Active ageing and physical activity : guidelines, functional exercises and recommendations / Gonçalo Nuno Figueiredo Dias, Micael Santos Couceiro.
2017
RA777.6
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Title
Active ageing and physical activity : guidelines, functional exercises and recommendations / Gonçalo Nuno Figueiredo Dias, Micael Santos Couceiro.
ISBN
9783319520636 (electronic book)
3319520636 (electronic book)
9783319520629
3319520636 (electronic book)
9783319520629
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Language
English
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10.1007/978-3-319-52063-6 doi
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RA777.6
Dewey Decimal Classification
613/.0438
Summary
This book presents an analysis of active ageing and physical activity from a multidisciplinary perspective. With descriptions of exercises, adequately illustrated with pictures, this book shows that regular physical activity reduces the prevalence of chronic diseases associated with ageing, as well as the risk of morbidity and mortality of the elderly. It confirms that exercise programs minimize the psychomotor decline, prevent the loss of functionality, inability and dementia, and foster significant gains in health and well-being, leading to increased quality of life of the elderly.
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Couceiro, Micael Santos, author.
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SpringerBriefs in well-being and quality of life research.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction: New Paradigms of Active Ageing
Chapter 2. Benefits of Physical Activity in Active Ageing
Chapter 3. Activity Programs for the Elderly
Chapter 4. Conclusions, Practical Implications and Recommendations.
Chapter 2. Benefits of Physical Activity in Active Ageing
Chapter 3. Activity Programs for the Elderly
Chapter 4. Conclusions, Practical Implications and Recommendations.