742 New Activity Options for Older Adults

Saturday, April 4, 2009: 10:15 AM-11:30 AM
Tampa Convention Center: Ballroom A
AAPAR/Council on Aging and Adult Development
This session will send you home with a plethora of new activities. The first part of the session will examine how fall prevention training can allow for independent living sooner. The water is an excellent medium for teaching people with balance deficits; and the beneficial carry-over to land is documented. In the second part of the session, participants will learn four different take home mat routines incorporating strength, flexibility and abdominal work.
Fall Prevention in an Aquatic Setting
Terri Lees, City of North Kansas City, North Kansas City, MO
Effective and essential mat work for older adults
Gay D. Elliott, Aristo-Fit, Hudson, QC, Canada and Pamela Maguire, Aristo-Fit, Hudson, QC