Physical conditioning in the aging adult.
The benefits of exercise are well established but the impact of exercise on the older adult is not as clearly defined. Increasing numbers of people in the United States are over 65 years old. Thus health care providers will find themselves often involved with the older adult and will need an understanding of exercise in this age group. This article reviews the known benefits of exercise for the older adult, exercise-related age changes, and how to prescribe exercise for those 65 years and over. Selected case reports are used to provide examples of how specified guidelines can be incorporated into practice.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male