Health Management for Older Adults III - Strength in the Elderly -- Prescribing Strength Training Exercises for the Elderly

< i > Strength in the Elderly -- Prescribing Strength Training Exercises for the Elderly

The following general recommendations are based, in part, on The American College of Sports Medicine 1995 Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. These recommendations will be discussed under the headings:

Warm-up and Cool Down
Workout Intensity
Workout Frequency
Workout Duration and
Technique