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Getting Fit & Staying Fit In Your 40s, 50s and Beyond (Middle Age Doesn't Suck Guides)

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After reading and trying numerous "get fit" plans, I came across Mr. Laabs' book and finally found something that works! The analogy of a fitness program being like a chair is logical and easy to comprehend. Whether you're a newbie or a veteran to exercise, you'll find a plan that works for you within this book. By weaving in humor and lightheartedness, Mr. Laabs also proves that fitness can be fun! Three cheers for The Middle Age Doesn't Suck Guide To Getting Fit & Staying Fit In Your 40s, 50s and Beyond!

Combining humor and sound advice, author Jim Laabs hits a home run with this book. His fitness and eating programs are well-researched, yet not at all hard to follow. Unlike other fitness plans for baby boomers, the author allows for increased training and intensity. The book continues to be a guide as you get stronger! Mr. Laabs also provides helpful pictures and checkpoints as a guide to help with proper form during exercise. This book makes the perfect gift for the baby boomer in your life.

The human body begins to stop caring physically around 40 - the problem is, however, is that the mind still cares. "Getting Fit & Staying Fit: In Your 40s, 50s, and Beyond" is a diet and exercise manual aimed at those saddled with the metabolic slowdown of middle age. Focusing on the needs of people of advancing age, "Getting Fit & Staying Fit" is a complete and comprehensive guide anyone over 40 should acquire. A top pick for community library fitness collections.

This book is interesting to read, the author tries to keep things light and informative. The program in the book is very comprehensive. There is a lot about strength training, but also a chapter or two on nutrition, stretching and cardiovascular exercise. As one of the other reviews said, it does not cover too much new ground - but what this book does do is lay out a program all in one place that a person can follow without too much trouble. I personally have been following the advice in this book for about eight weeks and I'm feeling much more energetic and have lost about twelve pounds.

This book would be a good choice for anyone over the age of 40 who has somehow managed to get through life blocking out 95% of the information available to us about diet and fitness. (And I'm not saying there aren't such folks.) However, no one else will find much new and startling information here. The emphasis on strength training for mature folks is certainly a good thing; that's something that isn't discussed enough.

I see that elsewhere on this site you can order a year's worth of Prevention Magazine for under $12. That would be a better investment.

VERY basic book.If you understand the difference between walking and jobbing and a steak from an apple you will find little if anything helpful. Skip it really really not worth the 30 minutes it will take you to read it.

John Gregory Vincent
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