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Topic- Career development
Training an active older adult: a personal experience by Rebecca J. Lloyd, Ph.D. candidate
I have the pleasure of training Ben, an 80 year-old client, every Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Six years ago Ben experienced a silent ischemia, which has limited his cardiovascular capacity and the use of his right arm. Physical activity has been a way of life for Ben, so he decided to hire a personal trainer to help him monitor and guide his healthful progression.
Career development
Training senior fitness instructors: an update on proposed curriculum standards by C. Jessie Jones, Ph.D., FACSM
Fitness and physical activity classes for older adults are springing up throughout the world in all kinds of facilities. The increase in senior fitness offerings results from a combination of two things:
* The recognized value of physical activity in preserving functional capacity and reducing physical frailty in later years (U.S. Surgeon General, 1996; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000, 2001; World Health Organization, 2000); and
* The support of the medical community (Nied & Franklin, 2002).
