Strength Training Over 50: Stay Fit and Fabulous
by D. Cristine Caivano
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Author: D. Cristine CaivanoEdition: Spiral-bound
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-02
ISBN: 0764158120
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
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- Total Core Fitness: Stronger, Leaner, and Fitter to the Core
- Tanita BC533 Glass Innerscan Body Composition Monitor
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Book Review: A Strong Thumbs Up
Summary: 5 Stars
As a 59-year-old who has been active all my life, I think this book is terrific for four reasons of my own:
1) The exercises can be done at home with a set of bar-bells, a folding chair, and a stability ball ($9 at Walmart).
2) The author includes beginner/intermediate and intermediate/advanced workouts for: upper body and abdominals AND lower body and back. Each workout starts with pretty much the same set of foundational and balance exercises, goes on to either the upper body or lower body exercises, and ends with stretches and cool-downs.
3) Stretches are included, and the workouts incorporate the appropriate stretches at the appropriate points.
4) The book is written simply, without an excess of verbage.
There are also specialized workouts (15-minute workout, on-the-road workout, lower back workout). The author also addresses specialized senior concerns: arthritis, osteoporosis, strengthening the out-of-shape over-65, and exercises for those confined to a wheelchair.
Summary of Strength Training Over 50: Stay Fit and Fabulous
Strength Training Over Fifty focuses on the health needs of more senior men and women. Men and women lose as much as 20-40% of their muscle mass, beginning in their 30's. This muscle loss, often thought of as an irreversible part of aging, is really the result of disuse. Strength-building enables you to regain this lost muscle. It is the key to feeling and looking great after 50. With over 80 explicitly described exercises and 350 color photographs, this user-friendly book will teach you what you need to know to get started, get strong, and stay motivated.- Get started with reassuring advice if you are just returning to training.
- Stand straighter (and have a trim waist) by strengthening your core.
- Improve functional strength, making all the actions of daily life easier.
- Learn which muscles can be strengthened to alleviate specific problems such as back pain or achy knees.
- Improve your balance.
- Exercise safely, even with arthritis, osteoporosis, or if you are over 65 years old.
- Learn about nutrition, motivation, and how to design your own work-out.
- Follow extended exercise programs, including sessions for exercise on the road, a 15-minute work-out, and one to protect and strengthen your lower back.
"This fun and challenging book will help the older trainer rediscover" his or her body, beginning with the basics: posture, breathing, and motivation...Start training with this book and you'll never look back-I promise you."
About The Author:
D. Cristine Caivano (MA Columbia University) is an exercise/movement therapist in private practice in NYC. A former dancer and teacher, her work now focuses exclusively on the needs of the over-50-year old exerciser.
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