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