Optimizing exercise and physical activity in older people /

Providing a comprehensive account of how health and quality of life can be enhanced in later life by regular physical activity, this text explores the latest approaches to health promotion and education, exercise therapy, rehabilitation and movement training. Practical suggestions are made on how to...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Morris, Meg E., Schoo, Adrian M. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Edinburgh ; New York : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Providing a comprehensive account of how health and quality of life can be enhanced in later life by regular physical activity, this text explores the latest approaches to health promotion and education, exercise therapy, rehabilitation and movement training. Practical suggestions are made on how to apply this to everyday practice, with both healthy older people and those with medical conditions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 345 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780702038495
0702038490
0750654791
9780750654791