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VONDA WRIGHT, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon and director of PRIMA, a pioneering program for athletes over 40. A prominent authority on sports medicine and active aging, she has appeared on Dr. Oz, The Doctors, and CNN, and has been quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, Prevention, Fitness, and other major media. RUTH WINTER, M.S. is an award-winning science writer and author.

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With Fitness After 40, regain the energy and physique of a teenager in no time. Your body is getting older, those stairs are looking steeper, and your bones are cracking louder. The unavoidable fact is that your body is aging. However, that doesn't have to impact your fitness level. Forget how many candles were on your last birthday cake--if you exercise smarter, you can remain youthful, energetic, and strong. As an academic orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized authority on active aging and mobility, Dr. Vonda Wright has created a unique medical program designed to target the fitness and performance needs of mature athletes. In this invaluable resource, Wright reveals how anyone can use flexibility, aerobic exercise, and strength training to maximize the benefits of their fitness regime. You will learn how to: Understand your body, and approach exercise in a new way Maximize your fitness while minimizing injury Gain flexibility--no matter your age Benefit from aerobic exercise Build strength through resistance training Improve balance Fitness After 40 for all maturing adults includes "20 Minutes to Burn" workouts, a six-week total-body plan, and the latest information on nutrition, injury prevention, joint preservation, and the mind/body connection for all maturing adults.

Zusammenfassung

With Fitness After 40, regain the energy and physique of a teenager in no time.

Your body is getting older, those stairs are looking steeper, and your bones are cracking louder. The unavoidable fact is that your body is aging. However, that doesn’t have to impact your fitness level. Forget how many candles were on your last birthday cake--if you exercise smarter, you can remain youthful, energetic, and strong.

As an academic orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized authority on active aging and mobility, Dr. Vonda Wright has created a unique medical program designed to target the fitness and performance needs of mature athletes. In this invaluable resource, Wright reveals how anyone can use flexibility, aerobic exercise, and strength training to maximize the benefits of their fitness regime.

You will learn how to:

• Understand your body, and approach exercise in a new way
• Maximize your fitness while minimizing injury
• Gain flexibility--no matter your age
• Benefit from aerobic exercise
• Build strength through resistance training
• Improve balance Fitness After 40 for all maturing adults includes “20 Minutes to Burn” workouts, a six-week total-body plan, and the latest information on nutrition, injury prevention, joint preservation, and the mind/body connection for all maturing adults.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1You Are Strong, You Are Powerful, You Move You!

Chapter 2The New Science of Aging

Chapter 3Fitness at 40, 50, 60, and Beyond

Chapter 4Move and Be Stronger, Smarter, and Happier!

Chapter 5Giving Your Mobility a F.A.C.E.-Lift!

Chapter 6F--Flexibility

Chapter 7A--Aerobic Exercise

Chapter 8C--Carry a Load

Chapter 9E--Equilibrium/Balance

Chapter 10The Six-Week Jump Start to Mobility Plan--Your 20 Minutes to Burn

Chapter 11Maximizing Performance and Minimizing Injury

Chapter 12Healing with Steel

Chapter 13It's a Waistline, Not a Wasteline--Your Guide to Smart Nutrition

Chapter 14"In the Mouth of the Wolf"--Creating Your Mental Edge

Chapter 15When the Shoe Fits, Wear It

A Closing Word on Your Fitness After 40

Further Resources

Selected References

Index