| Description |
xviii, 269 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. Strength Training in Your 40s and Beyond -- Chapter 1. Why Strength Train? -- Chapter 2. The Cardio Conundrum -- Chapter 3. Lifestyle Habits -- Part II. Prepare for Positive Change -- Chapter 4. Set Powerful Goals -- Chapter 5. Eliminate Your Excuses -- Chapter 6. Manage Menopause -- Chapter 7. Record Your Progress -- Part III. The Exercises -- Chapter 8. Warm-Up -- Chapter 9. Core -- Chapter 10. Upper Body -- Chapter 11. Lower Body -- Chapter 12. Power Development, Finishers, and Metabolic Intervals -- Part IV. The Age Strong Program -- Chapter 13. Program Principles -- Chapter 14. The Base Phase -- Chapter 15. The Build Phase -- Chapter 16. The Stronger Phase -- Chapter 17. The Age Strong Phase -- Chapter 18. Metabolic Interval Workouts -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"This book provides women 40 years of age and older with an evidence-based approach to strength training. It includes key exercises and programs to help gain muscle, increase metabolism, lose body fat, improve body composition, decrease osteoporosis risk, boost stamina, and increase self-confidence through menopause and beyond. Profiles of the author's actual clients demonstrate the results of these strength training programs"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"Stay strong and feel great as you move through the decades of your life with Age Strong: A Woman's Guide to Feeling Athletic and Fit After 40! Internationally renowned personal trainer Rachel Cosgrove will help you increase metabolism, lose body fat, decrease osteoporosis risk, boost stamina, and increase self-confidence as you move toward and through menopause. With Age Strong you'll get pumped about setting goals, eliminating excuses, and meeting the aging process head on. Read about real clients of the author and how they built muscle and confidence through strength training. Get detailed instructions, accompanied by full-color photos, on how to safely perform 73 traditional strength exercises and 41 mobility and warm-up movements that will help strengthen your core, lower body, and upper body and help you develop power. Follow the step-by-step plan that's worked for hundreds of women who have maintained their athleticism in their 40s, their 50s, and beyond. Start with the base phase of the program to address common imbalances and learn how to master basic movements. Then, bump up the intensity a bit with the build phase before moving on to the stronger phase, in which you'll build volume as you increase the number of reps and load for select exercises. The final phase, age strong, shows you how to work up to suggested strength standards for exercises such as push-ups, squats, and deadlifts. Age Strong empowers you to take control of your body, gain muscle, improve body composition, and learn new skills so you can stay strong and feel capable for life! Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes both the book and exam"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-268). |
| Subject |
Weight training for women.
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Exercise for women.
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Physical fitness for women.
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Muscle strength -- Training.
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Weight training.
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Women -- Health and hygiene.
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Women -- Nutrition.
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Exercise for middle-aged persons.
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| Added Title |
Woman's guide to feeling athletic and fit after forty |
| ISBN |
9781718220775 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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