Active Ageing and Physical Activity : Guidelines, Functional Exercises and Recommendations

• Main Authors: Dias, Gonçalo Nuno Figueiredo. (Author), Couceiro, Micael Santos. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Medical research.; Occupational therapy.; Aging.; Quality of life.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319520636
• Physical Description: XIV, 120 p. 95 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISSN: 2211-7644
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

This book presents an analysis of active ageing and physical activity from a multidisciplinary perspective. With descriptions of exercises, adequately illustrated with pictures, this book shows that regular physical activity reduces the prevalence of chronic diseases associated with ageing, as well as the risk of morbidity and mortality of the elderly. It confirms that exercise programs minimize the psychomotor decline, prevent the loss of functionality, inability and dementia, and foster significant gains in health and well-being, leading to increased quality of life of the elderly.