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- Presents an analysis of active ageing and physical activity from a multidisciplinary perspective
- Includes exercises with pictures illustrating the methodologies presented in the contemporary literature on the topic
- Shows that regular physical activity reduces the prevalence of chronic diseases associated with ageing, and leads to increased quality of life of the elderly
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research (BRIEFSWELLBEING)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Keywords
- Benefits of Physical Activity
- Activity Programs for the Elderly
- Quality of Life of the Elderly
- Reducing Chronic Diseases Associated with Ageing
- Reducing Morbidity and Mortality of the Elderly
- Exercise Programs Minimizing Psychomotor Decline
- Active Ageing
- Reducing Chronic Diseases
- Well-Being of the Senior Population
- Health of the Life of the Elderly
- Health and Aging
Authors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education (CIDAF), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Gonçalo Nuno Figueiredo Dias
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Ingeniarius, Ltd., Coimbra, Portugal
Micael Santos Couceiro
About the authors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Active Ageing and Physical Activity
Book Subtitle: Guidelines, Functional Exercises and Recommendations
Authors: Gonçalo Nuno Figueiredo Dias, Micael Santos Couceiro
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52063-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52062-9Published: 08 March 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52063-6Published: 28 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2211-7644
Series E-ISSN: 2211-7652
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 120
Number of Illustrations: 95 illustrations in colour
Topics: Quality of Life Research, Occupational Therapy, Aging