Recensione:
A nicely packaged, highly original instructional guide for seniors that blends exercises for body and mind.
There are countless health books that target the aging American population, but this book takes a decidedly different approach. Peterson, an expert in kinesiology—the study of human movement—has created a program that she say “brings integrated new ways of moving to the elders” by combining movement with cognitive skills. The author points out that, as people age, they may experience cognitive decline as well as a loss of balance, and she notes that “falling is the leading cause of injury-related death among people age 65 and older.” Her program employs a coordinated combination of sensory exercises and movement activities to “challenge the brain and body simultaneously.” After a brief, easy-to-understand explanation of the overall concept, Peterson suggests a one-hour session that includes a warm-up and two series of exercises to “bring the senses into harmony.” She then presents each “movement” as a menu of discrete exercises from which the participant may choose. Every exercise has a meaningful name; “The Owl,” for example, is a neck-and-shoulder activity that releases tension and promotes focus and concentration. Peterson includes an explanation of each exercise’s purpose and step-by-step instructions for completing it. She also provides high-quality, full-color photos of happy seniors doing the exercises and having fun. The book is well organized and well written, and Peterson supplements the text with a website, www.MoveWithBalance.org,which features videos of each exercise. She also provides independent evaluations and outside commentary regarding her program at the end of the book.
An engaging, useful guidebook for seniors who want to maintain their sense of balance—and balance their senses.
-Kirkus Reviews
L'autore:
Karen Peterson, MA has 40 years teaching experience: in many adult education programs, at several colleges, at many senior centers. Since 1987 she has been teaching movement, cognitive skills, sensory-motor integration, and vision training to children, business people, athletes, classroom teachers.. In 1994 she began teaching movement exercises daily to senior citizens. She loved teaching seniors, the perfect appreciative students. In 2000 Ms. Peterson created Giving Back, a 501c3 non-profit agency on Maui, whose intergenerational programs provide a structured way for active senior citizens to "give back" to children. In 2005 she expanded the program to include another angle: active elders mentoring frail elders. Ms. Peterson and Move With Balance®, the program she created, won the 2012 MetLife MindAlert Award from the American Society on Aging in the category for programs designed to enhance mental fitness for the general population of older adults. “The Review Committee found the Move with Balance® model to be innovative, unique, and easily replicable, and noted that this is a program that truly engages older adults cognitively, physically, and socially.” Ms. Peterson has written the book Move With Balance: Healthy Activities for Brain and Body, which allows you to replicate the program in your community for three different applications: the group leader model, the caregiver model and the personal model. The book clearly describes the why and how a combination of movement and cognitive skill activities, performed simultaneously, can lead to better balance and enhanced brain function. Videos are available to those who purchase the book on www.MoveWithBalance.org. Ms. Peterson is an entrepreneur who has started 3 businesses, all of them still ongoing. She is a Certified Educational Kinesiologist, a Certified Natural Vision Improvement Instructor, a Certified Touch for Health Instructor, and a Certified Massage Therapist.
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