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The at-home workout for a firmer,
fitter you
- look younger, feel younger, be younger
- discover how you can beat your body clock in 8
weeks!
- drop a decade by creating your own
easy-to-follow exercise program, designed to boost your health and vitality
- and leave you looking younger than ever
- find out why exercise is the key to staying
young
- test yourself to discover your true body age
- 160 pages; paperback
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warranty: free
from defects upon arrival; books must be returned within 3 business
days of receipt for product refund unless otherwise authorized
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Chapters Include:
before you begin
changing bodies
how to use this book
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evaluate your
current levels of fitness with questionnaires that identify
your exercise habits, your body-fat patterns, and any
medical factors that could affect your ability to embark on
an exercise program
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take 5 tests that
will enable you to check your fitness against norms for your
age group: cardio, muscle strength and flexibility
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comparing your
fitness levels - as indicated by the results of your
assessment tests - to norms for women in your age group
which will enable you to tailor your exercise program to
your current fitness levels and assess your progress after
completing the programs
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guided by the
results of your tests, follow the appropriate program in
each of the three areas - resistance, flexibility and cardio
- for 8 weeks. Then retake the assessment tests to see
how far you have progressed.
age groups: 56 -
65 program, 46 - 55 program, 36 - 45 program, and 26 - 35
program
resistance training
flexibility training
cardio training
Note: a variety of fitness
tools are used in the assessment and the exercise program.
Your tailor-made program may require different tools than another
person's tailor-made program. We suggest you read the book
first, assessing the tools that will be necessary for you, before
purchasing every tool. The book references use of
12"
high step for step test,
hand weights varying in weight from 3 lb. to 10 lb
depending on the age group and program, a
floor mat, and
fitness ball.
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