key ingredient for health and well-being.
Recent Publications
Your move: A precision medicine framework for physical activity in aging.
Walking and daily affect among sedentary older adults measured using the StepMATE app: Pilot randomized controlled trial.
Targeting self-control as a behavior change mechanism to increase physical activity: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
The daily activity study of health (DASH): A pilot randomized controlled trial to enhance motivation and physical activity in sedentary older adults
The relationship of personality and behavior change in a physical activity intervention: The role of conscientiousness and healthy neuroticism
The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Balance Control in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
A Cluster Randomized Trial of Tai Chi vs Health Education in Subsidized Housing: the Mi-Wish Study
“Physical activity is a promising non-pharmacological, non-invasive, and cost-effective method of health promotion, although only a small percentage of adults engage in it regularly. Even a modest increase in physical activity along with a reduction in sedentary behavior could have far-reaching benefits for individual and population-level health.”
Margie Lachman, Center PI