Resistance training for special populations /

Swank, Ann Marie.

Resistance training for special populations / Ann Marie Swank, Patrick Hagerman. - Clifton Park, NY. : Delmar Cengage Learning, c2010. - xxii, 385 p. : ill. ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

CD-ROM includes summaries of the exercise programs developed for each population and a template for the students to modify the program as needed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of training -- Resistance training and progression strategies for special populations -- Compendium of resistance-training strategies -- Resistance training strategies -- Resistance-training strategies for individuals with osteoporosis -- Resistance training strategies for individuals with osteoarthritis -- Resistance-training strategies for individuals with low back pain -- Resistance-training strategies for individuals with chronic heart failure -- Resistance training strategies for adult obesity -- Resistance-training strategies for obese youths -- Resistance-training strategies for individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus -- Resistance-training strategies for individuals with type 2 diabetes -- Resistance-training strategies for individuals with coronary heart disease -- Resistance-training strategies for individual with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Resistance-training strategies for individuals with mental retardation -- Resistance-training strategies for individuals with cancer -- Resistance-training strategies for stroke survivors -- Resistance-training strategies during pregnancy.

9781418032180

2008938428


Exercise therapy.
People with disabilities--Rehabilitation.
Physical fitness
Weight training
Exercise Therapy--x methods.
Disabled Persons--rehabilitation.
Physical Fitness.
Weight Lifting.

RM725 / .S971 2010