Physical activity across the lifecycle

Keeping active - Physical activity for seniors
Physical activity (exercise) can help older people maintain independence, recover from illness and reduce their risk of disease. Muscle mass and bone strength can be improved with regular exercise.
Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is part of the National Institutes of Health, their goal is to improve the health and well-being of older adults.
Australia's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines
This page contains Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines ranging from children to older Australians. The page includes links to brochures, a summary fact sheet for each of the guidelines, tips and ideas for how to be physically active, as well as evidence review reports.

Books and ebooks

Health and well-being across the life course by Mary Larkin
Call Number: 613 847
This book is essential reading for students on the many courses that need an understanding of health and well-being across all age groups. It will also be an invaluable resource for those in the health and social care sector as well as practitioners working in the field.
Healthy aging: principles and clinical practice for clinicians by Virginia Burggraf; Aubrey L. Knight; Kye Y. Kim
Call Number: 613.2 458 & ebook
Provides a fresh perspective and evidence-based approach for helping older adults maintain healthy lifestyles, adapt to normal age-related changes, and manage acute and chronic illnesses.
Exercise and wellness for older adults by Kay A. Van Norman
Call Number: 613.7044 17 /2
A guide to creating exercise and wellness programmes for older adults, this text helps readers make the critical shift from expectations of decline to a focus on maximising functional ability.

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