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Functional fitness for older adults / Patricia A. Brill.
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Title:Functional fitness for older adults / Patricia A. Brill.
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Author/Creator:Brill, Patricia A., 1958-
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Published/Created:Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, ©2004.
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WB541 .B857 2004
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WB541 .B857 2004
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Exercise therapy for older people.
Physical fitness for older people.
Frail elderly--Rehabilitation.
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Medical Subjects: Exercise Therapy--methods--Aged.
Activities of Daily Living--Aged.
Exercise--Aged.
Physical Fitness--Aged.
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Description:xiv, 129 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-128).
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ISBN:0736046569 (soft cover)
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Contents:Functional independence and quality of life
Quality of life
Benefits of functional fitness
Muscles used in activities of daily living
Activity programming for older adults
Assessing needs
Selecting appropriate programs
Ensuring exercise safety and effectiveness
Recruiting recruiting participants in group settings
Motivating older adults to continue participating
Making your job easier
Exercise guidelines for special populations
Arthritis
Heart disease or hypertension
Diabetes
Parkinson's disease
Stroke
Peripheral vascular disease
Hip fractures
Low back pain
Depression
Osteoporosis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
General functional fitness programs
Lift to function
Squeeze to function
Strengthen to function
Balance to function
Walk 'n' wheel to function
Functional fitness programs for special populations
Step up to function
Hold it to function
Move to function
Remember to function
Exercise instructions
Warm-up and cool-down exercises
Upper-body exercises
Abdominal exercises
Lower-body sitting exercises
Lower-body standing exercises and seated modifications
Lower-body standing exercises
Individual balance exercises
Group balance exercises standing in a line
Group balance exercises sitting in a circle
Sitting foot exercises
Program guides
Lift to function exercise program
Squeeze to function exercise program
Strengthen to function exercise program
Balance to function exercise program
Walk 'n' wheel to function exercise program
Step up to function exercise program
Hold it to function exercise program
Move to function exercise program
Remember to function exercise program
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