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The strength training bible for seniors : the ultimate fitness guide for the rest of your life / Dr. Karl Knopf.

Knopf, Karl G., (author.).

Summary:

Stay strong. Stay active. Stay healthy. The Strength Training Bible for Seniors is the only book you need to be fit and feel young in your fifties and beyond. Science shows us that an active lifestyle helps us flourish and is one of the keys to a long life. Strength training -- whether in your core, arms, legs or back -- is an essential component of a fitness routine regardless of your age. The Strength Training Bible for Seniors combines four books to cover all your workout stretching, core strength, weight training, and kettlebell workouts to help you build muscle, tone your body, be flexible, and be your best. The Strength Training Bible for Seniors presents functional exercises carefully adapted and tested to provide comprehensive and customizable total-body workouts for people fifty years and older. Step-by-step photos and explanatory captions make it easy for anyone from the fitness novice to the lifetime athlete to train smart and stay fit for life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781646047475 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 383 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Velopress, an imprint of Ulysses Press, [2024]

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General Note:
"Customizable workouts for any age to stay strong, active, and healthy"--Cover.
Includes index.
Subject: Exercise for older people.
Muscle strength.
Physical fitness for older people.
Weight training.

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Lakeshore Branch 613.710846 Kno 31681010448942 NONFICPBK Checked out 02/27/2026

Dr. Karl Knopf has been involved in the health and fitness of older adults and the disabled for more than 40 years. During this time he has worked in almost every aspect of the industry, from personal training and therapy to consultation.

While at Foothill College, Karl was the coordinator of the Adaptive Fitness Technician Program and Lifelong Learning Institute. He taught disabled students and undergraduates about corrective exercise. In addition to teaching, Karl developed the “Fitness Educators of Older Adults Association” to guide trainers of older adults. Currently, Karl is a director at the International Sports Science Association and is on the advisory board of PBS’s Sit and Be Fit show.

In his spare time he has spoken at conferences, authored many articles, and written numerous books on topics ranging from water workouts to fitness therapy. He was a frequent guest on both radio and print media on issues pertaining to senior fitness and the disabled.


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