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Binding: Spiral-bound Dewey Decimal Number: 613.70446 EAN: 9780764158124 ISBN: 0764158120 Label: Barron''s Educational Series Manufacturer: Barron''s Educational Series Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: 2005-05-02 Publisher: Barron''s Educational Series Studio: Barron''s Educational Series
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Nice book Comment: I'm a beginner, so while the info is very helpful, it's a bit too difficult for me to follow right now. I look forward to using the info when I have built a bit more strength. Customer Rating: Summary: Senior Fitness Comment: Didn't give me anything new to ad to my fitness routine that I didn't already know. Good book if you have never exercised before. Customer Rating: Summary: Strength Training Over 50 Comment: This is a great book! It is packed full of pictures, explanation of anatomy and a multi-leveled program of getting fit and staying fit. Customer Rating: Summary: Strength Training Over 50: Stay Fit and Fabulous Comment: Staying Fit and Fabulous is certainly a challenge over 50 and this book is an amazing tool for success. It shouldn't even be evaluated with the perky-chatty books it shares the shelves with. The book is quite well thought out from the medical illustrations which help me focus and visualize, to the spiral spine of the book inself which lays flat as I coordinate my excercise routines. I find myself using it to help "cure" my aches and pains from simple daily chores and have finally found how to relieve that backache at the end of the day. I am amazed how dramatically my posture, energy and stamina have improved. I have been singing the praises of this handbook since the day I found it. Customer Rating: Summary: Outstanding book for active people over 50 Comment: Great book on training for the over 50 set. I bought 4 copies after the first one. My physical therapist wanted one, my Mother at 89 took my first copy. I also bought my health consious sister a copy. Outstanding mterial. Cris does a wnderful job making fitness fun and easy to understand. Everyone over 50 needs a copy! Don More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Strength Training Over Fifty focuses on the health needs of more senior men and women. Men and women lose as much as 20-40% of their muscle mass, beginning in their 30's. This muscle loss, often thought of as an irreversible part of aging, is really the result of disuse. Strength-building enables you to regain this lost muscle. It is the key to feeling and looking great after 50. With over 80 explicitly described exercises and 350 color photographs, this user-friendly book will teach you what you need to know to get started, get strong, and stay motivated. Get started with reassuring advice if you are just returning to training. Stand straighter (and have a trim waist) by strengthening your core. Improve functional strength, making all the actions of daily life easier. Learn which muscles can be strengthened to alleviate specific problems such as back pain or achy knees. Improve your balance. Exercise safely, even with arthritis, osteoporosis, or if you are over 65 years old. Learn about nutrition, motivation, and how to design your own work-out. Follow extended exercise programs, including sessions for exercise on the road, a 15-minute work-out, and one to protect and strengthen your lower back. From the foreword by Michael George, fitness expert and trainer to Richard Dreyfus, Meg Ryan, Julianne Moore, and James Spader: "This fun and challenging book will help the older trainer rediscover” his or her body, beginning with the basics: posture, breathing, and motivation...Start training with this book and you’ll never look back-I promise you." About The Author: D. Cristine Caivano (MA Columbia University) is an exercise/movement therapist in private practice in NYC. A former dancer and teacher, her work now focuses exclusively on the needs of the over-50-year old exerciser.