Developing a Home-Based Muscular Fitness Program for Older Adults

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SKU:
827008037995*
Author:
Patti Kenney
Published:
2007
Length:
199 minutes
Developing a Home-Based Muscular Fitness Program for Older Adults provides an overview of thenumerous benefits of having older adults engage in a sound resistance-training program. The DVDdetails how to design a safe, effective resistance-training program that can be conducted in the homethat is appropriate for older adults. The DVD also includes an explanation and demonstration of howto perform selected resistance-training exercises for older adults.

Among the topics covered:
  • Changes in muscle fitness with age
  • Special needs of older adults
  • Sample exercise program
  • Pectoralis major
  • Deltoids
  • Rotator cuffs, latissimus dorsi
  • Biceps and triceps
  • Forearms, wrists, calves, and shins
  • Hip adductor and hip abductor
  • Quadriceps and hamstrings
  • Lower back and abdominals
  • Leg press and squats
  • Record keeping

Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).