Download or read book Fitness for Senior Citizens with Limited Mobility written by Ron Kness and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We want to be physically healthier and mentally more alert. We also want to be more in control of our health and wellbeing. And we want to exercise as a senior citizen with limited mobility! We can achieve ALL of these goals with the newest release from Ron Kness called -Fitness For Senior Citizens With Limited Mobility-. Based on these exciting teachings, you will learn about all the dramatic benefits of exercising regardless of age and just moving about frequently to stay active and to keep arthritis pain at bay. This book is built around a very clear, concept: keeping the mobility you currently have. It's not just about anti-aging through exercising regardless of mobility issues. Having great looks and health as they age is linked to being active, exercising and eating foods that support bone health. This is because they value a healthy lifestyle as they age. In this book, we look at all of the ways you can improve your own looks and health as you age, starting with exercising within your limitations regularly and frequently. This book will also look at the many other steps that can be taken to support this goal, from seeing your healthcare professional first before starting an exercise program for advice on what you can and can't do, to then staying within the parameters set by your doctor. Even the choices you make about which exercises to do based on mobility limitations can have an impact on your looks and health as you age. In -Fitness For Senior Citizens With Limited Mobility-, we'll cover all the bases, giving you everything you need to know to exercise and stay young and healthy for your age and relatively pain-free.
Download or read book Stay Fit For Life written by Joshua Kozak and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restore strength and balance to your everyday movement with 62 functional exercises, targeted routines, and three four-week fitness programmes from exercise guru Joshua Kozak. Make 50 the new 40! Stay Fit for Life empowers you to continue to move with the ease and efficiency of youth when performing everyday, functional movements such as bending, twisting, pushing, pulling, and reaching, making daily activities such as gardening or playing with grandchildren both smoother and stronger. Unlike traditional resistance training that targets isolated muscle groups, the compound movement exercises and activity-specific programmes featured in Stay Fit for Life engage multiple muscle groups at the same time, helping you lead more a active, dynamic lives for years to come, no matter your fitness level.
Download or read book 5 Minute Core Exercises for Seniors written by Cindy Brehse and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen your core and boost your confidence with 5-minute exercise routines for seniors Having a strong core can improve mobility, reduce aches and pains, prevent falls, and build everyday confidence. 5-Minute Core Exercises for Seniors makes it easy to incorporate daily exercise for seniors, with a collection of 40 individual movements and 25 quick routines for strengthening the major core muscles. This guide to exercise for seniors helps you: Get to know your core—Learn the muscle groups that make up your core, the benefits of keeping them strong, the importance of breathing and stretching, and the latest science behind exercise for seniors. Enjoy a wide variety of exercises—Discover a range of seated, standing, on-the-mat, and weighted exercises that mimic everyday movement and don't require any special equipment. Follow step-by-step instructions—Find how-tos and illustrations for engaging the right muscles and preventing injury, as well as tips to increase or decrease the intensity of each movement to meet your needs. Improve strength, balance, and confidence with this detailed introduction to core exercise for seniors.
Download or read book Functional Fitness for Older Adults written by Patricia A. Brill and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2004 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Older adults are liable to resist exercise, yet remaining active is crucial in enabling them to retain or regain a reasonable quality of life. This text is an illustrated guide for activity professionals working with mature adults over the age of 65, especially those who have reduced quality of life.
Download or read book Adequacy of Evidence for Physical Activity Guidelines Development written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-03-14 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a sufficient evidence base for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a comprehensive set of physical activity guidelines for Americans? To address this question, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) held a workshop titled "Adequacy of Evidence for Physical Activity Guidelines Development" in Washington, DC on October 23-24, 2006, sponsored by HHS. The workshop summary includes the presentations and discussions of more than 30 experts who were asked to consider the available evidence related to physical activity and the general population, as well as special population subgroups including children and adolescents, pregnant and postpartum women, older adults, and persons with disabilities. The summary provides an overview of the specific issues of relevance in assessing the quality and breadth of the available evidence.
