Ageing, physical activity and health: international perspectives

"One of the most pressing questions facing society today is how to care for its burgeoning elderly population. By the year 2050, experts predict that one third of the world's population will be over 60 years old. Health promotion for the elderly is therefore becoming an increasingly import...

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Weitere Verfasser: Volkwein-Caplan, Karin A. E. 1959- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2018
Schriftenreihe:ICSSPE perspectives
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Zusammenfassung:"One of the most pressing questions facing society today is how to care for its burgeoning elderly population. By the year 2050, experts predict that one third of the world's population will be over 60 years old. Health promotion for the elderly is therefore becoming an increasingly important topic in public policy and planning. This book examines the challenges presented by an ageing global population, our varying expectations of healthy ageing, and the importance of exercise and physical activity for the elderly. Drawing on empirical research from around the world, it considers the factors that influence health and well-being in later life and compares practices and policies designed to promote healthy ageing. It presents case studies from 15 countries spanning Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia, and sheds light on how attitudes to physical activity differ across nations, regions and cultures. Ageing, Physical Activity and Health: International Perspectives is important reading for all students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in physical activity, public health, exercise science or gerontology."--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Description based on print version record
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvii, 219 pages)
ISBN:9781351684644
1351684647
9781315167992
1315167999
9781351684651
1351684655
9781351684637
1351684639

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