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The strength training bible for seniors : the ultimate fitness guide for the rest of your life  Cover Image Book Book

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]

Content descriptions

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

  • Simon and Schuster
    Stay strong. Stay active. Stay healthy. "It’s never too late to lift weights: Older bodies can still build muscle" (Washington Post). 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 covers all your workout needs: stretching, core strength, weight and resistance 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 50 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. These progressive programs provide everything you need to:
    • Get stronger
    • Build muscle
    • Avoid injury
    • Improve posture
    • Develop low-back health
    • Foster core stability and flexibility
    • Increase hand-eye coordination
    • Boost mind-body awareness
    • Enhance sports performance


    The exercises and workout programs in The Strength Training Bible for Seniors will help you build and maintain strong muscles in the abs, obliques, back, arms, legs, shoulders, and butt. What are you waiting for?

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