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This essential healthy living guide is packed full of easy to follow exercises, tips and practical advice making it ideal for people who want to keep active and live longer better. It’s a comprehensive exercise book for older adults.
The step-by-step instructions and clearly illustrated photographs guide you through 30 exercises which you can do in your own home. Each exercise is related to everyday activities and shows how you can adapt this to suit your needs. By doing the Move it or Lose it programme for just 20 minutes a day (or 10 minutes twice day) you can improve your strength, balance, fitness and confidence so you can keep doing the things you enjoy and live life to the full. It’s a comprehensive exercise plan for seniors.
The top-to-toe exercises include ways to improve your posture, seated and standing stretches for better flexibility, circulation boosters for heart health, strengthening exercises to maintain tone and function, ways to improve your balance and tips on how to exercise your pelvic floor.
Julie’s top tip: “Leave your book out on the kitchen worktop so every time you make a cuppa you can do a few more simple exercises!”
Professor Janet Lord, world-leading researcher in active ageing says. “These Move it or Lose it exercises will help you to take control and turn back the clock.”
A donation from the sale of this exercise book for seniors will be made to The Centre for Healthy Ageing Research to help older adults to keep healthy and active – Move it or Lose it is committed to helping future generations to age well.
Deepali –
Easy to understand exercises written and illustrated to make this a practical and health enhancing book. I have M. S and Fibromyalgia and the exercises have helped mobility and strength. By using gradual repetitions and strength bands there is endless scope for continuing improvement
Charles –
This book is fantastic. It has excellent advice of what’s needed to motivate and facilitate exercise programs for the older adult. Highly recommended.
Sandra –
Highly recommended to all older adults, no matter what their age or ability. You can do your own top-to-toe workout at home with easy to follow steps, pictures and useful top tips on health issues. A great book.