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The Journal on Active Aging brings articles of value to professionals dedicated to older-adult quality of life. Content sweeps across the active-aging landscape to focus on education and practice. Find articles of interest by searching the article archives in three ways: Enter a keyword in the articles search bar; click on search by topic; or type a keyword or phrase in the general search bar at the top of the page.

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Splash! Boost power with band and ball short circuits by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM, RCEP, CDE-4908

Splash! Boost power with band and ball short circuits by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM, RCEP, CDE

By combining strength with movement speed, short-burst intervals turn band and ball pool-work into short-circuit power workouts. These moves capture the essence of daily life activities as well. Blending task-specific training with power-packed moves can boost participants’ fitness, power and ADL performance on land.

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Short-circuit power plays target function by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM, RCEP, CDE-4697

Short-circuit power plays target function by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM, RCEP, CDE

Active living “performance” requires a functional, or task specific, training approach to meet the demands of the “sport” of living well. Using short-burst exercise intervals in the water, this training approach helps individuals improve their power and skills to perform activities of daily living.

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ICAA's top 10 articles on functional training-1499

ICAA's top 10 articles on functional training

The Journal on Active Aging® is dipping into the archives in 2012 to celebrate the International Council on Active Aging’s 10th Anniversary year and to showcase this educational resource for readers. Each Journal issue this year highlights ICAA’s “top 10” articles on a specific topic. In this issue, the focus is on all things functional—abilities, assessment and conditioning.

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Floor freedom: How to get up from the floor by Cathy Moxley, MA-1459

Floor freedom: How to get up from the floor by Cathy Moxley, MA

•The ability to get down and back up off the floor to do things like play with a child, clean out a kitchen cabinet or participate in a floor exercise class is something that younger adults may take for granted. Unfortunately, for many older adults, such daily activities and motions may gradually become more difficult until they eventually fall off the daily repertoire of possible movements.

An action that often enters into the category of “not any more” is getting down on the floor for any reason—on purpose, that is. Physical decline in the form of decreased upper-body and lower-body strength, a history of injuries or surgeries, decreased range of motion in many joints and balance issues can make the prospect of getting down—and back up—off the floor nothing short of daunting.

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Functional screening: no two zebras look alike! by Elizabeth Leeds, DPT-1450

Functional screening: no two zebras look alike! by Elizabeth Leeds, DPT

A colleague once told me, “When you hear horses coming, think zebras!” This phrase is an excellent way to remember to question our assumptions before planning an exercise program. As therapists or personal trainers, we may see a client who is older and assume the person is unfit, only to find out that she or he is an avid exerciser who could be categorized as "athlete." That’s a perfect example of why it pays to hold off from making instant assumptions about a person’s capabilities.

With each client that you see, an initial consultation is needed to understand the client’s goals, lifestyle and abilities. There are multiple subjective, anatomical, postural and cardiovascular assessments available to therapists and trainers. These are valuable tools for determining the exercises and intensity levels appropriate for each individual. In addition, finding out more about a person’s lifestyle habits and activities can be just as important.

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Merge function with fun using Life Skills Relays by Kim Eichinger-1439

Merge function with fun using Life Skills Relays by Kim Eichinger

For older adults moving into a retirement community, many of the physical tasks they used to perform are no longer a part of their daily routines. If these individuals do not wish to participate in other forms of exercise, they may become sedentary and at greater risk for compromised mobility.

When challenged by the fact that some older adults do not come from a culture where recreational exercise (or going to a gym) is a part of their lifestyles, staff in the fitness department at Country Meadows retirement communities realized we had to find a less traditional way to engage them in movement.

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