| 386 | Thursday, April 1, 2004 |
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| 10:15 AM-12:15 PM | Convention Center:352 |
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| Teaching Fitness with the Brain in Mind: an Exercise Program for Older Adults with Memory Impairment |
| This hands-on workshop will demonstrate the development of an exercise program that combines cognitive/sensorimotor stimulation for older adults with cognitive impairments, especially for the ones with dementia. This wellness-based enrichment program offers opportunities for motor and cognitive rehabilitation for persons with brain impairments. Focusing in abilities rather than in disabilities, this program promotes the application of meaningful activities that would increase participation, attention, and performance. The program combines exercise, music, storytelling, communication, socialization, and health education into one group activity. The purpose of this workshop is to encourage health/fitness professionals to develop a safe and creative multi-sensory exercise program that suits the needs and well-being of older individuals with cognitive impairments. |
Keyword(s): adult fitness, health promotion, therapeutic recreation
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| Presider: Amira Choukair Tame, Alzheimer Activities Service, West Bloomfield, MI |
| Speakers: Patricia Heyn, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; and Mark Hirsch, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |