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ICAA offers tips for choosing the right fitness center

How to select an age-friendly facility checklist by the International Council on Active Aging

Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) December 27, 2011

It’s the time of year when millions of people resolve to get off the couch and into the gym. However, many fitness facilities are not prepared or equipped to serve older members. The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA), the professional association that leads, connects and defines the active-aging industry, provides a checklist to help older adults rate and compare their local fitness facilities and choose one that meets their needs. Facility owners and managers can use the ICAA test to evaluate their facilities and take steps to become more age-friendly.

A sample of the ICAA checklist questions appears below. To download the complete checklist, visit the ICAA website at http://www.icaa.cc/checklist.htm

How to select an age-friendly fitness facility by the International Council on Active Aging

1. Is the facility’s atmosphere one you feel comfortable in?

2. Are the locker rooms clean, accessible and monitored by staff?

3. Are the membership contracts and marketing materials available in large print?

4. Are signs visible and easy to understand?

5. Is the music acceptable and set at a reasonable level?

6. Does the facility’s cardiovascular equipment have the following age-friendly features? A display panel that is easy to read, easy to change and easy to understand

7. Do the facility’s treadmills start slowly, 0.5 mph?

8. Do the recumbent bikes or steppers have a wide and comfortable seat with armrest?

9. Does the facility’s strength building equipment have instructional placards that have simple diagrams, easy to read text and font, and correct usage information?

10. Does the facility’s strength building equipment have a low starting resistance, less than five pounds?

11. Does the facility offer programs designed to meet the needs of those with a variety of chronic conditions? i.e. osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, balance abnormalities, muscular weakness

12. Do the classes have different levels of intensity, duration and size?

13. Is there an extensive screening and assessment process? i.e. balance, functional abilities, osteoporosis

14. Does the facility offer an orientation class or session to help you become familiar with your surroundings?

15. Is the staff knowledge about the impact that medication can have on exercise

About the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA)

ICAA, the professional association that leads, connects and defines the active-aging industry, supports professionals who develop wellness facilities, programs and services for adults over 50. The association is focused on active aging-an approach to aging that helps older adults live as fully as possible within all dimensions of wellness-and provides its members with education, information, resources and tools. As an active-aging educator and advocate, ICAA has advised numerous organizations and governmental bodies, including the US Administration on Aging, the National Institute on Aging (one of the US National Institutes of Health), the US Department of Health and Human Services, Canada’s Special Senate Committee on Aging, and the British Columbia ministries of Health, and Healthy Living and Sport. On October 1, 2011-the International Day of Older Persons-ICAA celebrated its 10th Anniversary and a decade of Changing the Way We Age®.

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Hitachi Consulting Expands Public Sector Practice with Industry Veterans

Hitachi Consulting Adds Federal Industry Veteran Wayne Bailey

Reston, VA (PRWEB) December 15, 2011

Hitachi Consulting, a leading provider of IT consulting and management consulting solutions and services, today announced the appointment of two new Vice Presidents to its Public Sector team. Mike Craner joins Hitachi Consulting as Vice President, Public Sector – DoD Practice and Wayne Bailey joins Hitachi Consulting as Vice President, Public Sector – Federal Civilian Practice.

Mike Craner brings deep technical and business acumen with more than 30 years of executive management and strategic consulting experience in the federal sector. In his new role, Mr. Craner will be primarily responsible for translating organizational strategic goals and go-to-market plans into the sale and delivery of consulting solutions and services, managing executive-level client relationships, and providing overall leadership to consulting personnel. Mr. Craner will also leverage his extensive experience to enhance Hitachi Consulting’s solution offerings and deliver the highest quality services to DoD clients worldwide.

Mr. Craner has been on the leading edge of IT transformation and business strategic development in both the DoD and civilian sectors. Beginning his federal career in the U.S. Air Force, he was later promoted to a Senior Civilian in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Most recently, he was the DoD Industry Client Partner at Oracle, and before that Mr. Craner held several management positions for Hewlett-Packard Federal. Over the years, Mr. Craner has established a strong relationship and great respect with DoD and industry CXO-level leaders.

“We are very excited to have Mike join the Hitachi Consulting U.S. Public Sector practice,” said John Bush, Senior Vice President and Practice Leader, Hitachi Consulting U.S. Public Sector. “Mike brings an extensive leadership track record in business and IT transformation within the Department of Defense. He will play an integral role in the continued expansion of Hitachi Consulting’s services to the federal government.”

“Hitachi Consulting has already established a track record as a catalyst of positive business change,” said Mike Craner, Vice President, Public Sector at Hitachi Consulting. “I’m very pleased to be joining the company and excited to add my experience and leadership to help facilitate growth and success for the public sector practice.”

With more than 30 years’ IT experience including 15 years of outstanding performance in the federal sector, Wayne Bailey is well known and respected for his extensive knowledge and skills in the implementation of Oracle Federal Financial applications for many large and complex federal agencies including the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Transportation and the Missile Defense Agency within the Department of Defense. Most recently he served as a Partner in CSC’s Oracle Federal Group, responsible for the growth and success of their Oracle offerings across the federal business. Prior to that Mr. Bailey held senior management and leadership roles at SofTec Solutions, Deloitte Consulting, BearingPoint and Oracle Corporation.

In his new role, Mr. Bailey will lead the Federal Civilian practice and will be responsible for translating organizational strategies and go-to-market plans into the sale and delivery of consulting solutions, expanding the company’s ability to help federal agencies achieve their missions. “We are very pleased to have Wayne join our Federal Civilian team,” said John. “Wayne has a wealth of financial transformation experience in both the public and private sectors and has led some of the more successful modernization projects within the Federal government. He shares our vision of bringing commercial best practices to help government achieve better results.”

Since its inception in 2010, Hitachi Consulting’s Public Sector practice has already made significant strides in the marketplace, having been named Microsoft U.S. Public Sector Federal XRM Partner of the Year and having successfully led a social services modernization program for the Bureau of Indian Affairs that was recognized by Computerworld as a 2011 Honors Laureate.

About Hitachi Consulting Corporation

Hitachi Consulting is the global business and IT consulting company of Hitachi Ltd. with operations throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The company is a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT strategies and solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries. With a balanced view of strategy, people, process and technology, we work with companies to understand their unique business needs, and to develop and implement practical business strategies and technology solutions. From business strategy development through application deployment and maintenance, our consultants are committed to helping clients quickly realize measurable business value and achieve sustainable ROI. Hitachi Consulting’s client base includes 25 percent of the Global 100 as well as many leading mid-market companies. We offer a client-focused, collaborative approach and transfer knowledge throughout each engagement. For more information, call 1.877.664.0010 or visit http://www.hitachiconsulting.com.

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About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen ($ 112.2 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at http://www.hitachi.com.

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