Welcome back to fitness
This toolkit is designed to help you get back into a fitness regime, whether at home, at a club, with a personal trainer or on your own. To get the most out of the toolkit, select the topic(s) that you are interested in.
- Questions to ask your doctor about exercising
The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) suggests that people ages 50 and above take an active approach to finding out more about physical activity from their healthcare providers. Here are some questions older adults can ask their physicians about becoming physically active. Click here to download.
- 10 ways to achieve a healthy, happy new year
Every year International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) searches current research studies to find those most pertinent to an active-aging lifestyle. And we access the knowledge of a skilled group of experts in successful aging. Use this year’s key messages to form next year’s Get Active plan. Click here to download.
- Tips on how to become more active
It's the time of year when millions of people resolve to get off the couch and into the gym. While advice on how to become active floats around the airwaves or appears in print, it's mostly aimed at a general audience. If you are 50 years or older, get accurate information especially designed for your lifestyle. ICAA's 30 tips will help you find the time, activities and places you need to turn your resolution into reality. Click here to download.
- Fitness and wellness facility locator (over 2,000 locations)
The goal of this locator is to help older exercisers find the facility that’s right for them. The ICAA recognizes these facilities as committed to creating age-friendly fitness and wellness settings for older adults. Click here to access.
- Age-friendly fitness facility checklist
The ICAA has created a comprehensive checklist to help you compare and rate your local facilities and choose one that meets your needs. Click here to download.
- Personal trainer questionnaire/checklist
To help older adults select a fitness trainer, the ICAA created a questionnaire to help you assess personal trainers. Click here to download the "ICAA Age-Friendly Personal Trainer Checklist."
- Age-friendly equipment features
The following information is designed to help you weave through the equipment maze to buy equipment that meets your needs. Click here to download Checklist.
- Preferred vendor guide
Use the ICAA Preferred Vendor Guide to locate products and services that are age-friendly. Click here to download or view guide.
Disclaimer:
This information is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified healthcare professional and is not intended as medical advice. It is intended as a sharing of knowledge and information from research. The ICAA encourages you to make your own health and business decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified professional.
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