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Exercise and Wellness for Older Adults : Practical Programming Strategies
by Van Norman, KayEdition:
2nd
ISBN13:
9780736057684
ISBN10:
0736057684
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
4/7/2010
Publisher(s):
HUMAN KINETICS PUBLISHERS
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Exercise and Wellness for Older Adults, is an essential guide to creating exercise and wellness programmes for older adults. The text helps readers make the critical shift from expectations of decline to a focus on maximising functional ability.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Aging and Wellness | |
| Aging World Populations | |
| Profile of Older Americans | |
| Attitudes Toward Aging | |
| Challenging Barriers and Changing Needs | |
| Adult Wellness: The Big Picture | |
| Wellness Wrap-Up | |
| Exercise Science and Changes in Functional Ability | |
| Exercise Physiology and Aging Systems | |
| Physical Conditions Requiring Special Consideration | |
| Wellness Wrap-Up | |
| Psychosocial Aspects of Programming | |
| Understanding Psychosocial Concepts | |
| Identifying Psychosocial Barriers | |
| Applying Psychosocial Concepts | |
| A New Model | |
| Wellness Wrap-Up | |
| Programming Guidelines | |
| Program Components | |
| Safety | |
| Providing a Well-Rounded Exercise Program | |
| Components of a Fitness Class | |
| Wellness Wrap-Up | |
| Land-Based Programming | |
| Chair Exercise | |
| Standing Exercise | |
| Low-Impact Aerobic Exercise | |
| Resistance Training Exercise | |
| Wellness Wrap-Up | |
| Water-Based Programming | |
| Special Considerations for Water-Exercise Classes | |
| General Format | |
| Arthritis Water Exercise | |
| Wellness Wrap-Up | |
| Developing and Promoting Your Program | |
| Working in Community-Based Environments | |
| Promoting Your Exercise Program | |
| Working in Senior-Living Environments | |
| Meeting Senior-Living Challenges and Opportunities | |
| Crafting a Culture of Wellness | |
| Wellness Wrap-Up | |
| References | |
| Index | |
| About the Author | |
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