Exercise Throughout Life: The Ultimate Guide to a Long and Healthy Life

Written for the whole family, this book explores the principles and values of exercise and aims to encourage people of all ages, from childhood to beyond retirement, to participate in regular enjoyable exercise of their choice. Many aspects of the book will also help the beginner and the less able. It analyzes a wide range of exercises and activities, gives advice on the most suitable for each body type, and explains how to start, when and how long to exercise, and how to progress. The book contains basic programs for a wide range of activities that are suitable for beginners together with progressions, plus record cards to record achievements. In addition, it explains in detail how to enjoy the many activities that can be carried out in the home, advises on skills and activities suitable for the young, and devotes a chapter to age and to slowing down the aging process.