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SrFit™
- What's In The Book?
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SrFit
– Foreword to the Book
“Like her first book on senior
exercise, Functionally Fit™, Tammy Petersen has done a
masterful job presenting very important fitness information for older
men and women in a very interesting and understandable format. She
addresses key aspects of the aging process and our best anecdotal,
sensible strength, endurance and flexibility exercise. From a practical
perspective, her exercise selection is excellent, and her training
recommendations are safe, effective and time-efficient, thereby
enhancing the probability of successful program participation on the
part of senior men and women. While Ms. Petersen’s book
stands by itself as a comprehensive text, she identifies and provides
access to additional resources that are highly relevant, and which
should be reviewed thoroughly for even greater understanding of senior
fitness and lifestyle concerns. Let the easy-to-read writing style
enhance your knowledge of senior fitness in a most enjoyable and
employable manner. Applying these materials to senior programs should
make a remarkable improvement in the training outcomes. ”
-- Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D.,
CSCS
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SrFit
– Table of Contents
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Introduction –
Physical inactivity is a major health risk to people of all ages. |
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Aging: What Is It?
– A look at chronological vs. biological age, and a detailed
look at how aging affects every organ system. |
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General Diet and Nutrition
– General information on things like trans-fats and fiber,
and also a discussion of the effects of aging on the nutritional health
of older people. |
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Lifestyle Modifications , Risk Factors and
Disease – A look at different lifestyle and
chronic diseases and in-depth explanations of risk factors and the
positive changes that people should be making. |
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Health Assessment, Evaluation and Fitness
Testing – Who needs to consult a doctor; health
assessment tools, and fitness testing specifics for older adults. |
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Flexibility –
Guidelines specific to seniors and exercises to increase flexibility,
and specific programs for different purposes. |
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Endurance –
Guidelines specific to seniors and a discussion of exercises to
increase endurance, along with a special section of
“alternative exercises” suited to special
circumstances such as water exercise, lack of equipment, and the need
for the client to be seated. |
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Strength Training –
Guidelines specific to seniors and exercises to increase strength, with
the focus on exercises that incorporate the balance ball, resistance
bands and dumbbells. |
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Chronic Diseases and Exercise
– Exercise considerations when designing programs for clients
with specific chronic diseases. |
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Low Back Pain, Posture, and Balance
– A discussion of each of these areas, with specific
exercises to fight low back pain, improve posture and balance. |
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Lifetime Sports: Golf, Tennis and Swimming
– Specific exercises that will improve your
client’s game (and make you their hero!), along with
information on getting clients involved in the Senior Olympics. |
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Motivation –
Identification of exercise barriers for older adults, the six stages of
exercise adoption, and understanding ageism. |
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Building Your Business as a Personal
Trainer of Older Adults – Insights and in-depth
information resources aimed at helping you build your business as a
personal trainer of older adults; including recommendations for
business, marketing and publicity tools from experts in those fields. |
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Web Links – Links
to articles, Fact Sheets and resources from organizations like the
National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Aging. Also
links to files containing forms like the health assessment form and
physician cover letter that were discussed in SrFit. |
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SrFit
Virtual Appendices - A wealth of online resources provided in
PDF file format. |
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