Staying Fit After Forty: A Plan for Healthy and Active Living

Staying Fit After Forty: A Plan for Healthy and Active Living

by Don S. Otis
Staying Fit After Forty: A Plan for Healthy and Active Living

Staying Fit After Forty: A Plan for Healthy and Active Living

by Don S. Otis

Paperback

$14.99 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
    Choose Expedited Shipping at checkout for delivery by Thursday, April 4
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Related collections and offers


Overview

According to former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, inactivity among Americans is reaching crisis proportions. Sixty percent are not active on a regular basis, and one in four are not active at all. Yet medical science has proven that keeping fit is the key to staying young, and as you get older, regular exercise and good eating habits-or their absence-will be crucial to determining the quality and enjoyment of your life.

In this book you will learn:

-17 benefits to staying active after 40
-8 tips for those who don't have time to stay in shape
-Common injuries and how to avoid them
-Practical ways to remaining healthy and active after retirement
-11 ways to stay motivated
-How to eat right for weight control
-7 reasons why crosstraining is important for those over 40
-11 indicators that you may be training too hard
- Vitamins and minerals: what you need and why you need them

Features critical advice for your forties, fifties, and beyond from nine experts in the fields of exercise, health, nutrition, and counseling:

- compiler, author, and triathlete Don Otis
- author and physician Andrew Seddon, M.D.
- world recognized nutritionist Judy Lindberg-McFarland
- author and Barley Green(R) founder Mary Ruth Swope, Ph.D.
- counselor and health psychologist Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.
- sports agent Maryanna Young
- pastor and Ironman triathlete Jeff Mitchum
- vice president of Focus on the Family and runner Tom Mason
- personal trainer/fitness educator Laurie Ellsworth

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780877884538
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 05/15/2001
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Compiler and contributing author Don Otis is the author of Trickle-Down Morality and Teach Your Children Well. In his mid-forties, Don has competed in triathlons throughout the western U.S., run in dozens of road races over more than twenty years, and climbed mountains on three continents.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsvii
Introduction1
1.Busy Lives: Finding Time for Fitness9
2.Motivation: Finding and Keeping Momentum25
3.Getting Started After Forty41
4.Staying Busy After Retirement57
5.How the Mind Affects Fitness and Diet75
6.Aging, Exercise, and Injuries93
7.Cross-Training: The Key to Fitness After Forty113
8.Training for Athletic Success123
9.Eating Right for Healthy Living137
10.Special Fitness Challenges for Men and Women151
AppendixVitamins and Minerals: What We Need, Why We Need Them169
Notes175
Contributors181
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews