Ageing, Physical Activity and Health

Ageing, Physical Activity and Health

International Perspectives

Volkwein-Caplan, Karin; McConatha, Jasmin Tahmaseb

Taylor & Francis Ltd

03/2018

238

Dura

Inglês

9781138052130

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction [Karin Volkwein-Caplan and Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha] PART A: Importance of Culture, Community, and the Impact of Well-Being in the Ageing Process 1. The Social and Cultural Context of Well-Being and Physical Activity in Later Life in the USA [Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha, Karin Volkwein-Caplan and Amarachi Akwarandu] 2. The Active Ageing Paradigm and Physical Activity of Older People in Germany [Ilse-Hartmann Tews] 3. Global Ageing in Portugal [Pedro G. Carvalho, Ana Pereira, Anabela Almeida, Rita Palmeira-De-Oliveira and Aldo M. Costa] 4. Functional Capacity, Personal Characteristics and Psychological State of Seniors Attending Social Institutions of Monterrey, Mexico [Oswaldo Ceballos-Gurrola, Magdalena Chavero-Torres, Nancy Cristina Banda Sauceda and Rosa Maria Cruz Castruita] 5.Ageing in Ghana: A Public Health and Cultural Perspective [Delali Badasu, Richmond Aryeetey, Bella Bello Bitugo and Reginald Ocansey] PART B: Effects of Physical Activity and Exercise on the Ageing Population 6. Ageing and Health Promotion in Later Life In Brazil [Maria Beatriz Rocha Ferreira, Antonia Dalla Pria Bankoff and Eliana Lucia Ferreira] 7. Healthy Ageing in Cuba through Physical Activity [Marta Canizares Hernandez, translated by Urbano Ramiro Canizares Hernandez] 8. Ageing and Fitness Programmes: Influencing Factors, Professional Intervention and Challenges in Spain [Maria Dolores Gonzalez-Rivera] 9. Physical Activity, Health, and Body Image of Older Adults in the Czech Republic [Ludmila Fialova] 10. Active and Fit While Climbing that Ladder of Life: Physical Activity in Advanced Age in Israel [Yael Netz] 11. Ageing, Health, and Physical Activity in Iran [Maryam Koushkie Jahromi] PART C: Chronic Conditions and the Impact of Physical Activity and Exercise 12. Coping with Chronic Illness: USA Perspective [Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha and Elizabeth Raymond] 13. Education, Physical Activity and Healthy Ageing in Italy: Theoretical and Operating Dimensions [Antonia Cunti and Sergio Bellantonio] 14. Achieving Active and Healthy Ageing in Sri Lanka [Malathie P. Dissanayake] Conclusion [Karin Volkwein-Caplan and Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha]
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