Strong Women Stay Young Mass Market Paperback – 1 January 2005

best book for exercises for young and old , woman and man only 30 minutes 3 times a week to strengthen your body and improve your balance

This book was written a few years ago but the message is current. It uses great strategies. There is little danger in doing something crazy with pulled muscles or damaged joints resulting.

I really love the idea of women building muscle to survive and thrive into their senior years.Pro: Dr. Nelson is not an MD but a PhD in (this is not clear) nutrition science from Tufts. This is a GOOD thing: she knows how to use real data to draw her conclusions.Strength training is essential, IMHO.Dr. Nelson recommends using good but inexpensive equipment, probably ticking off her corporate sponsors, were she to have any.Cons: The difference in quality of the book I had 10 years ago and the copy I reordered is like night and day. This new copy is smaller (the print is fading grey and the size and shape of the font make it very difficult to read, even in the best conditions. And yes, I have my specs on...) The paper is cheap and chalky-feeling and turning the pages is a nasty experience.The actual workout itself is not particularly well-formatted and somewhat difficult to find in the index and table of contents. It's there, but after a professional life of looking at well-formatted graphics and slide shows, her main points could have used some editing. I may be spoiled in this age of Pinterest.Personal quibble with Dr. Nelson, I am disappointed she chose to sit on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for the USDA, which makes her complicit in the refoisting of the unsubstantiated recommendations to avoid dietary cholesterol and increase low-fat dairy choices. I cannot believe she's not a better judge of data than that. Perhaps she has changed her mind since then, since she was not on the 2015-2020 edition, which has recommended giving statins to some children as young a 5. No, wait! I just checked! There she is!!! That must bring up some cognitive dissonance! IA will clear that up sooner rather than later. Super solid advice on the strength training, though.

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This is an extremely interesting book that every woman should read. The information is explained very well

I am 67 years old, and healthier than I have ever been in my life, thanks to weight training. I started two years ago, and I have lost fat and gained muscle mass, and become stronger and surer on my feet. I have more energy and sleep better, and a recent checkup put my metabolic age at ... 51 years of age. This excellent book gives the scientific background to why weight training is good for women; for me it was great to have this solid information about the benefits of what I am doing. The beginner's programme that it sets out is feasible, requires little equipment, and doesn't take a huge time commitment. I am buying several of these to give to friends.