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ERIC Number: EJ627504
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
Prescribing an Exercise Program and Motivating Older Adults To Comply.
Resnick, Barbara
Educational Gerontology, v27 n3-4 p209-26 Apr-May 2001
To help motivate older adults to initiate and adhere to an exercise program, a seven-step approach was developed: education about benefits, screening, goal setting, exposure to exercise, exposure to role models, verbal encouragement from credible sources, and reinforcement and rewards. (Contains 65 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Exercise, Health Behavior, Motivation, Older Adults, Reinforcement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Compliance (Medical)
Note: Special Issue on Activity and Aging.