Exercise Programming for Older Adults - Softcover

Norman, Kay A.Van

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873226577 ISBN 13: 9780873226578

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, 1994

Synopsis

Exercise Programming for Older Adults is a practical, comprehensive handbook for health/fitness instructors, recreation specialists, and facility directors who want to learn about the growing opportunities in the field of exercise for seniors. The book provides everything necessary to develop, market, and manage a fitness programme for older adults. lt sets the stage for safe and effective exercise programming by explaining the factors to consider when developing a programme for seniors: Age-related changes in the cardiopulmonary, nervous, and musculo-skeletal systems and the effect of exercise on do these systems: Physical conditions that can affect the safety of exercise, including hypertension, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, arthritis and osteoporosis: Psychological and social aspects of ageing and how they are influenced by exercise. The book provides clear guidelines on how to structure a programme to effectively meet the special needs of older exercisers, including information on class format, safety and liability, exercise intensity, social components, and more. A major portion of the book is devoted to presenting 105 land-based and 74 water-based exercises. All have been field-tested in a successful senior exercise programme; they include chair exercises, basic conditioning, low-impact aerobics, water aerobics, and water exercises for people with arthritis. Numerous photos, charts, and drawings illustrate how participants can correctly and safely perform each exercise. Exercise Programming for Older Adults also details the necessary steps for developing and promoting a senior exercise programme in your community.

About this title

About the Author

Kay Van Norman, MS, has been the director of the Young at Heart senior exercise program at Montana State University since 1988. Her responsibilities include program development and evaluation, instructor hiring and training, classroom teaching, and program promotion. She also conducts regional training workshops on the topic of senior exercise.

Kay was elected the 1995 chair of the Council on Aging and Adult Development (CAAD), a division of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). As the 1992 chair of the Standards Committee of CAAD, she helped to develop standards and guidelines for senior exercise instructors. Kay served as president of the Montana AHPERD for the 1991-92 term. She is also a member of AAHPERD's National Council on Aging.

Kay earned her master's degree in physical education from Montana State University in 1981. Her favorite leisure-time activities are horseback riding in the mountains, dancing, and downhill skiing. Kay, her husband, George Gebhardt, and their two children live in Bozeman, Montana.

Edition details

• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873226577
• ISBN 13: 9780873226578
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120