Based on the belief that individuals over 50 can do most of the same things as 20- and 30-year-olds, 50+ Stretching shows how to maintain and improve flexibility by incorporating additional stretching into one's life. Covering all the muscle groups of the body, the author offers specially designed programs catering to every level of fitness. Among the book's exclusive features are the ''supereasy'' variations designed for the 60-and-older crowd or individuals with limited mobility. By incorporating helpful props such as a chair, sofa, or elastic strap, these stretches are a safe way to begin gaining flexibility and are the perfect stepping stone to the book's other stretches.

Stretching for 50+: A Customized Program for Increasing Flexibility, Avoiding Injury, and Enjoying an Active Lifestyle (Large Print 16pt)

Karl Knopf

Parenting & Relationships

ReadHowYouWant

An easy-to-start program for maintaining a mobile, active, and healthy lifestyle after 50 and beyond Just ten minutes a day of these modified stretches is guaranteed to help you improve your mobility without pain or injury. Stretching for 50+ is filled with safe, easy routines for any age. Learn warm-ups and cool-downs, use tools like a strap, therapy balls and foam rollers, and discover plenty of other fitness tips to keep you moving. Customized Programs for Your Lifestyle: • Golf • Jogging • Biking • Skiing • Swimming • Tennis • Gardening • Hiking

Stretching for 50+: A Customized Program for Increasing Flexibility, Avoiding Injury, and Enjoying an Active Lifestyle

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Ulysses Press

Weight training is one of the fastest, most effective ways to lose fat, improve muscle tone, and strengthen bones. It also helps guard against osteoporosis, diabetes, and heart disease. Weights for 50+ shows how easy it is for anyone — at any age — to get started with weights. It teaches exercises that are suited to varying ages and degrees of strength, including super-easy, easy, intermediate, and advanced. The program in Weights for 50+ focuses on the use of small free weights (starting at just 3 lbs.), and includes stretches and release moves — everything readers need to design a personalized weekly exercise plan. Weights for 50+ also describes proper training methods and explains how to achieve specific goals by varying the workout and carefully monitoring the number of repetitions. Last but not least, the author shows how to have fun and enjoy a workout for staying young.

Weights for 50+: Building Strength, Staying Healthy and Enjoying an Active Lifestyle

Sports & Outdoors

STAY AT THE TOP OF YOUR GAME AT ANY AGE •Don’t give up your favorite sport. •Don’t lose to younger competitors. •Sports conditioning gives you the winning edge! With targeted programs for fast and effective off-the-court conditioning, this book provides exercises for maintaining the flexibility, strength and speed you need to stay competitive. By following the regimen in Total Sports Conditioning for Athletes 50+, you’ll see results where they matter most—on the playing field. The combination of aerobic, strength, plyometric and functional training in this book is sure to keep your body game-ready and injury-free. You’ll discover how small doses of the right exercise allow you to continue enjoying your favorite sports for years. Total Sports Conditioning for Athletes 50+ includes beginner, intermediate and advanced exercises, over 200 Step-by-Step photos plus more than a dozen sport-specific workouts for: •Baseball •Basketball •Cycling •Golf •Hockey •Rowing •Running •Skiing •Soccer •Softball •Swimming •Tennis

Total Sports Conditioning for Athletes 50+: Workouts for Staying at the Top of Your Game

END PAIN, REGAIN RANGE OF MOTION AND PREVENT RE-INJURY Millions of people suffer from debilitating shoulder problems every year. With Healthy Shoulder Handbook, you can take yourself off that list. This friendly manual outlines the causes for common shoulder conditions, including shoulder impingement, rotator cuff, tendinitis, dislocation and repetitive motion injuries. Illustrated with over 300 step-by-step photographs, Healthy Shoulder Handbook offers easy-to-follow exercises to: • Build strength • Improve flexibility • Speed up recovery • Prevent injury Healthy Shoulder Handbook also features specially designed programs to reverse or alleviate the strain from high-risk sports and occupations, including construction work, desk jobs, tennis, golf and more. Follow the approach in this book and you'll be able to quickly get back to the job (or back on the court!) and stay there--pain free!

