title: Physical aspects of planning for retirement.
abstract: The paper reviews evidence for the beneficial effects of aerobic exercise on the cardiovascular health of elderly persons. It makes a clear distinction between these benefits and those obtained with the anaerobic routines usually used with this group. It is suggested that physiotherapists have a role now and in the future in developing programmes for the growing number of older people in the community. The results obtained by some older exercisers who took part in one innovative programme run by the WAIT (Western Australian Institute of Technology) are briefly described.
authors.affiliation: Western Australian Institute of Technology.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rankine-Wilson