Download or read book Chair Yoga for Seniors written by Lynn Lehmkuhl and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the biggest concerns among aging men and women is the fear of falling. Chair yoga, or “yoga while seated,” allows anyone to experience all of the benefits of an exercise program without being afraid. In Chair Yoga for Seniors, registered yoga practitioner and instructor Lynn Lehmkuhl offers readers easy-to-follow yoga positions and stretches that can be done at home, while sitting down. Chair Yoga for Seniors outlines the physical and mental benefits that come with practicing yoga daily, and provides instructions for numerous different exercises, including: Full body warm ups Joint rolls Beginner routines Intermediate routines Expert routines Full body cool downs The routines found in Chair Yoga for Seniors can help readers make daily exercise a reality and provide invaluable benefits such as increased energy and a boost in confidence.
Download or read book Chair Yoga for Elderly People with Limited Mobility written by Dr Emily K Pitts and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-05-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The invaluable book Chair Yoga for Older People with Limited Mobility: Tips and Modifications to Improve Mobility, Health, and Posture was created to empower seniors who experience mobility issues. This book, written by a geriatric fitness and yoga specialist, offers a thorough, approachable method for incorporating yoga's health advantages into the lives of senior citizens, especially those who have severe physical restrictions.Overview of Chair Yoga The book starts off with a thoughtful introduction to chair yoga, highlighting how beneficial the practice is for senior citizens. It describes how conventional yoga postures are modified to be done while seated, ensuring that the practice is safe and inclusive for anyone who would find standard yoga to be too physically demanding. This introduction lays the groundwork for understanding how chair yoga can be a game-changer for seniors' posture, mobility, and overall health. Chair yoga's advantages Enhanced Mobility: The book emphasizes this as one of the main advantages. The author explores the benefits of chair yoga movements, including how they can improve range of motion and strengthen and gently stretch muscles. These advancements can ease daily tasks and lower the chance of falls, which is a common worry for senior citizens. Better Health: Another important area of focus is the beneficial effects of chair yoga on general health. The benefits of these workouts for improved digestion, respiratory function, circulation, and cardiovascular health are covered in the book. Seniors' general physical health can be significantly improved by practicing chair yoga on a regular basis. Improved Posture: As we age, our posture frequently deteriorates, resulting in back discomfort and other problems. The specific exercises in this book are designed to strengthen the back and core muscles, which are essential for maintaining appropriate spinal alignment. Not only does better posture lessen discomfort, but it also helps with stability and balance. Detailed workout plans The book's main feature is its vast array of chair yoga poses, each one especially created for senior citizens with restricted mobility. Readers can easily follow along with each posture thanks to the accompanying visuals and clear, step-by-step directions. Tadasana, or the seated mountain stance, is a basic yoga pose that enhances balance and posture. The book offers thorough instructions on how to sit properly, contract the abdominal muscles, and straighten the spine to support a stable, upright posture. The seated forward bend, also known as paschimottanasana, gently stretches the hamstrings and back. Modifications for different degrees of flexibility are included in the instructions to ensure that no reader is uncomfortable participating. The dynamic practice known as the "Satified Cat-Cow Stretch" (Marjaryasana-Bitilasana) improves spine flexibility and encourages calm. The book simplifies the movements so that elders can easily follow along and benefit from them. Twisting positions are great for increasing digestion and spinal mobility. One such pose is the seated spinal twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana). The author offers precise directions along with adjustments to suit varying skill levels.
Download or read book Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults 2E written by Rose, Debra J. and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2019 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 implement effective, safe, and fun physical activity programs for older adults with diverse functional capabilities.
