Withanincreaseinrural-to-urbanmigration,arapidlyagingpopulation,andtherisingriskofdevelopingnoncommunicablediseasesinChina,itisimportanttounderstandtheepidemiologyofphysicalactivity(PA)andhealthinthecontextofdiseasepreventionandpopulationhealth.Despiteitspublichealthimportance,thereisasignificantlackofknowledgeaboutPAinolderChineseadultsthatmayhamperprimarypreventioneffortsofhealthpromotioninanincreasinglyagingpopulation.Tofillthisgap,thisarticlepresentsanarrativereviewofPAintheolderChineseadultpopulationwithaspecialfocusonresidentialsettings(i.e.,urbanandrural).Usingexistingstudies,thereviewexaminesoverallPApatternsandtheircorrelatesanddiscussespublichealthimplicationsandfutureresearch.AlthoughtherearesomepreliminaryindicationsofurbanandruraldifferencesinPAintheagingpopulationinChina,continuedresearcheffortsareneededtofacilitateprimarypreventioneffortsaimedatreducingnoncommunicablediseasesandpromotinganactivelifestyleamongthelargestpopulationofolderpeopleintheworld.
