Authors – Kim L. Bennell, Rana S. Hinman Summary – Exercise is a key component of the management of osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms and has been shown to be beneficial for individuals with OA disease of all severities. Exercise practitioners play an important role in prescribing appropriate exercise for patients taking into account individual symptoms, problems and […]
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EXERCISE TRAINING INCREASES SIZE OF HIPPOCAMPUS AND IMPROVES MEMORY
Author – Kirk I Erickson, et al ABSTRACT The hippocampus shrinks in late adulthood, leading to impaired memory and increased risk for dementia. Hippocampal and medial temporal lobe volumes are larger in higher-fit adults, and physical activity training increases hippocampal perfusion, but the extent to which aerobic exercise training can modify hippocampal volume in late […]
WATER BASED TRAINING IMPROVES STEPPING FUNCTION ON LAND
Authors – Itshak Melzer, Ori Elbar, Irit Tsedek and Lars IE Oddsson Summary – This study is the first to use water-based training that includes perturbation exercises and water turbulence in a group setting as an intervention to reverse age-related impairments in the ability to step quickly and recover from loss of balance. It differs […]
LEISURE ACTIVITIES AND THE RISK OF DEMENTIA IN THE ELDERLY
Authors – Dr. Verghese at the Einstein Aging Study The incidence of dementia increases with increasing age.1,2 Although the prevention of dementia has emerged as a major public health priority, there is a paucity of potential preventive strategies.3-5 Identifying protective factors is essential to the formulation of effective interventions for dementia. Cross-sectional studies report associations between dementia […]
THE POOL AS THE NEW GYM
Author – Roy M Wallack – ePublication of Australian Fitness Network – Resources Library. Water workouts have gone high-performance: more resistance with less risk. SAY “water workouts” and this is the image that usually comes to mind: members of an aquarobics class, all of them 70-plus, performing mild pec flies, bicep curls and other dumbbell-type movements […]
DEEP TO THE CORE – SINGLE DUMBBELL, MULTIPLE BENEFITS
Author – Marietta Mehanni – ePublication of Australian Fitness Network – Resources Library. By combining the instability of single dumbbell workout with the core-activating effects of the deep water environment you can deliver a truly challenging and engaging class, writes Marietta Mehanni. What a wonderful feeling it is to be weightless and suspended, literally floating in […]
MEN AT OMAHA GYM FIND BENEFITS OF WATER AEROBICS AREN’T JUST FOR WOMEN
Author – Katy Glover. The air in the aquatic center at Prairie Life Fitness is hot and thick. The pool is a more comfortable 83 degrees. But the men exercising in the pool are not comfortable. The water hides their sweat. These men are bucking a trend. Women are six times more likely than men […]
THE AQUA ADVANCE
Authors – Gabrielle Harris and Linden Cowan – ePublication of Australian Fitness Network – Resources Library. A great deal of work is needed to create an aqua class that leaves a lasting impression. The challenges we face as aqua instructors are manifold. The lower profile of aqua exercise compared to land-based classes can make it […]
FLUID FOCUS: THE POWER OF MASME
Author – Tanja Luck – ePublication of Australian Fitness Network – Resources Library. By transferring elements of mindful practice to the warm water, you can help your clients profoundly reconnect to their physiological capacities and psycho-emotional selves. Many people observing a mindful aquatic slow movement exercise session, such as Aquabalance, would think; ‘This looks too […]
SPLASHDANCE!
Authors – Marietta Mehanni, Dominic Gili – ePublication of Australian Fitness Network – Resources Library. Marietta Mehanni and Dominic Gili discuss the benefits of combining simple choreography with popular music to entertain and challenge aqua fitness participants of all ages and abilities. Do you ever find yourself bopping to the beat while instructing a class? News flash: Don’t […]