Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive text available for current and future fitness professionals who want to design and...
by Elizabeth Best-Martini and Kim A. Jones-DiGenova
Price: £53.00
ISBN: 9781450416092
Format: Hardcover
Exercise for Frail Elders, Second Edition, emphasizes balance and features over 150 photos illustrating the design and implementation of a safe and effective exercise program to improve range of motion, strength, and aerobic endurance for frail elders and older adults with special needs.
Exercise and Wellness for Older Adults, Second Edition, features an age-neutral focus on maximizing functional ability for older adults with 120 land-based and 72 water-based programming options. It also helps readers shift from a focus on fitness to a whole-person wellness approach.
The e-book format allows readers to bookmark, highlight, and take notes throughout the text. When purchased through the HK site, access to the e-book is immediately granted when your order is received.
Bring the benefits of strength training to seniors—regardless of their fitness levels—with Fitness Professional's Guide toStrength Training Older Adults, Second Edition. This resource contains the information and tools you need to educate, motivate, and assist older adults in committing to and benefiting from individualized strength training programs.
Meet and learn why older men and women are passionate about fitness and athletics: -Don McNelly has completed more than 150 marathons after the age of 80.-Philippa Raschker has...
The e-book format allows readers to bookmark, highlight, and take notes throughout the text. When purchased through the HK site, access to the e-book is immediately granted when your order is received.
As life expectancy continues to increase, so does the need to understand the factors that increase health and vitality. Physiology of Exercise and Healthy Aging applies the science of...
Conventional wisdom says that middle-aged cyclists should slow down and expect to achieve less as they grow older. But in Cycling Past 50, author Joe Friel shows cyclists that with...
by Waneen W. Spirduso, Leonard W. Poon and Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko
Price: £52.00
ISBN: 9780736057868
Format: Hardcover
Current research is changing the notion that little can be done to deflect the inexorable damage done to the brain by the aging process. Exercise and Its Mediating Effects on Cognition...
by Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Arthur Kramer and Leonard W. Poon
Price: £52.00
ISBN: 9780736057912
Format: Hardcover
Enhancing Cognitive Functioning and Brain Plasticity offers a synergistic view of the complex role of exercise and physical activity in the cognitive functioning of older adults.
Functional Fitness for Older Adults is an illustrated guide for activity professionals working with adults over the age of 65—especially those who are unable to complete activities...
by Walter Ettinger, Brenda Wright and Steven N. Blair
Price: £15.99
ISBN: 9780736044134
Format: Paperback
It's never too late to get fit! Fitness After 50 shows you exactly how to get there, addressing all of your questions about exercise—and more. Whether you are completely new to exercise...
by Leonard W. Poon, Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko and Phillip D. Tomporowski
Price: £49.00
ISBN: 9780736057851
Format: Hardcover
Although many factors contribute to a healthy body and mind, an active lifestyle is considered to be one of the most important. Those who want to keep abreast of what is currently known about...
by Waneen W. Spirduso, Karen L. Francis and Priscilla G. MacRae
Price: £85.00
ISBN: 9780736033152
Format: Hardcover
The physical aging process progresses every day—and so does our understanding of it. Physical Dimensions of Aging, Second Edition, will keep students and professionals up to date on...
