Synopsis:
This video tape includes a discussion of: safe exercise for seniors; water exercise and its benefits; arthritis demographics; physical goals of the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program; arthritis exercise principles; cardiovascular exercise; muscular strength and endurance; buoyancy; resistance; 3 dimensional movement; core muscles; balance; abdominals; Tai Chi a joint safe exercise involving balance , coordination, meditation in motion, relaxation, memory; components of an exercise program for older adults; program development; precautions and special circumstances; and system changes with normal aging including: the central nervous system, cardiovascular system, immune system and respiratory system.
Objectives:
After completing this video tape, you should be able to:
- Describe system changes, normal age-related changes and changes related to inactivity;
- Discuss psychological and functional benefits of exercise, specifically delaying the onset of disability;
- Identify the three components of an exercise program;
- Discuss precautions to consider when developing an exercise program; and
- List benefits older adults derive from doing water exercise and Tai Chi.
Faculty:
Kellie Coleman, MS - Ms. Coleman is the Fitness Coordinator at UAMS. She has been teaching water exercise for the past 18 years, and she has also taught Tai Chi for 1 year. Ms. Coleman trains instructors for the Arthritis Foundation in both their aquatic and PACE (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) land based exercise program and has national certifications from the American Read Cross Aquatic Exercise Association and the United States Water Fitness Association.
Missy Ellis, PT, MS – Ms. Ellis is a physical therapist and research assistant in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System in Little Rock and North Little Rock.
Vicki S. McNeill, DPT – Dr. McNeill is presently a physical therapist at the DW Reynolds Center on Aging at UAMS. She is a 1985 graduate of the Physical Therapy program at UCA. She returned to UCA to complete her master’s degree in 1999 and her clinical doctorate degree in physical therapy in May 2003. A UAMS employee since 1994, she has recently been involved in research relating to exercise training in older adults, and has assisted in research in fall prevention in the elderly.