| Description |
xiii, 432 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. An Introduction to Aging. Ch. 1. Issues of Quantity and Quality of Life. Ch. 2. Individual Differences. Ch. 3. Physical Development and Decline -- Pt. II. Energy, Work, and Efficiency. Ch. 4. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Function. Ch. 5. Muscular Strength and Endurance -- Pt. III. Motor Control, Coordination, and Skill. Ch. 6. Balance, Posture, and Locomotion. Ch. 7. Behavioral Speed. Ch. 8. Coordination and Skin in Complex Movements -- Pt. IV. Physical-Psychosocial Relationships. Ch. 9. Health, Exercise, and Cognitive Function. Ch. 10. Health, Exercise, and Emotional Function / Waneen W. Spirduso and Kathleen S. Mackie. Ch. 11. Health, Fitness, and Well-Being -- Pt. V. Physical Performance and Achievement. Ch. 12. Physical Functioning of the Old and Oldest-Old. Ch. 13. Job Performance of the Older Worker. Ch. 14. The Physically Elite Elderly |
| Analysis |
Humans Ageing |
| Notes |
Incl. quantity and quality life, physical development and decline, physical energy, coordination, motor control, fitness and job performance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Aging -- Physiological aspects.
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Aging -- physiology.
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| LC no. |
94043969 |
| ISBN |
0873223233 |
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