Download or read book Chair Yoga for Seniors written by Teri Wheeler and published by Teri Wheeler. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rejuvenate Your Body, Health, and Overall Wellbeing With This Senior’s Guide To Chair Yoga Exercises To flourish as we age, we must change our habits and way of life. Exercise can be more challenging if you have joint discomfort, sore muscles, tiredness, or other typical age-related conditions. These worries frequently lead seniors to lead a passive or inactive lifestyle, making matters even worse. Thankfully, chair yoga is a simple and inexpensive form of exercise that has enormous advantages for seniors. The excellent health advantages of yoga can be obtained by elderly persons through chair yoga. Even elderly people with limited mobility or those who are not flexible can safely practice yoga by remaining seated. Among the advantages of chair yoga for senior citizens are the ability to stretch and release sore muscles, reduction of chronic pain, and reduction of stress. This Chair Yoga for Seniors book is written in a simplistic approach to help jumpstart your journey into reclaiming your health and overall wellbeing as you exercise your way up toward gaining strength, balance, and flexibility for healthy living and aging. Here are snippets of what this book contains; 1. A comprehensive list of how chair yoga exercises can benefit you greatly 2. How to establish a clear chair yoga mindset to derive maximum benefits from the exercises while achieving your overall health goal 3. Safety precautions you must conform to before starting your chair yoga exercises 4. Simple supplies you need to get started 5. The best time of day to exercise 6. What to do before you start your chair yoga exercises 7. Setting up your yoga space 8. Chair yoga warm-up poses, such as sun salutation, cat-cow, etc. 9. Chair yoga poses for strength, balance, and flexibility, such as downward facing dog, warrior II, etc. 10. Chair yoga cool-down poses, such as pigeon pose, hamstring stretch, etc And lots more! So, what else are you waiting for? Get a copy of this book RIGHT NOW to get started
Download or read book Lean in 15 written by Joe Wicks and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The record-breaking no. 1 UK bestseller "The Trainer everyone's following" The Times EAT MORE. EXERCISE LESS. LOSE FAT. In his first book, Joe Wicks reveals how to shift your body fat by eating more and exercising less. Lean in 15 features 100 recipes for nutritious, quick-to-prepare meals and guides you through Joe's signature HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) home workouts - revealing how to combine food and exercise to ignite intense fat-burning. PRAISE FOR JOE WICKS "His philosophy is simple: train hard and fuel your body. It's perfect if you're looking for a combination of food and fitness inspiration" Harper's Bazaar
Download or read book Aging Backwards written by Miranda Esmonde-White and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PBS fitness personality on Classical Stretch and creator of the fitness phenomenon Essentrics, Miranda Esmonde-White offers an eye-opening guide to anti-aging that provides essential tools to help anyone turn back the clock and look and feel younger no matter what age. Miranda Esmonde-White trains everyone from prima ballerinas to professional hockey players to Cerebral palsy patients: what do they all have in common? All of these people are hoping to heal their bodies, prevent further injury, and move optimally and without pain. In fact, they have the same goals as any of us who are trying to stay young, fit, and reverse the hands of time. Because the aging of our bodies occurs in our cells, it must be repaired there too—that’s where Miranda’s highly effective and sought-after techniques come in. The body is programmed to self-destruct as we age, but the speed at which it self-destructs is up to us. Recent scientific studies have proven this fact! In Aging Backwards, Miranda offers a groundbreaking guide on how to maintain and repair our cells, through scientifically designed workouts. Healthy cells prevent joint pain, muscle loss and weak bones—helping to control weight, increase energy, and improve strength and mobility. Miranda offers readers of all ages the tools they need to look and feel young. Complete with tips, tools, and her Eight Basic Age-Reversing Workouts accompanied by instructional photos and web clips, Aging Backwards will help you grow younger, not older!
Download or read book Safe Exercises for Seniors written by Andre J. Murdock Sr. and published by Andre J Murdock Sr. . This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Safe Exercises for Seniors is for people of all ages, especially elders, daily exercise is crucial. Strength, flexibility, balance, and general wellbeing can all be enhanced by exercise. Seniors must, however, engage in safe workouts that take into account their unique requirements and limits. In order to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle, seniors can add a variety of safe workouts into their daily routine. This book will give you useful information to ensure safety and efficacy, whether you're a senior trying to stay healthy or a caregiver looking for suitable exercises. Together, let's explore senior-safe fitness options.
Download or read book Exercise written by National Institute on Aging and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the healthiest things you can do for yourself. Exercise!
