The Use of a Personal Trainer to Enhance Participation of Older Adults with Severe Disabilities in a Community Water Exercise Class

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 421-434

  Cooper, Karena J ^a   Browder, Diane M ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Inclusive recreation; Older adults with mental retardation; Personal trainer; Systematic prompting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006348454     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022803201509     Document Type: Article

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