Optimizing exercise and physical activity in older people /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh ; New York :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Health benefits of physical activity for older adults - epidemiological approaches to the evidence
- Grandmothers on the move : benefits, barriers and best practice interventions for physical activity in older women
- Assisting health professionals to promote physical activity and exercise in older people
- Physical activity and health in an ageing workforce
- Biomechanical and neuromuscular considerations in the maintenance of an active lifestyle
- Reducing the risk of osteoporosis : the role of exercise and diet
- Strength training for older people
- Declining muscle friction in older people - repairing the deficits with exercise
- Therapeutic exercise guidelines for the rehabilitaion of older people following fracture
- Physical activity and exercise in people with osteoarthritis
- Common foot problems that can impair performance of regular physical activity and exercise in older people : prevention and treatment
- Physical activity and falls prevention
- Effects of dual task interference on postural control, movement and physical activity in healthy older people and those with movement disorders
- Precautions and contraindications for exercise in elderly people with cardiorespiratory or musculoskeletal conditions
- Exercise training for older people with type 2 diabetes
- Appendix. WHO classifications for overweight and obesity