Download or read book Active Older Adults written by Lynn Allen and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This... manual provides a collection of 15 award-winning fitness programs for seniors. The ideas and activities, which have been gathered from programs across the country, are presented in a consistent and easy-to-understand format. Directions for implementing the programming ideas are included, as are sample charts, brochures, registration and safety forms, newsletters, and a listing of resources that will ensure a successful program. Active Older Adults presents a full spectrum of approaches to helping seniors get and stay fit. Some of the programs provide introductions to basic fitness principles while others explain how to lead older adults in specific activities, such as strength training, line dancing, and water walking. There are also low-stress programs for individuals with cardiovascular or joint problems."--BACK COVER.
Download or read book Exercise for Better Bones written by Margaret Martin and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exercise for Better Bones is the most comprehensive and current exercise program for people with osteoporosis, osteopenia and low bone density. Written by Physical Therapist Margaret Martin, Exercise for Better Bones has been used by thousands of individuals around the world to improve their bone health and reduce their risk of a fall and fracture. Exercise for Better Bones is designed for any individual with osteoporosis and in need of a safe and effective osteoporosis exercise program. The book offers four program levels: Beginner, Active, Athletic and Elite.
Download or read book A SUPER Home Exercise Book For Seniors written by Kevin Saint Clair and published by Saint Clair Fitness. This book was released on 2013-10-27 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides Seniors and people who are aging into their mature years, with some very effective, scientifically based exercise techniques and combines them into a workout routine, which can be performed at home, or in an assisted living facility. This exercise book for aging men and women has a well-rounded workout, which will increase strength in all major muscle groups...FAST. This book provides Seniors and people who are aging into their mature years, with some very effective, scientifically based exercise techniques and combines them into a workout routine, which can be performed at home, or in an assisted living facility. Having spent a quarter-century studying and applying strength techniques to Athletes, recreational enthusiasts and military personnel, I explain the fastest methods, known to man, to regain and develop strength in certain muscle groups. Members of the U. S. Navy SEALS and other elite members of the Armed Forces currently use modified versions of some of these exercises, when deployed, due to their limited access to exercise equipment. I designed this routine specifically for Seniors, not only for its effectiveness but also for the same reason of possible, limited access to exercise equipment. This book provides Seniors with some very effective, scientifically based exercise techniques and combines them into a workout routine, which can be performed at home, or in an assisted living facility. This exercise book for the aging has a well-rounded workout that will increase strength throughout all of your major muscle groups...FAST. Seniors are "aging-in-place" now more than ever before and with the routine in this book, they can now strengthen all of the major muscle groups in the body, get daily exercise and noticeable improvements from this routine without having to purchase any exercise or fitness equipment. This is one the most effective exercise books for the aging because it condenses certain revolutionary training principles into a book, for seniors and aging individuals and allows them to use these exercise methods in the privacy of their own home. Exercise is even more important for aging seniors due to the loss of muscle mass, decreasing bone density and other physical limitations among many of them. "Aging gracefully" includes a daily plan of some type of exercise activity, eating healthy meals and following a low-stress lifestyle. It is said that people who follow these principles live a more-fulfilled life and aging seniors are no exception to this rule. Exercise has been proven to lower stress, increase muscle tissue, fight depression, obesity and a host of other health problems. Regular exercise is crucial to improve the quality of life among today's aging seniors. Seniors now have the knowledge and "tools" to perform a full-body workout at home, which is zero impact and minimizes the risk of injury by emphasizing slow and controlled exercise movements.
Download or read book Strength Training for Seniors written by Paige Waehner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building and retaining physical strength is integral to living a fuller, longer life. Lifting weights can reduce the symptoms of everything from osteoarthritis and back pain to depression and diabetes. In Strength Training for Seniors, certified personal trainer Paige Waehner provides a detailed twelve-week strength program to help you safely and gradually build power, balance, and resistance with simple, easy-to-follow exercises. Strength Training for Seniors outlines the physical and mental benefits that arise from instituting a strength training program, and includes instructions for numerous different exercises that will: Improve balance and decrease fear of falling Increase self-esteem and independence Relieve pain throughout your body And so much more! Not only will your body be stronger for the future after following the guidelines in Strength Training for Seniors, but you'll also build your confidence to do more in life.
