Effects Of A Water-Based Resistance Exercise

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Effects of a Water-Based Resistance Exercise
Program on Sedentary Elderly


TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I ……………………………….....................................1
INTRODUCTION………………………………..............................1
Purpose of the Study……………………………….................2
Null Hypothesis………………………………......................2
Limitations………………………………..........................2
Assumptions………………………………..........................3
Definitions of Terms……………………………….................3
CHAPTER II……………………………….....................................4
REVIEW OF LITERATURE………………………………......................4
SUMMARY………………………………...................................5
CHAPTER III………………………………....................................7
METHODOLOGY………………………………...............................7
Subjects……………………………….............................7
Design of the Study………………………………..................8
Pre-training Testing Procedures………………………………......8
Training Procedures and Exercises………………………………...10
Post-training Testing Procedures………………………………....11
REFERENCES………………………………....................................12



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CHAPTER 1 1
INTRODUCTION
By the year 2035, it is estimated that those aged 65 and older will make up more than 20% of the population (Hopkins, 1990). With increasing age, we commonly see muscle and joint weakness, stiffness and decreased mobility. This leads to a decrease in older adults work and leisure activities. If this restricted movement progre...