eng Science and Education Publishing Journal of Physical Activity Research 2574-4437 2025-09-10 10 1 43 51 10.12691/jpar-10-1-6 JPAR20251016 article Ke Wu bukaaa999888@gmail.com 1 Zhonglin Li 2 Xiaohao Li 2 Hiroki Sugiura 3 4 Graduate School of Social System Engineering, Fukui University of Technology, Fukui City, Japan Faculty of Physical Education, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, China Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, Fukui University of Technology, Fukui City, Japan This study aimed to investigate the associations between travel distance from the residence to a regularly attended community facility, subjective life-space, and physical fitness and motor function among community-dwelling older adult females in China. Overall, 352 females aged ≡65 (70.6 ± 5.4) years living in Ji＊an City were categorized into three age groups: 65每69 (group 65), 70每74 (group 70), and ≡75 years (group 75). Travel distance was calculated as the shortest walking route from each participant＊s residence to the farthest regularly attended location using ArcGIS and classified into four groups: 0 m (0 group), 1每399 m (<400 group), 400每799 m (<800 group), and ≡800 m (≡800 group). Evaluation items encompassed life-space assessment (LSA), travel distance, height, weight, hand grip strength (HGS), leg grip strength (LGS), one-leg standing time with eyes open (OLS), functional reach (FR), 10-m maximal walking time (10-m walking), cross-step moving on four spots (CSF), and hip displacement (Hip-D). Pearson＊s correlation coefficients revealed significant but weak correlations (r = 0.17每0.21) between travel distance and LSA or multiple physical indicators in group 65. In group 70, only the 10-m walking time demonstrated a significant correlation (r = ?0.249), whereas group 75 exhibited significant correlations with LSA, weight, OLS, FR, and 10-m walking time (r = 0.25每0.39). Two-way analysis of variance (age × distance) indicated significant interaction effects for LSA and weight. In each age group, participants with ≡800-m travel distances tended to show higher physical fitness and motor performance scores, with particularly significant differences observed in groups 65 and 70. These findings suggest that maintaining a travel and activity radius of >800 m can contribute to preserving and improving physical fitness and motor performance among older adults aged ≡65 years. https://pubs.sciepub.com/jpar/10/1/6/jpar-10-1-6.pdf travel distance community-based activity sites life-space mobility physical fitness and motor function older adult females