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, February 25, 2009 (view all comments by )
Need a Tune-Up?

Just a great little book written by two physical therapists. The idea the book is based upon is that the antidote to aging is activity. So what kind of activity do you need?

To answer this question, the book begins by having you evaluate your physical performance so you can identify those areas that you need the most work in. Thus, you complete five tests that assess your posture, strength, balance, flexibility, and endurance- or what the book calls "the five domains."

After finishing these tests, you should have a pretty good idea of what areas you need the most work on. From there, you just go to the posture chapter or the balance chapter, or the strength chapter and so on- whatever chapters you need the most.

Each chapter contains additional "tests" for the reader to do to further hone in on problem areas. These are kinda neat and very easy for just about anybody to do. After these specific tests, easy-to-do exercises are provided. For instance, the posture chapter contains a lot of stretching exercises. the strengthening exercises use a theraband which comes with the book, the balance exercises (there are eight) are simple i.e. stand on one leg, flexibility exercises which cover your neck area down to your legs, and endurance exercises such as walking, jumping rope or cycling.

The book ends with a brief chapter called "Putting It All Together" which ties up loose ends such as coping with soreness and staying consitent with exercise.

All-in-all its a neat book with a wealth of evidence-based information and simple exercises you can do with little or no equipment. Other books I liked in the body repair genre include "Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff" if you have a shoulder problem or rotator cuff tear that keeps you from exercising. Good luck with the tune-up!

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781561453337

Subtitle:

Making the Most of Your Body for the Rest of Your Life [With Free Thera-Band Elastic Exerciser]

Author:

Moffat, Marilyn

Author:

Lewis, Carole Bernstein

Author:

Lewis, Carole

Publisher:

Peachtree Publishers

Subject:

Exercise

Subject:

Aging

Subject:

Physical fitness

Copyright:

2006

Publication Date:

October 2006

Binding:

Paperback

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Dimensions:

910x703x98 147