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Fitness After 50

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No prior level of fitness is presumed in order to use FITNESS AFTER FIFTY: ADD YEARS TO YOUR LIFE AND LIFE TO YOUR YEARS. And it's not even necessary to follow a single program of exercise to use this, either: it's a self-paced workbook manual which imparts the basics of after-50 fitness, from asking questions of a doctor and exercising safely to adapt an activity regimen to a medical limitation. From aerobic benefits and how to explore them to enlisting friends in a program to add support, any over-50 person should have this basic guide.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

This book was just what I needed. Easy to read and understand. It has given me the motivation go and get busy. Getting more fitness into my daily routine was deemed necessary as I am seeing too many folks who are overweight and getting diabetes and losing their ability to stay independent. Strength is failing. Balance is failing. Endurance is weakening. I do not want to do down that road myself and this book has show me that those negatives can be avoided by working on my personal fitness. I really liked the book.

I got this from the library but it was such a good workbook I bought it. It has the best chapters on changing behavior and also a very good balance of lifestyle and exercise changes.

Don't let the title fool you: This book can help anyone of any age who wants to start exercising.

The focus is on diagnosing obstacles and providing motivation to get you and keep you moving.

If you are hoping to learn how to perform any specific physical exercise, this book won't get you there.

I love this book and thank the authors for this much needed addition to the literature of fitness.

For someone that has never exercised this book is a must have. I was looking for different exercises other than what I have already been doing and was disappointed that I spent the money on something that I already knew.