Every year, more and more seniors are starting to exercise regularly. This is a great thing as we know exercise can improve mobility, balance, strength,…
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Supporting Senior Clients: Cultivating a Sense of Belonging
As fitness professionals, supporting senior clients with the skills and tools at our disposal is an important obligation. It is vital that we help our…
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Exercise Programming for Senior Populations
Physical activity can increase the quality of life for our aging population. We covered this in part 1 which is all about why you should be…
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Why You Should be Training Senior Adults
Regardless of their level of education, many seniors struggle to get into a regular habit of physical exercise, leaving them in less than ideal health. As…
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Personal Trainers and National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
Being a personal trainer, maybe you know someone with Alzheimer’s disease. If not, it’s probable that several of your clients do and that they are…
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You’re only as old as you feel, as the saying goes. And there appears to be a great deal of truth contained in that casual…
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Exercise & the Senior Client
Clients ages 50 and over are sometimes treated with “kid gloves”. Training should be prescribed on an individual basis, of course, but barring contraindications, there…
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Updated Physical Activity Guidelines for Older Adults
On August 1, 2007 the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and American Heart Association (AHA) unveiled updated physical activity recommendations for healthy adults ages 18-64 years and companion recommendations for those ages 65 and older. The companion recommendations extend to adults ages 50-64 years who have chronic health conditions or functional limitations that impact their fitness, physical activity or ability to move.
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