Fitness After 40 : How to Stay Strong at Any Age

" It’s one of the undeniable facts of life. After we reach a certain age, our bodies change. No matter how fit we may have been at 20, we’re very different people after 40. But growing older doesn’t have to diminish our fitness level. The good news is that not only can we retain the vigor of our youth, we can actually perform as well, if not better, than ever. Dr. Vonda Wright is the creator of a unique medi­cal program specifically designed to target the fitness and performance needs of mature athletes. In Fitness After 40, she shows readers how to use flexibility, aerobic exercise, and strength training to maximize the benefits of their fitness regime. By following her proven program, anyone can learn to: understand their bodies and approach exercise and injury in a new way • make the most of their exercise routine during a busy week • hydrate and understand how to eat right • avoid injury to rotator cuffs, lower back, knees, and legs • maximize stretching, running, and weight training Complete with a nutrition plan and an exercise program for older athletes, Fitness After 40 will help everyone regain the energy of their youth and look and feel better than ever. " Contents......Page 14 Foreword......Page 16 Introduction......Page 20 Acknowledgments......Page 28 1 Healthy, Vital, Active, Joyful . . . You......Page 34 2 The New You! You Are Not Merely a Bad Sequel to Your 20-Year-Old Self......Page 42 3 F.A.C.E. Your Future of Active Aging......Page 68 4 F.A.C.E. Your Future Through F—Flexibility......Page 76 5 F.A.C.E. Your Future Through A—Aerobic Exercise......Page 98 6 F.A.C.E. Your Future by C—Carrying a Load......Page 126 7 F.A.C.E. Your Future by Keeping Your E—Equilibrium/Balance......Page 154 8 Wear, Tear, Repair......Page 168 9 Healing with Steel......Page 194 10 It’s a Waistline, Not a Wasteline: The Fuel and Fluid of Peak Performance......Page 204 11 “In the Mouth of the Wolf”: Creating Your Mental Edge......Page 234 12 When the Shoe Fits, Wear It......Page 244 13 How to Choose a Gym and Personal Trainer......Page 252 14 Onward! Putting a Plan Together......Page 260 B......Page 270 E......Page 271 M......Page 272 T......Page 273 W......Page 274 Further Resources......Page 276 Selected References......Page 286 A......Page 290 B......Page 291 C......Page 292 D......Page 293 F......Page 294 H......Page 295 L......Page 296 M......Page 297 P......Page 298 S......Page 299 V......Page 300 Z......Page 301 About the Authors......Page 302 Product Description: "It-s one of the undeniable facts of life. After we reach a certain age, our bodies change. No matter how fit we may have been at 20, we-re very different people after 40. But growing older doesn't have to diminish our fitness level. The good news is that not only can we retain the vigor of our youth; we can actually perform as well, if not better, than ever. Dr. Vonda Wright is the creator of a unique medical program specifically designed to target the fitness and performance needs of mature athletes. In Fitness After 40, she shows readers how to use flexibility, aerobic exercise, and strength training to maximize the benefits of their fitness regime. By following her proven program, anyone can learn to: understand their bodies and approach exercise and injury in a new way-make the most of their exercise routine during a busy week-hydrate and understand how to eat right-avoid injury to rotator cuffs, lower back, knees, and legs-maximize stretching, running, and weight training. Complete with a nutrition plan and an exercise program for older athletes, Fitness After 40 will help everyone regain the energy of their youth and look and feel better than ever." A respected fitness doctor proves that we can all be fit and fabulous at every stage of life.