Boomercise
Exercising as You Age
Published on 16. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
260 pages
978-1-935412-32-8 (ISBN)
Description
Men and women of the boomer generation now have a book about exercise catered to their specific needs and circumstances. A recent New York Times article on the elderly and exercise proclaims, Encouraged by doctors to continue to exercise three to five times a week for their health, a legion of running, swimming and biking elders are flouting the conventional limits of the middle-aged body's abilities, and filling the nation's operating rooms and orthopedists' offices in the process.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Morgantown, WV
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-935412-32-8 (9781935412328)
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Dr. David Pargman, professor emeritus at Florida State University, is an expert on the psychology of exercise. He is the perfect person to write this much-needed book, blending humor, personal experience and a deep knowledge of the subject. As an avid and over 60 exerciser who continues to enjoy a healthy regimen of jogging, stretching and strength training, he is able to provide inspiration and encouragement to readers. Boomercise: Exercising as You Age will prove to be the definitive book on exercise for this under-served market.