ACE's guide to resistance training for older adults (revised edition)
Description
Exercise scientists and gerontologists advocate the importance of muscular fitness for older individuals. Impaired muscular functioning has been linked to many medical conditions and chronic ailments found in older adults. ACE's Guide to Resistance Training for Older Adults (revised edition) presents an overview of essential information that fitness professionals need to provide older adults with effective resistance-training programming, from the importance of strength training to the special considerations that should be taken into account when designing safe strength-training programs for older adults.
Runtime
57 min
Series
Subjects
- Exercise for older people (30)
- Physical fitness (424)
- Exercise (426)
- Weight training (35)
- Older people (270)
- Physical fitness for older people (19)
Genre
Date of Publication
2006
Database
Alexander Street
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