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Browsing Education by Subject "Middle Aged"

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Effects of dumbbell and elastic band training on physical function in older inner-city African-American women

Rogers, Michael E.; Sherwood, Helen S.; Rogers, Nicole L.; Bohlken, Ruth M. (Routledge, 2002)

Providing inner-city minorities with inexpensive exercise programs may be a means of reducing frailty and maintaining independent lifestyles in this population. To determine the efficacy of such a program, 22 African-American ...
Epistemological beliefs and thinking about everyday controversial issues

Schommer-Aikins, Marlene; Hutter, Rosetta (Routledge (Taylor & Francis), 2002-01)

The authors investigated the relationship between individuals' beliefs about the nature of knowledge and the nature of learning (epistemological beliefs) and their thinking about everyday controversial issues. Adults (N = ...
Exercise capacity in an individual with LVAD explantation without heart transplantation

Patterson, Jeremy A.; Amick, Ryan Zackary; Farhoud, Hussam H. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010-07)

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have become a viable treatment alternative to heart transplantation, in some instances providing for a level of improvement of native heart function to allow for device explantation. ...
Stage of exercise change model and attitudes toward exercise in older adults

Rich, S. C.; Rogers, Michael E. (Ammons Scientific, 2001-08)

This study examined the attitudes toward exercise held by older adults within different stages of the exercise change model for the purpose of aiding health professionals in developing effective approaches that engage older ...
Training to reduce postural sway and increase functional reach in the elderly

Rogers, Michael E.; Fernandez, Jeffrey E.; Bohlken, Ruth M. (Springer New York, 2001-12)

Poor balance is one of the most common risk factors for falling, a common cause of work-related injury and death. To evaluate the effects of a 10-week intervention program on balance in older adults, 12 participants aged ...