- Get stronger
- Build muscle
- Avoid injury
- Improve posture
- Develop low-back health
- Foster core stability and flexibility
- Increase hand-eye coordination
- Boost mind-body awareness
- Enhance sports performance
The exercises and workout programs in The Strength Training Bible for Seniors will help you build and maintain strong muscles in the abs, obliques, back, arms, legs, shoulders, and butt. What are you waiting for?
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Karl Knopf
Dr. Karl Knopf, or Dr. Karl, as his students used to call him, has been involved in the health and fitness of older adults and the disabled for over 40 years. During this time he has worked in almost every aspect of the industry, from personal training and therapy to consultation.
- An ability to develop an internal sense of validation and self
- The skills to handle critical feedback with an aim toward growth
- A focus on collaboration and building community around them
- A lack of fear around who they are, what they want, and the journey that they are on
- And so much more.
- Navigating adolescence and the unique nutritional needs of the young runner, like macronutrients, micronutrients, and hydration
- Nutritional challenges and health risks such as the female and male athlete triads, disordered eating, RED-S, and other areas of concern
- Strategic fueling and optimizing performance and recovery through nutrition planning and nutrient timing
- Empowering change by integrating nutrition education into running programs, including how to foster positive body image and daily practical tools for upholding nutrition protocols
- And so much more!
- Lynne Cox breaking the record for swimming across the English Channel at age 15
- Jeanne Goussev, along with teammate Kelly Danielson, leading the first all-woman sailing team to win the Race to Alaska
- Yuichiro Hidaka dreaming of eating potato chips while running the Boston Double for the fourth time
- John Stamstad voyaging to Alaska for an all-night February bike race in the bush of the Last Frontier
- Gunhild Swanson running the Western States 100 Endurance Run five days shy of her seventy-first birthday
- Gordon Wadsworth racing the hardest mountain bike race in the world while opting for only one bike gear
- Melissa Kegler training for two years to break the American Ice Mile Distance record in 39.2ºF water
- Chris Jones embarking on The Last Great Race—six 100-mile ultramarathons to be completed over the course of one summer
- And Seana Hogan, the current cycling transcontinental female record holder (set at age 35) fighting the race clock and father time to finish Race Across America at age 60
Discover how emotional regulation and other coping skills can help you manage big emotions, big life changes, and the issues you deal with on a day-to-day basis.
The final years of high school and the first years of college can be full of new experiences, friendships, and learning opportunities. But they can also be a time of upheaval and instability. This trauma-informed handbook will help you remain empowered and centered as you navigate through a variety of difficult experiences, including:
- Mental health concerns like anxiety, depression, perfectionism, boredom, burnout, and grief
- Interpersonal challenges like not fitting in, being gaslit, facing discrimination, and problems with communication and relationships
- External issues like collective trauma, social media pressures, political upheaval, and financial stress
Specifically designed for ages 15 to 21, this comprehensive guide provides valuable tools for utilizing self-regulation to build resilience and cultivate a strengths-oriented mindset. Dr. Kathy Wu, a licensed psychologist, has compiled helpful strategies and practical interventions from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavioral Therapy (DBT), and others, to help you understand and deal with difficult emotions and experiences. With engaging advice and real-life examples, this handbook equips you with the tools you need to thrive and face life’s challenges head on.
- Understanding the anatomy of the kidneys and exactly what makes them function
- Learning good nutrition and how you can upgrade your diet
- Improving your access to consistent exercise
- Discovering how current weight-loss drugs and diabetes can affect your kidney health
- And so much more
This cybernetic jungle includes detailed pages for endless fun and de-stressing hours. This coloring book mixes the intrinsic details of a futuristic world where cats rule the world and where nature and its feline creatures are beautifully balanced. These joyful scenes will let your creativity and imagination run wild with each stroke of your favorite coloring pencils!
Recovery is the most readily available yet underutilized tool for well-being, the counterbalance to your active lifestyle that allows you to rise to the ever-increasing demands and pace of work, training, and life. This is a missed opportunity that makes you vulnerable to illness, injury, and burnout. Through reflection, writing prompts, and accessible mental and physical recovery tools, Move, Rest, Recover guides you to activate, strengthen, and sustain your own restorative practice. Learn to move through each day more effectively and with more ease, and to use recovery to full advantage by:
- Decreasing stress and tension
- Absorbing the benefits and gains of your efforts
- Increasing attentional capacity
- Managing and solving physical pain
- Promoting mental stability
- Boosting your immune system
- Improving the quality of your sleep
- And more
You can do everything right—curate the best schedule, follow the perfect training plan, and eat all the right foods—but without fully embracing your mind and body’s innate need for rest, and dedicating ample attention to it, you will miss out. Use this book to rest and recover now, right where you are.
- Breath vibrations
- Heart vibrations
- Spirit of the flowers
- Moon energy
- And more