| 109 | Monday, March 31, 2003 |
This is a Ticketed Event. Fee: $135/$155 on-site
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| 8:30 AM-5:00 PM | Marriott:Salon IJ |
| AAALF/Council on Aging and Adult Development |
| Fitness Programs for Older Adults – A Training Workshop, Day 1: Skeletal Changes With Age |
| This pre-convention workshop is an innovative, “hands-on” session providing exciting interventions/solutions for practitioners working with older adults. AAALF/CAAD in partnership with Flaghouse, offers practitioners a workshop to support their requirements for continuing education. National experts provide practitioners with the latest information regarding chronic conditions and “best practice” techniques for exercise. Agenda: (1) Introduction to skeletal integrity; (2) Bone mineral density: assessment, development and loss; (3) Exercise for those with osteoporosis; (4) Activities to enhance skeletal integrity; (5) Diabetes, cancer, fibromyalgia and exercise; (6) Techniques for leading exercise for chronic conditions; (7) Administrative concerns for aquatic programs and aquatic exercise for skeletal strengthening. Fee: 1-day $135/$155 on-site; 2-day $215/$240 on-site. |
Keyword(s): adult fitness, older adult/aging issues, participatory
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| Presider: Patricia Heyn, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX |
| Speakers: Alicia C. Cosky, Aurora University, Aurora, IL; Pamela A. MacFarlane, , De Kalb, IL; Phyllis T. Croisant, Eastern Illinois University, Champaign, IL; and Sue Gavron, Leisure Life Consultant, Bowling Green, OH |