Exercise for older adults: ACE's guide for fitness professionals

577 Pages·1998·2.36 MB·English

by  Richard Thomas Cotton

Exercise for Older Adults : ACE's Guide for
title:
Fitness Professionals
author: Cotton, Richard T.
publisher: Human Kinetics
isbn10 | asin: 088011942X
print isbn13: 9780880119429
ebook isbn13: 9780585230443
language: English
Exercise for the aged, Physical fitness for
subject
the aged, Aged--Health and hygiene.
publication date: 1998
lcc: RA777.6.E96 1998eb
ddc: 613.7/1/0846
Exercise for the aged, Physical fitness for
subject:
the aged, Aged--Health and hygiene.
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Exercise for Older Adults
Ace's Guide for Fitness Professionals
Richard T. Cotton
Editor
Christine J. Ekeroth
Associate Editor
Holly Yancy
Associate Editor
San Diego, California
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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-078168
ISBN 0-88011-942-X
Copyright © 1998 American Council on Exercise
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Table of Contents
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Reviewers viii
Foreword x
Sheryl Marks Brown
Introduction xii
Richard T. Cotton
Chapter One 1
Physiology of Aging and Exercise
Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko
Chapter Two 24
Understanding and Motivating Older Adults
Sheri Thompson and Susan J. Hoekenga
Chapter Three 72
Common Health Challenges Faced by Older Adults
James H. Rimmer
Chapter Four 100
Pre-Exercise Screening and Fitness Assessment
Gregory Welch
Chapter Five 128
Older Adult Exercise Techniques
Janie Clark
Chapter Six 182
Exercise Programming and Leadership
Kay Van Norman
Glossary 212
Index 216

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Reviewers
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Susan J. Bartlett, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, and a clinical psychologist at the Johns Hopkins
Weight Management Center in Baltimore, Md. Dr. Bartlett authored
two chapters of the ACE Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant
Manual.
Jennifer S. Bolger, M.S., received her masters in exercise physiology
from San Diego State University. She is the Fitness Program Director
at the Mission Valley YMCA in San Diego, Calif. It is there that she
developed the 12-week Personalized Fitness Program, which is
designed to help underactive adults make a behavior change to
include regular physical activity into their lives.
John L. Boyer, M.D., is a past president of the American College of
Sports Medicine and an Emeritus Professor in the College of
Professional Studies at San Diego State University. He has a 35-year
background in medicine and cardiology with emphasis on risk-factor
modification in the prevention and rehabilitation of cardiovascular
disorders.
Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D., F.A.C.P., is an associate professor of
medicine and director of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management
Center. He is the author of Losing Weight for Good: Develop Your
Personal Plan of Action (Johns Hopkins Press), as well as a board-
certified gastroenterologist.
Laura A. Gladwin, M.S., is the president of LGA Fitness Consulting &
Training, Brea, Calif., a firm that provides training in the development
of senior fitness/wellness programming to fitness professionals and
organizations worldwide. She also serves on the National Coalition
for Developing Curriculum Standards for Senior Fitness Specialists
(SFA), the advisory board for SFA, is director of Senior Fitness for
AFAA, and is a member of the advisory board and teaching staff for
the Senior Fitness Certificate Program at California State University,