Functional fitness for older adults /
By: Brill, Patricia A [author.].
Publisher: Champaign, Illinois : Human Kinetics, 2004Description: 144 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 0736046569 (pbk.) :; 9780736046565:; 9780736046565 (pbk.).Subject(s): Physical fitness for older people | Exercise therapy for older people | Frail elderly -- RehabilitationDDC classification: 613.70446Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographic references (p.127-128).
Functional independence and quality of life -- Acivity programming for older adults -- Exercise guidelines for people with chronic conditions -- General functional fitness programs -- Fitness programs for people with functional disabilities -- Exercise instructions -- Program guides.
Older adults are liable to resist exercise, yet remaining active is crucial in enabling them to retain or regain a reasonable quality of life. This text is an illustrated guide for activity professionals working with mature adults over the age of 65, especially those who have reduced quality of life.