by Edward S. Potkanowicz, PhD, ACSM HFS
Paula Hartman-Stein, PhD
Jeanette S. Biermann, PhD, MBA, MA
Expiration Date: December 31, 2012. No CE contact hours (CH) will be given after this date.
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This article will examine the updated recommendations for physical activity and psychological elements associated with healthy aging.
Objectives:
- Discuss successful aging and the variables that predict successful aging.
- Identify the importance and the effects on the aging process of regularly exercising.
- Explain the rationale for engaging in cognitively stimulating activities as one ages.
- Describe the process, strategies and effects of maintaining an optimistic outlook about the aging process.
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Edward S. Potkanowicz, PhD, ACSM HFS
E-mail: potkanow@ohio.edu
Dr. Edward S. Potkanowicz received his PhD degree from Kent State University in 2003. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Youngstown State University and his Master's in Physical Education, with an Exercise Physiology concentration, from Kent State University. Dr. Potkanowicz, is currently an Assistant Professor at Ohio University and has spent a number of years working closely with the older adult population conducting research related to the effects of aging on thermoregulation, as well as research into methods for improving and maintaining functional fitness within the older adult population. Dr. Potkanowicz is a certified Health Fitness Specialist (HFS) member of the American College of Sports Medicine, as well a member of The American Physiological Society, The European Group for Research in Physical Activity and Aging, and The International Society for Aging and Physical Activity.
Paula Hartman-Stein, PhD
E-mail: cha@en.com
Dr. Paula E. Hartman Stein is a clinical psychologist specializing in issues related to aging. She provides clinical and consulting services in her private practice, the Center for Healthy Aging, located in Kent, Ohio, In addition, Dr. Hartman-Stein is the Director of Geriatric Psychology at Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio, where she chairs a geriatric mental health alliance. She is currently directing a multi-year grant that provides cognitive fitness programs for older adults at Laurel Lake Retirement Community in Hudson, Ohio. Academic affiliations include Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine; Senior Fellow at the University of Akron Institute for Life Span Development and Gerontology; and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
Jeanette S. Biermann, PhD, MBA, MA
E-mail: jsb37@uakron.edu
Dr. Biermann received her BA in Mathematics from Valparaiso University, her MBA from Cleveland State University, and her PhD in Operations Research from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. After 25 years she left her career in the business/corporate world to prepare for a new career in geropsychology. She expects to soon complete requirements for the PhD in Counseling Psychology degree at the University of Akron. An important part of her preparation has included working under the supervision of Dr. Paula Hartman-Stein at the Center for Healthy Aging in Kent, Ohio, and also working at the Summa Health System Hospital in Akron, Ohio. She is currently completing a geropsychology internship at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Miami, Florida. Her dissertation, which is in progress, is focused on aspects of older adults' cognition, attention, and decision making.
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