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Exercise Programming for Older Adults (Hardcover)
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Exercise Programming for Older Adults (Hardcover)
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The exercise programming guidelines provided in this book focus on
functional fitness training and safety and demonstrate how physical
activities supervised by activities personnel can strongly benefit
participants'quality of life. Exercise Programming for Older Adults
guarantees that exercise programming attains a balance between the
three major physical components--aerobic, strength, and flexibility
training--and that each component is properly administered. The
techniques and applications described are geared toward those with
prevalent conditions of aging such as arthritis, osteoporosis,
joint replacement, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease.This essential handbook arms the
reader with a multidisciplinary approach to exercise management for
elderly populations. The chapter authors are experts from the
fields of fitness instruction, nursing, physical therapy, medicine,
research, and exercise physiology. As they address the theory and
practice of providing sound exercise programming, specific
exercises are described and illustrated, with emphasis on
functional fitness outcomes, safety precautions, fall prevention,
and practical adaptations for low-fit and physically limited
participants. Chapter discussions include: aerobic exercise
strength training flexibility training the administration of mild
posture and breathing exercises for debilitated individuals with
poor prognoses positioning and transfer techniques essential for
optimal activities management of neurologically impaired patients
warm water exercise programs designed for persons with low
tolerance of conventional training methodsExercise Programming for
Older Adults serves as a vital resource for activity coordinators
in long-term care settings and for group fitness instructors and
personal trainers who serve older adult and frail elderly
clientele. Readers will discover alternative techniques and
applications for maximizing the physical and mental therapeutic
benefits of exercise and developing the functional fitness of even
the most physically challenged participants.
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