Exercise for Seniors

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Effects of Aging American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=224&topcategory=Wel...

Disease Management

1.	Questions and Answers about Arthritis and Exercise National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/arthritis/arthexfs.htm




2.	Keep Moving for Life American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=23&topcategory=...




3.	Exercising with Arthritis: Improve Your Joint Pain Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AR00009




4.	Exercise: A Boost to Physical and Emotional Well-B Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00637




5.	Exercise and Osteoporosis: Staying Active Safely Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00643

Health Check Tools

1.	Target Heart Rate Calculator American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_6_1x_Target_Heart_Rate_Calcul...

National Institutes of Health

1.	Exercise for Older Adults National Institute on Aging http://nihseniorhealth.gov/exercise/toc.html




2.	Young at Heart: Tips for Older Adults (Eating Heal NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/young_heart.htm




3.	Exercise: Feeling Fit for Life National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/exercise.asp




4.	Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on A National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/exercisebook/index.asp

Organizations

1.	American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000




2.	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/




3.	National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/




4.	President's Council on Physical Fitness and S Dept. of Health and Human Services http://fitness.gov/

Overviews

1.	Physical Activity and Older Americans: Benefits an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/activity.htm




2.	Exercise (Physical Activity) for Older People and American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4557




3.	Exercise for the Elderly American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/754.xml




4.	Exercise: The Key to the Good Life President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports http://fitness.gov/activelife/pepup/pepup.html




5.	For the Young at Heart: Exercise Tips for Seniors American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/brochures/YoungAtHeart.pdf

Pictures/Diagrams

1.	Slide Show: Balance Exercises to Keep You Steady o Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00049

Prevention/Screening

1.	Keep Active - Safe at Any Age American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=22&topcategory=...

Related Issues

1.	Teaching Old Muscles New Tricks National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/apr2003/muscletricks.htm




2.	Starting an Exercise Program American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=222&topcategory=wel...




3.	Growing Stronger - Strength Training for Older Adu National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/growing_stronger/index.htm




4.	Flexibility Exercises American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=4&topcategory=Welln...




5.	Exercises (For Persons Age 60 and Older) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=27&topcategory=Well...




6.	Exercise and Bone and Joint Conditions American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=14&topcategory=well...




7.	Aquatic Exercise: Gentle on Your Bones, Joints and Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01619

Research

1.	Activity Boosts Fitness in Elderly Patients American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_Activity_Boosts_Fitness_...




2.	If You Think Your Work-Out Is Tough Enough, It Pro American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3008814

Statistics

1.	Promoting Active Lifestyles among Older Adults National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/pdf/lifestyles.pdf