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List of contents
Part 1 Living Longer and Aging Better; Chapter 1 Aging Poorly with Sedentary Living; Chapter 2 A Demographic Profile of Adults Born Before 1921; Chapter 3 Activity Patterns—Past and Present; Chapter 4 Risks of Late-Life Exercise; Chapter 5 Benefits of Exercise Part Icipation; Chapter 6 Older Adult Beliefs About Exercise, Sandra O’Brien Cousins, Wonita Janzen; Chapter 7 Reversing the Downward Spiral, Art C. Burgess, Sandra O’Brien Cousins; Chapter 8 Survival Skills for Independent Living; Part 2 Toward a Theory of Older Adult Exercise Motivation; Chapter 9 Perspectives in Health Psychology; Chapter 10 Contextual Explanations; Chapter 11 Cognitive Explanations; Chapter 12 The Synthesis of Theory; Chapter 13 A Self-Talk Model of Exercise Motivation; Chapter 14 Research Challenges; Chapter 15 Policy Implications;
About the author
Cousins, Sandra O'Brien
Summary
This text discusses the pros and cons of physical activity for older persons, and explores the theoretical reasons for which older people do not pursue physical activity and how to overcome this reluctance. There is a model included, as well as implications for future social policy.
