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Express~O workouts: creating quick dips for clients by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM-1054

Express~O workouts: creating quick dips for clients by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM

As health and wellness professionals, we know that people of all ages lead busy lives and many individuals consider time a barrier to exercise. Fortunately, water is a time-efficient exercise modality because cardio and muscular power training occur together. But you have to know how to squeeze the overload out of the water to maximize training time for improvement.

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Circuit play in the pool by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM-1022

Circuit play in the pool by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM

Seventy-six-year-old Stuart Brown is a fit, lighthearted physician and psychiatrist who works out of a tree house in his Carmel Valley, California, backyard. After 40 years of research where he conducted over 6,000 play studies, Brown is hooked on the power of play to maintain a resilient, healthy and joyous life. In his book Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul,1 he helps people find the style of play that makes them feel happy, even when faced with difficulties.

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Liquid fusion: Dive into blended shallow-water program ideas by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM-991

Liquid fusion: Dive into blended shallow-water program ideas by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM

During the International Council on Active Aging’s recent conference, I presented a preconference session with educator/trainer Mary Curry in which we shared new ideas to attract land participants to water programs and add variety to offerings. We chose some of the top land-based trends in fitness—mind/body exercise, sports, and dance programs—and created the essence of these movements in water. We then organized the ideas into a “fusion” format.

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Cultivating a water exercise program using an evaluation approach  Part three: probing the depths of water exercise equipment  by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM-964

Cultivating a water exercise program using an evaluation approach Part three: probing the depths of water exercise equipment by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM

During parts one and two of “Cultivating a water exercise program using an evaluation approach,” we applied an evaluation framework to develop an evidence-based, participant-centered water fitness program. In this third and final section, we’ll use the same framework to cultivate equipment-based programs that offer expanded options for personalized and progressive training.

A systematic evaluation approach provides a lens for program change. At each step in parts one and two, questions helped us focus on critical areas. Starting with the big picture, we grounded our systematic approach by determining core values that would provide a foundation for the evaluation, mapped out resources, and anticipated short- and long-term outcomes.

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Cultivating a water exercise program using an evaluation approach  Part two: program strategies, effectiveness and sustainability by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FASM-941

Cultivating a water exercise program using an evaluation approach Part two: program strategies, effectiveness and sustainability by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FASM

Evidence-based program design depends on using sound scientific research to shape programs that meet the needs of participants through “best practice” decisions. An evaluation approach offers active-aging professionals a systematic method for developing programs derived from scientific evidence.

Daniel L. Stufflebeam, PhD, a professor at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, developed a decision-making framework that addresses four different kinds of decisions faced by program developers.

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Walking in the water by Jana Headrick-624

Walking in the water by Jana Headrick

The official name of the class may be Therapeutic Water Walking, but the participants like to call themselves “The Walkie Talkies,” because they tease about doing more talking than walking. Between 10 and 15 people join the afternoon class on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week.

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