Be well and live well, learn what you can do
to optimize your health, function and fitness. Which exercises are best and
which exercises should be avoided.
Each seminar is approximately 1 to 1:30 hour. Total fee$150.00 for up to 30
participants, handouts included.
Keeping your Balance, Mobility and Strength for Long-term Independence
Learn which exercises are most beneficial to enhance and
retain mobility, balance, and muscle strength, which one's are best to preserve
bone health and reduce risk of falls and fractures. Falls are not a normal part
of aging however people over age 65 make up 90 percent of the calls and
increasing numbers from falls. Minimize your
risk of falls and fracture while you still can. Preventing and reducing the risk
of hip fractures, traumatic brain injury and disability is possible. In
Washington county nearly 7,800 people between 2002 and
2006 were hospitalized annually due to unintentional falls, 70% were 65 years
or older. Includes a demonstration on exercise that
benefit balance, strength and stability and participants receive handouts on
reducing falls.
NO
BONES ABOUT IT, learn the dos and donts of Exercise with Osteoporosis and
Osteopenia.
Exercise in the Prevention, Management and Treatment of Osteoporosis and
Osteopenia. Dont let your favorite exercise be a bone-crushing event. By
age 65, men and women tend to be losing bone tissue at the same rate, and this
gradual bone loss continues throughout life. With good habits and medical
attention when needed, we can have strong bones throughout our lives. What to
avoid preventing injury. Demonstrations in isometric, isotonic and plyometric
types of exercise training beneficial in the prevention of osteoporosis and
osteopenia?
OsteoBall demonstration and weighted vest benefits on bone density. Learn which
exercises are safe and beneficial when diagnosed with osteoporosis and
osteopenia, and which exercises and movements techniques you can incorporate to
preserve your bone health.
Exercise Guidelines for Older
Adults
Exercise guidelines
for older adults for active and healthy aging are different than for the
general apparently healthy population, These guidelines set by the American
College of Sports Medicine and American Heart Association have been developed
to promote healthy aging. The right
exercise and physical activity plan maximizes health, fitness and function,
reduces the risk of injury, and exercise prevents, better manages and help
treat chronic medical condition such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, PAD,
osteoporosis, cholesterol, blood pressure, etc. Find out where to begin or how
to adjust your current exercise program to receive optimum benefits.
Exercise and Diabetes;
Prevention, Management and Treatment
There are real benefits of exercise in the
prevention of, management and treatment of diabetes. Learn the dos and donts
of exercise with diabetes. We discuss the research on the benefits of
lifestyle, physical activity and purposeful exercise in the management of blood
glucose, lowering A1C and lowering body weight, especially body fat around the
midsection. Exercise of appropriate
quality and quantity both moderate and intensive utilize blood glucose uptake
that are similar to several diabetes drugs but without many of the side
effects. Learn which exercise is best
and what short and long-term goals you should set for yourself in the
management of diabetes with exercise, and recommended carbohydrate intake
before, during and after exercise.
Exercise in Cancer Recovery
Much research has
been done on the benefits of exercise during and post cancer treatment, how it
affects quality of life and physical function. Individual undergoing cancer
treatment often has similar losses in function as experienced in older adults.
However, older adults are the highest population group at risk and developing
cancer (breast, prostate, and colon). Effects of cancer treatment affect older
adults more, and accelerate the aging process. Research shows that that
strategically designed exercise programs during and post treatment can make
dramatic improvements physical function, overall quality of life, and reduces
the risk of recurrent and second cancers. Side effects to radiation, chemo, and
surgery and hormone therapy include osteoporosis, weight gain and loss, fat
gain and loss, increased risk for developing heart disease and functional
limitations. This can be minimized and prevented with the right exercise
program. Learn how to get started and where to go for appropriate exercise.
