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Regular exercise can reduce a person's biological age by 10 to 20 years, and the key to exercising effectively is maintaining and increasing strength. A higher level of strength also improves immune systems, helps prevent age-related diseases such as diabetes and osteoporosis, lowers stress, and increases mental acuity. Written by a master athlete over 50, this accessible book offers specific exercises for improving health and fitness, tips on maintaining and increasing mobility and motor skills, nutritional advice, strategies for stress management, and worksheets for personal strength training schedules.
Regular exercise can reduce a person's biological age by 10 to 20 years, and the key to exercising effectively is maintaining and increasing strength. A higher level of strength also improves immune systems, helps prevent age-related diseases such as diabetes and osteoporosis, lowers stress, and increases mental acuity. Written by a master athlete over 50, this accessible book offers specific exercises for improving health and fitness, tips on maintaining and increasing mobility and motor skills, nutritional advice, strategies for stress management, and worksheets for personal strength training schedules.
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As one of the many results of social and scientific advancements, we live longer than our predecessors did. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Self Self Self, Designing Your Initial Program, Torso Copy, Lifestyle Commitment Contract New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Stress of Life by Hans Selye on page 33
- Physical Activity And Health by Claude Bouchard in Back Matter
- Strength Training by Lee E. Brown in Front Matter
- Healthy Lifestyle (In A Nutshell Gift Set: Natural Home Remedies, Nutritional Healing, Vitamins & Minerals) by Element Books on page 26
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