Want a roadmap to living a longer, healthier life? Willing to spend a few hours a week exercising? Fitness Beyond 50 provides the education and motivation -- important factors in changing your lifestyle for the better -- in an engaging guide, loaded with real-life stories, that will help you get the most out of your golden years.
Read Fitness Beyond 50 and you'll soon say, ''I can do this!''
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'Since I'm refiring, not retiring, I've decided I need to be in good shape for the long haul. Harry's guidance is invaluable to me. If you are over fifty and want to live long enough to be a problem for your children, read Fitness Beyond 50: Turn Back the Clock by Harry Gaines and heed its advice!''--Ken Blanchard, PH.D., coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Full Steam Ahead!
''This is superb stuff. Well done. Today I did my body weight strength training and highintensity training for the first time in years. I want the benefits and somehow you with this book have gotten to me in a way that no one else has... thank you.'' -- David Ostrow, P.T., President, Body Balance for Performance, a leading golf fitness company
''Harry Gaines's recommendations are right on the mark for good mental and physical health and disease prevention later in life. He is scientifically correct, and this book is a fun read.'' -- --Kathleen Wilson M.D., Internal Medicine
About the Author
Harry Gaines spent his entire business career in the fields of educational publishing and training, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of four companies in these industries. His experience taught him a great deal about how we learn and what it takes to produce a great book. A native of Georgia and graduate of Georgia State University in Atlanta, he and his wife now split their time between Southwest Florida and Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He normally cycles 5,000 miles per year and also enjoys fitness training and golf.
Product Details
Paperback: 316 pages
Publisher: Langdon Street Press (February 21, 2012)
Harry Gaines spent his entire business career in the fields of educational publishing and training, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of four companies in these industries. His experience taught him a great deal about how we learn and what it takes to produce a great book. A native of Georgia and graduate of Georgia State University in Atlanta, he and his wife now split their time between Southwest Florida and Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He normally cycles 5,000 miles per year and also enjoys fitness training and golf.
Bio from his website: After many decades dedicated to health and fitness, I knew that exercise was good for me, but I never imagined I would write about it. A lunch meeting, however, resulted in an opportunity to create articles about fitness for adults for a company's blog. That experience led to my writing stories for my local fitness center about individuals in my community who'd transformed their lives via exercise and healthy eating. Several friends suggested I write a book on fitness and healthy eating and, before I knew it, Fitness Beyond 50: Turn Back the Clock was born.
My professional experience in educational publishing and training provided me with a keen understanding of how adults learn. While there are thousands of how-to exercise and diet books on the market, I wanted to offer my peers something else -- an entertaining and educational book about why to exercise and eat right.
I believe that reading the latest research about the benefits of fitness and healthy eating will prove more motivational than simply telling adults how to exercise. Understanding why exercise and diet are central to leading an active, healthy and longer life provides inspiration to stick to a health program -- even when we inevitably stumble.
Because over 70 percent of our health problems -- high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, hypertension, etc. -- can be prevented, I want to help people develop motivation. Given the positive impact exercise also has on the functioning of our brains, I felt compelled to share inspiring research. I believe knowledge is a strong incentive to take action.
Fitness Beyond 50: Turn Back the Clock is also loaded with over 125 real-life stories of what adults have done to improve their lives. Many are people I know, and I've witnessed the positive changes myself. Some of them have overcome significant limitations in order to lead an active, healthy life. Their stories offer extra encouragement to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Perhaps you'll soon have a success story of your own to share with me.
I want you to know that I practice what I preach. My wife, Debra Carrier, and I divide our time between Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and southwest Florida; I cycle year round, normally logging 5,000 miles annually. I'm also an active participant at my local fitness centers and golf clubs. I had an assessment recently that compared my fitness level with the previous year. The results showed that I've lost eight pounds, reduced my body fat percentage from 19.3 to 16.1 percent, significantly increased my recovery time on the Harvard Step Test and reduced my resting heart rate from 66 to 60 (it's actually 55 early in the morning). I now weigh the same as I did 40 years ago, and my weight training is comparable to what I lifted 15 years ago or so.
Do I think Fitness Beyond 50 will change the world? No, but it has changed my world, and it's made a positive impact on many readers. I hope you, too, will find inspiration in its pages.
I have a shelf full of books on exercise and fitness collected over the last 45 years. This is one of the few that makes me want to succeed at the goals I set for myself. Fitness Beyond 50 does not tell you what to do. After reading the book and understanding the tremendous benefits that exercise and diet can bring , I found it impossible not to get going. Those of us who are well beyond 50 really don't know how much longer we're going to be around, but if you take to heart the lessons offered in this book, you will certainly enjoy that time much, much more.
The benefits conferred by exercise and diet are amazing. For a very short synopsis of the value of exercise take a look at the video [...]. This You-Tube video is not connected to the book in any way. Dr. Mike Evans has produced a very clever synopsis of exercise and health. If you're motivated by the video, then buy Fitness Beyond 50 for the details and get started. If you are already started, I'll guarantee you will want to set your goals higher.
There are no quick fixes offered in this book. There are however, loads of real life stories about success. These stories coupled with the citation of lots current research studies pertaining to exercise and its benefits, make this a most compelling read.
I own a men's clothing store and recently had a customer ask me why I am still in business after 23 years-I responded that showing up every day is a big part of our success. After reading Harry Gaines book the reader will find themselves reporting for duty, sticking with it , and then enjoying their commitment to serious exercise and good nutrition.
I found the book well written, informative and highly motivating. Among so many other things, I learned the need to challenge myself more in aerobic training and push myself more in resistance training. I'm not working out longer...just better.
