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Guide to Fitness After Fifty

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  • © 1977

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Editors:
  1. Raymond Harris

    1. Center for the Study of Aging, Albany, USA

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  2. Lawrence J. Frankel

    1. Lawrance Frankel Foundation, Charleston, USA

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  3. Sara Harris

    1. Center for the Study of Aging, Albany, USA

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Perspectives on Exercise and Aging

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Fitness and the Aging Process

      • Raymond Harris
      Pages 3-11

    3. History of Exercises for the Elderly

      • Herman L. Kamenetz
      Pages 13-33

    4. Preservation of Physical Fitness

      • Hans Kraus
      Pages 35-38

    5. Public Health and Fitness—The Outdoor Life and Other Antidotes to Enemies of Fitness

      • Hollis S. Ingraham
      Pages 39-44

  3. Evaluation and Physiology of Exercise

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. Physiology of Physical Conditioning for the Elderly

      • Herbert A. de Vries
      Pages 47-52

    3. Effect of Age on Work and Fatigue—Cardiovascular Aspects

      • Ernst Simonson
      Pages 53-65

    4. A Follow-Up Study of the Effect of Physical Activity on the Decline of Working Capacity and Maximal O2 Consumption in the Senescent Male

      • Andrew A. Fischer, Jana Parizkova
      Pages 67-79

    5. The Effect of Aging and Physical Activity on the Stabile Component of Arterial Distensibility

      • Andrew A. Fischer
      Pages 81-94

    6. Feasibility of Long-Distance (20–90 km) Skihikes as a Mass Sport for Middle-Aged and Old People

      • Ilkka M. Vuori
      Pages 95-142

    7. Physical Exercise and Cardiovascular Fitness

      • Daniel Brunner
      Pages 143-150

    8. Multi-Stage Cardiovascular Testing

      • Edward Terry Davison
      Pages 151-161

    9. The Soft Signs of Neurological Problems of Mobility

      • David Green
      Pages 163-168

  4. Motivation and Planning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
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    2. Motivation for Fitness

      • Frederick A. Whitehouse
      Pages 171-189

    3. Gerontological Aspects of Physical Activity—Motivation of Older People in Physical Training

      • Eino Heikkinen, Birgit Käyhty
      Pages 191-205

    4. Across the Nation—Habilitation

      • Lawrence J. Frankel
      Pages 207-213

    5. Changing the Habits and Thought Patterns of the Aged to Promote Better Health Through Activity Programs in Institutions

      • Manuel Rodstein
      Pages 215-220
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About this book

Guide to Fitness After Fifty presents basic and applied research data, authoritative advice and tested techniques for professional workers who want to learn more about physical exercise, fitness and health for aging people and for all who seek to become more physically and mentally fit. The editors and contributors believe that physical activity and exercise following the pri~ciples and practices ~utlined in this inter­ disciplinary volume can improve the health and quality of life by increasing en­ durance and cardiovascular fitness, strengthening the musculoskeletal system, im­ proving mobility, posture and appearance, and relaxing emotional tensions. Evidence at hand and discussed in this book demonstrates that properly prescribed physical activity or exercise can raise the level of physical fitness and health, both physical and mental, at any age, delay the ravages of aging, and prevent or reduce disability from musculoskeletal and circulatory disorders. Section I, Perspectives on Exercise and Aging, surveys the fundamental problems and relationships of exercise to aging and health and provides historical insights and philosophic perspectives on the significance and importance of physical fitness and exercise through the centuries and in contemporary society. Section II, Evaluation and Physiology of Exercise, presents objective scientific and medical evidence that reasonable improvement in fitness and other bodily func­ tions may be achieved by people of all ages who follow well designed exercise and relaxation routines for at least 30 minutes three or more times weekly.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for the Study of Aging, Albany, USA

    Raymond Harris, Sara Harris

  • Lawrance Frankel Foundation, Charleston, USA

    Lawrence J. Frankel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Guide to Fitness After Fifty

  • Editors: Raymond Harris, Lawrence J. Frankel, Sara Harris

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4139-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-4141-3Published: 23 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-4139-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 374

  • Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Aging, General Practice / Family Medicine

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