FREE 3 month trial of the ACTIVE AGING COMMUNITY CENTRE Human Kinetics are offering a free trial to go online and join the AACC. The offer applies to all LLT students and the instructions to gain free access are set out in a document you can download from here. The AACC has some excellent resources,…
Senior Fitness Test Manual: Easy-to-Use Way of Measuring Fitness Levels in Older Adults by Roberta E. Rikli and C. Jessie Jones. Available from Human Kinetics.
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques (Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations & Techniques).
By Carolyn Kisner and Lynn Allen Colby.
Available on Amazon.
Physical Dimensions of Aging-2nd Edition. By Waneen Spirduso, Karen Francis, Priscilla MacRae. A Must read!! The physical aging process progresses every day—and so does our understanding of it. Physical Dimensions of Aging, Second Edition, will keep students and professionals up to date on the outcomes of the latest research studies and their implications for the…
Physical Activity and Bone Health. By Karim Khan, Heather McKay, Pekka Kannus, Don Bailey, John Wark, Kim Bennell. As an increasing amount of research on mechanical loading, exercise, and bone health becomes available, there is a growing need to synthesize and clarify the rapidly evolving information. No other resource fills this need better than the…
ACSM’s Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities-3rd Edition. By American College of Sports Medicine, J. Larry Durstine, Geoffrey Moore, Patricia Painter, Scott Roberts. Now in its third edition, ACSM’s Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities offers both exercise and health professionals the latest research and applications for integrating exercise…
Exercise in Rehabilitation Medicine-2nd Edition by Walter Frontera, David Slovik, David Dawson. Therapists, exercise physiologists, and physicians will find Exercise in Rehabilitation Medicine, Second Edition, a highly useful reference in designing exercise rehabilitation programs for patients with various disabling illnesses and conditions. This book provides an understanding of the basic physiological adaptations to exercise and…
Physical Activity and Health Guidelines 2010 by Riva Rahl presents the recommendations for Various Ages, Fitness Levels, and Conditions from 57 Authoritative Sources. Sifting through the numerous guidelines on physical activity and health published by government agencies, professional organizations, and associations can be a daunting task. Information exists in all types of formats and locations—including…
Physical Activity and Health Guidelines eBook by Riva Rahl allows you to read your book in a pdf and make notes. Recommendations for Various Ages, Fitness Levels, and Conditions from 57 Authoritative Sources. Sifting through the numerous guidelines on physical activity and health published by government agencies, professional organizations, and associations can be a daunting…
Physiology of Exercise and Healthy Aging by Albert Taylor & Michel Johnson. As life expectancy continues to increase, so does the need to understand the factors that increase health and vitality. Physiology of Exercise and Healthy Aging applies the science of exercise physiology to an analysis of the aging process and identifies the positive effects…
