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Lecture

Encouraging older people to exercise

Physical activity and exercise have strong, established benefits for people aged 60 years and older. However, getting this population sufficiently active remains a serious problem. Health professionals need to encourage all older people, regardless of age or health condition, to engage in a regular activity program that includes cardiovascular, strength and balance components to maintain the highest levels of physical activity possible. To accomplish this, health professionals need to be aware of the dosage of exercise that is recommended, as well as barriers and enablers to exercise for older people, and take these into consideration when prescribing a program.

This presentation will summarise the latest evidence regarding exercise for older people, with particular focus on the benefits of strength training. It will also briefly explore how health professionals can better encourage and support older adults to exercise at an amount and intensity that makes a difference.

This event is the group viewing of a recording of the 2019 Vic Branch Winter Breakfast.

Presenters

Anne-Marie Hill


Professor Anne-Marie Hill is Senior Principal Research Fellow in the School of Allied Health, WA Centre for Health & Ageing at The University of Western Australia. Professor Hill (PhD awarded 2011 at UQ) research foci are Healthy Ageing and Rehabilitation targeting Fall prevention. Professor Hill is an Australian Physiotherapy Association titled Gerontological physiotherapist, one of the first in Australia awarded this title, which recognises Professor Hill's continued leadership in the Physiotherapy profession nationally over 35 years and expertise in the field of Geriatrics. Professor Hill holds education qualifications and has led undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy teaching and HDR training and holds a NHMRC EL2 Investigator (2020-25) grant focusing on Fall Prevention. In Expertscape Professor Hill ranks in the 0.02% of top researchers in Fall prevention and was recently awarded $220,000 by the WA government for being one of WA's top 21 early/mid researchers

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Wednesday
29 January
06:30PM - 08:30PM AEDT
136 Botanic Road
Warrnambool VIC 3280 View map
Price: Non-Member: $50.00
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Registration closing date: 05 Feb 2020 Event status: Closed CPD hours: 2.00
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Presenters

Anne-Marie Hill


Professor Anne-Marie Hill is Senior Principal Research Fellow in the School of Allied Health, WA Centre for Health & Ageing at The University of Western Australia. Professor Hill (PhD awarded 2011 at UQ) research foci are Healthy Ageing and Rehabilitation targeting Fall prevention. Professor Hill is an Australian Physiotherapy Association titled Gerontological physiotherapist, one of the first in Australia awarded this title, which recognises Professor Hill's continued leadership in the Physiotherapy profession nationally over 35 years and expertise in the field of Geriatrics. Professor Hill holds education qualifications and has led undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy teaching and HDR training and holds a NHMRC EL2 Investigator (2020-25) grant focusing on Fall Prevention. In Expertscape Professor Hill ranks in the 0.02% of top researchers in Fall prevention and was recently awarded $220,000 by the WA government for being one of WA's top 21 early/mid researchers


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