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Active for life: Promoting physical activity with older people (guidelines)

These guidelines on the promotion of physical activity with older people and retired people are aimed at the statutory and voluntary sector and related agencies who work with older people. It highlights ways to encourage the promotion of physical activity to contribute towards improvements in the health of people aged over 50 or after retirement. HEA publication.

Active for life: Promoting physical activity with older people (guidelines) 1 June 1999 (2.0Mb 12min 01sec @ 28.8Kbps)

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