Bonnie Prudden's After Fifty Fitness Guide

ISBN: 9780394549644

定价: 102.00

内容简介

From Publishers Weekly "It's pain that ages usnot years，" argues Prudden (Pain Erasure， etc.)， fitness adviser to the Eisenhower administration， in this book that is brimming with almost 200 helpful exercises (illustrated with photographs and cross-referenced in charts for ailments and professions) to relieve pain and build everything from muscle to self-image. She debunks myths， such as "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" and thatsex ends at 50 or 60， but her tedious diet advises listing and weighing each morsel， and her theory of myotherapy (trigger-point therapy) for lower back pain is a combination of common sense and shiatsu. The text is disorganized， full of simplistic statements ("Birth is very hard on women but it's hard on babies too") and irrelevancies about herself and the sad state of children's fitness in the U.S.， and does not focus solely on readers over 50. This is the first book in the publisher's Good Life series， edited by Butler， chairman of geriatric medicine at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information， Inc. From Library Journal These books take a similar stance: Exercise is for all ages and the older person is capable of living a vigorous， healthy life. Another similarity is the autobiographical information. Prudden， well known for her fitness activities (writing， demonstrating， lecturing， developing programs for all ages) and her pioneering work with myotherapy， weaves her life story into her book. The three authors of Exercise as You Grow Older intersperse pictures of themselves and describe events from their lives. This unique exercise book is written by three generationsgrandmother， daughter， and granddaughter. It contains a limited number of exercises but establishes an excellent， workable exercise program and philosophy for an older adult. Prudden's text encompasses exercise myths， common illnesses， occupational hazards， and a liberal dose of homespun philosophy. She devotes significant space to the treatment of injuries and pain with myotherapy and the use of exercises to overcome and prevent physical problems. She uses an in-depth approach， whereas Exercise as You Grow Older is ideal for the older person looking for a useful and easily attainable exercise program. Kenneth Tillman， Health & Physical Education Dept.， Trenton State College， N.J.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information， Inc.