78 of 78 people found the following review helpful:
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On my way to stronger bones!, June 20, 2002
I found the exercises in this book to be very helpful. The photos and descriptions of the exercises are clear, and the exercises are easy to scale up in difficulty as you become stronger. With each exercise, you are told which specific muscles you will strengthen as well as which part of your skeleton (hips, spine, wrists, etc) that will be strengthened.
Without sacrificing effectiveness, the exercises are kept fairly simple, requiring minimal equipment. More than half of the exercises can be done with no equipment at all (enabling a very complete routine), and the remainder can be done with a little supplemental equipment, including a chair, step, theraband/dynaband, free-weights, wrist/ankle weights, and inflatible stability ball.
I'm in my mid-30s and relatively active. While I found I could *do* almost all the exercises in the book, there is definitely still room for me to improve. With the optional increases in difficulty built into each exercise, this book will keep me challenged for some time to come.
Having said that, many of the exercises are basic enough that someone who is experiencing compromised mobility or who is recovering from illness will be able to manage many of the exercises in the book.
This book motivated me to get off my duff and start reversing my loss in bone mass. I'd recommend this book for anyone who already has osteoporosis as well as for those who want to avoid it.
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67 of 67 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
User-friendly with lots of pictures, September 8, 2000
This book acts like an exercise guide. It has smooth pages wtih nice black and white pictures depicting each exercise. The short descriptions on "how to do the exercises" is precise and to the point. Exercises center around the neck, back, torso, hip, wrist,chest, arms, and abs. Minimal equipment is required. Most exercises are done on a mat or a chair. Other accessories are easy to obtain: light weights, pillow,rubber ball, and such. I found this book very useful and easy to follow. The exercises are fairly easy and most anyone can do them. There are programs designed for people sufferning from osteoporosis, osteopenia, and the prevention of such. I found this extremely efficient because my mother and I can use the same book for her treatment and my prevention.
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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
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THE best (and only book you need ) on osteoporosis!, July 16, 2004
I bought and read every title on this subject when I was unexpectedly diaganosed with osteoporosis. I got tired of reading the same things again and again. This book did not just rehash the same old same old but gave me MUCH better insights into the risk factors, a far better explanation of how exercise helps, and clear, concise directions for each of the exercises. I hope that everyone, especially younger people read this book and work with the exercises, because this disaease is devastating to active people. Thank you, Miss Daniels!
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