In brief: A properly designed and implemented exercise program for the elderly can have many physical and emotional benefits. Most important, these benefits can allow older persons to maintain an independent, active life-style. However, the program or activity plan must be carefully followed to ...
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We developed delayed output feedback control for a wearable hip-assistive robot, the EX1, to provide gait assistance. Our purpose in this study was to investigate the effects of long-term exercise with EX1 on gait, physical function, and cardiopulmonary metabolic energy efficiency in elderly ...
English title: preventive classes for elderly living at home: who participates and what gives motivation to participate? Fysioterapeuten. 2015;9:12–18. Taraldsen K, et al. Funksjonsvedlikehold og gruppetrening for eldre - gjennomføring og evaluering av praksis. English title: group-training ...
An exercise intended to elongate soft tissues to prepare for the rigors of sport McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. An activity, e.g., stretching, designed to increase joint range of motion and extensibility of muscle. ...
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12. The practical guidelines of the American Association of Neurology suggest physical exercise twice a week for 6 months can improve cognitive function in individuals presenting with MCI, although there is no recommendation on the exercise modality5. An exercise modality that is low in cost, ...
However, there remains a dearth of data from communal settings such as educational institutions, retirement homes for the elderly and workplaces where sedentary populations typically gather. Secondly, the concept of exercise snacks lacks a universally accepted and standardized definition. Given the ...
However, the target of improving/maintaining physical fitness is inappropriate for the whole elderly population, which includes the frail. In these subjects, the achievement of a better health status is certainly the primary goal, as recently stated by the 1996 Heidelberg guidelines. Physical activity...