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Exercise scientists and gerontologists advocate the importance of muscular fitness for older individuals. Impaired muscular functioning has been linked to many medical conditions and chronic ailments found in older adults. ACE’s Guide to Resistance Training for Older Adults (revised edition) presents an overview of essential information that fitness professionals need to provide older adults with effective resistance-training programming, from the importance of strength training to the special considerations that should be taken into account when designing safe strength-training programs for older adults.
Among the topics covered:
- The rationale for having older adults engage in strength-training programs
- Special considerations when designing strength-training programs for older adults
- Identifying the health/medical benefits of strength training for older adults
- Guidelines for developing safe and effective strength-training programs
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Biography
- Cedric X. Bryant, Ph.D., FACSM, is the chief exercise physiologist and vice-president of educational services for the American Council on Exercise. Previously, Dr. Bryant was a senior vice-president for StairMaster Health & Fitness Products, Inc. and served on the exercise science faculties of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Penn State University, and Arizona State University. An accomplished and prolific writer, he lectures nationally and internationally on a variety of topics related to exercise, fitness, and health.
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