Exercise for Aging Adults A Guide for Practitioners /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sullivan, Gail M. (Editor), Pomidor, Alice K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Nursing.; Primary care (Medicine).; Physiotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Primary Care Medicine.

This book translates the new findings in exercise research for the elderly for busy practitioners, trainees, students and administrators. This book provides practical strategies that can be implemented immediately in the common settings in which practitioners care for adults. The format includes key...

Table of Contents:

• The Physiology of Aging and Exercise
• Benefits of Exercise for Older Adults
• Risks of Exercise for Older Adults
• Types of Exercise: Flexibility, Strengthening, Endurance, Balance
• Motivational Interviewing for Older Adults
• Writing an Exercise Prescription for Older Adults
• Cultural Considerations for Exercise in Older Adults
• Exercises for Older Adults in Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities
• Exercise for Hospitalized Older Adults
• Frailty and Older Adults
• Community-Based Exercise Programs for Older Adults
• Implementing and Disseminating Exercise Programs for Older Adult Populations.   .