Page 24 of Fitness Catalog by Icon Books

working with older adults maintain strength through the years record numbers of older adults are taking advantage of all the benefits strength training has to offer the 55 to 64-year-old bracket make up the fastestgrowing population adding more than a million weightlifters to the fold in 2005 the new edition of strength training past 50 contains even more exercises and programs for those who take an active role in improving their quality of life this book allows readers to assess their fitness levels and then develop agenew edition and ability-specific programs that will improve muscle strength progressively it also provides conditioning programs to enhance sport performance in running cycling swimming skiing golf and tennis clear illustrations precise explanations and emphasis on proper technique using both free weights and machines makes this book a great resource for older adults of all fitness levels strength training past 50 second edition wayne westcott phd cscs and thomas baechle edd cscs d nsca-cpt d ©2007 · paperback · 264 pp · isbn 978-0-7360-6771-3 $16.95 19.95 cdn £11.99 uk 17.99 euro $35.90 nz t add years to your life and life to your years with a population of 76 million baby boomers now are the largest group of health care consumers in the united states the oldest members of this generation have reached the age of 60 and their expectations to remain healthy have risen in line with their years fitness after 50 serves as the self-help guide that baby boomers and beyond need in order to achieve the optimal health and fitness they want to maintain for years to come this combined resource and workbook addresses the inherent challenges that older adults often encounter in their quest to become and remain physically active readers will learn how to select activities that meet their abilities and lifestyles even in the face of health conditions like arthritis and heart disease more than 50 checklists and reproducible forms are provided so that readers can simply fill in the blanks to create a program suited to their needs fitness after 50 walter h ettinger md brenda s wright phd and steven n blair ped ©2006 · paperback · 256 pp · isbn 978-0-7360-4413-4 $19.95 25.95 cdn £13.99 uk 20.99 euro $41.90 nz t everything you need to know to lead safe and effective exercise classes for older adults physical activity instruction of older adults presents the competencybased objectives that fitness instructors should know and be able to perform to lead safe and effective physical activity programs for older adults with diverse functional capabilities a comprehensive blend of theory practical content and detailed instruction the text will help the reader to synthesize the information and prepare them to design well-rounded physical activity programs for older adults other elements include chapter objectives introductions summaries study questions key terms and key points physical activity instruction of older adults c jessie jones phd and debra j rose phd ©2005 · hardback · 424 pp · isbn 978-0-7360-4513-1 $62.00 85.50 cdn £42.00 uk 63.00 euro $130.00 nz prevent diagnose and treat injuries in active older adults injury prevention and rehabilitation for active older adults provides a valuable resource to help sports medicine professionals prevent diagnose and treat injuries for this growing population it emphasizes conservative treatment over surgery and guides readers in knowing when to refer a client to a surgeon how to prepare a client for what might happen when referred and what type of surgery might be indicated accompanying photos and illustrations show stretches for all parts of the body exercises for injury prevention and rehabilitation diagnostic techniques and various treatment options injury prevention and rehabilitation for active older adults kevin speer md editor ©2005 · hardback · 248 pp · isbn 978-0-7360-4031-0 $72.00 99.50 cdn £49.00 uk 73.50 euro $151.00 nz measurement issues in aging and physical activity weimo zhu phd and wojtek chodzko-zajko phd ©2006 · paperback · 208 pp isbn 978-0-7360-5364-8 · $59.00 u.s 81.50 cdn £38.00 uk 57.00 euro $103.00 nz fitness forever tahoe forest hospital ©1998 · 76-minute video isbn 978-0-99-002393-7 · $22.95 31.95 cdn pal version not available 24 visit www.humankinetics.com for more information or to order!

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