Healthy Shoulder Handbook: 100 Exercises for Treating and Preventing Frozen Shoulder, Rotator Cuff and other Common Injuries

END PAIN, REGAIN RANGE OF MOTION AND PREVENT INJURY Millions of people suffer from debilitating hip conditions each year. With Healthy Hips Handbook, you can make sure this doesn’t happen to you. This friendly manual outlines the causes for common hip conditions, including snapping hip, IT band fasciitis, osteoarthritis and sciatica. Illustrated with over 300 step-by-step photographs, Healthy Hips Handbook offers easy-to-follow exercises to: •Build strength •Improve flexibility •Hasten recovery •Avoid future injury Healthy Hips Handbook also features specially designed programs that keep you from suffering common hip issues (such as groin strain and arthritis) and prepare the body for everything from daily tasks to high-risk sports (such as biking, soccer, jogging and skiing). Follow the approach in this book and you’ll be able to quickly get back to being pain free—and stay there.

Healthy Hips Handbook: Exercises for Treating and Preventing Common Hip Joint Injuries

AMPLIFY YOUR STRETCHES AND EXERCISES USING THE FOAM ROLLER Once used exclusively in physical therapy settings, the foam roller has made its way into yoga and pilates studios, gyms and homes. With this simple device, you can: •Improve core strength •Increase flexibility •Release tension •Alleviate pain •Rehabilitate injuries Foam Roller Workout offers 50 effective exercises paired with clear captions and step-by-step photos that will help you roll your way to better posture, balance and relaxation. In addition, special programs will enhance your sporting life, whether you hit the track, the court, or the slopes.

Foam Roller Workbook: Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide to Stretching, Strengthening and Rehabilitative Techniques

Reference

STEP INTO THE NON-IMPACT, TOTAL-BODY BENEFITS OF WATER EXERCISE Once used primarily for rehabilitation, water exercise has been proven to build strength, improve cardiovascular fitness and burn calories — all without the strain and trauma of land-based activities. This flexible training tool can help you: • Improve muscular strength • Increase flexibility • Enhance cardiovascular fitness • Alleviate pain • Rehabilitate injuries With step-by-step instructions and clear photos, Make the Pool Your Gym shows how to create the effective and efficient workout best suited to your needs. Whether you’re a non-swimmer, an elite athlete or someone with a chronic condition, you can make a splash in your fitness level without even getting your hair wet.

Make the Pool Your Gym: No-Impact Water Workouts for Getting Fit, Building Strength and Rehabbing from Injury

STAY YOUNG WITH THESE SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT EXERCISES Kettlebells for 50+ offers progressive programs that will: • Improve strength • Foster core stability • Increase hand-eye coordination • Boost mind-body awareness • Enhance sports performance Designed to meet the unique needs of active adults, Kettlebells for 50+ presents functional exercises carefully adapted and tested to provide a comprehensive total-body workout. Step-by-step photos and explanatory captions make it easy for anyone from fitness novice to longtime athlete to train smart and stay fit for life.

Kettlebells for 50+: Safe and Customized Programs for Building and Toning Every Muscle

STAY YOUNG WITH EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT CORE STRENGTH TRAINING From swinging a golf club to carrying a bag of groceries, the core is everything. Balance, agility and youthful stature are just a few of the benefits of a toned and powerful midsection. Core Strength for 50+ has everything you need to: • Improve posture • Enhance sports performance • Guarantee low back health • Avoid injury With workouts ranging from basic mat work routines to unstable training with foam rollers and stability balls, Core Strength for 50+ provides more than 75 exercises that build and maintain strong muscles in the abs, obliques, lower back and butt.

Core Strength for 50+: A Customized Program for Safely Toning Ab, Back, and Oblique Muscles

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