Look Great at any Age [Mass Market Paperback]

Brad Schoenfeld (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 2003

Illustrated with more than 100 black and white photographs, Look Great at Any Age offers a practical and energizing exercise, nutrition, and supplement program for women to renew vitality, improve endurance, lose weight, and enhance strength. Renowned certified personal trainer Brad Schoenfeld adapts his celebrated High-Energy Fitness (program to the specific health and fitness needs of maturing women, addressing issues such as the symptoms of menopause, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, middle-age weight gain, and hormone balance. Unlike many programs designed for women, Schoenfeld's system emphasizes the vital importance of strength training for all women throughout all phases of life. Toning muscle through weight training enhances bone strength, accelerates fat burning, and has almost magical affects on health and longevity, helping women to look great at any age.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Schoenfeld, a personal trainer and the brawn and brains behind the Look Great Naked fitness aids (think book, videos, website), here assures women that "strength training is the fountain of youth," and that even those who've never touched a dumbbell can be on their way to better health in no time. Aimed at women over 35, this guide covers exercise's effects on physical and mental health; offers three different workouts prefaced by plenty of explanation and encouragement; gives sensible diet advice; and provides a one-week sample meal plan that's heavy on the greens (and the green tea). Schoenfeld chooses breadth over depth in parts of this slim guide, but his workouts-the core of the book-are clearly illustrated and easy to follow, and he includes enough mild-mannered but convincing evidence for the efficacy of strength training that only the truly inveterate aerobicist would doubt him. (Aerobic training is important, he says-just not quite as important as building up the muscles that will help burn the fat.) The subtitle promises a lot, but Schoenfeld gives his audience solid guidance along the road to increased fitness.
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About the Author

Brad Schoenfeld, CSCS, CPT, is a renowned expert on fitness and sports nutrition. He is the owner/operator of the exclusive Personal Training Center for Women in Scarsdale, NY, and is regarded as one of the leading authorities on women's fitness. Schoenfeld has written for numerous women's and fitness publications including Shape, Self, Fitness, Ladies Home Journal, and Fit

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Press; Edition Unstated edition (February 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735203318
• ISBN-13: 978-0735203310
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,773,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm best known as a fitness author, educator, speaker, trainer. Fitness is my passion, and I've devoted the better part of my life to helping people get into shape. I consider myself lucky that I actually make a living at what I enjoy most. I am committed to helping people achieve their fitness goals and welcome the chance to interact with readers on Amazon.com. You can check out my books, SCULPTING HER BODY PERFECT and 28-DAY BODY SHAPEOVER, here on Amazon.com. For my complete bio and lots of cool fitness info, visit my website at www.lookgreatnaked.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific program, February 28, 2003

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Cynthia Berman (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Look Great at any Age (Mass Market Paperback)

Having never worked about before, I am so glad that I found this book. It is easy to follow and explains all the exercises in great detail. The best thing is that I do the workout at my house. I don't want to go to the gym and this makes it convenient and not intimadating.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, but....., March 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Look Great at any Age (Mass Market Paperback)

The book is informative and inspiring, as well as a very simple presentation. However, it boasts that the exercises can be done at home, yet in at least half of the pictures, an exercise bench is being used. If you don't have one, it is rather difficult to improvise. I returned the book!