What if we can make ourselves, our communities, and our planet healthier all at the same time by moving our bodies more? Movement Matters is a collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking investigation of the mechanics of our sedentary culture and the profound potential of human movement. Here she widens her message and invites us to consider our personal relationship with sedentarism, privilege, and nature.

Tired of not having the mobility you used to? Aging is tough, but it doesn’t have to be! Did you know that one to two percent of muscle mass shrinks every year after the age of 50? What if you were told that all your problems can be fixed by only exercising for nine minutes? If you want to learn how you can enjoy life without the disadvantages that come with age, then you really need to listen to this book. Imagine a life where your grandchildren tire before you do, and you get out of bed on a cold winter morning with no aches or pains.

Study while on the go! Listen anytime, anywhere! Audio allows us to learn and absorb information during our busy schedules. Listen during downtime or passive activities (while driving, working around the house, at the office, or at the gym). CPT audio prep covers everything on the exam and references the latest NASM essentials of personal fitness training (sixth edition) presented in an easy-to-understand, chapter-by-chapter format.

Simple exercises to boost energy, increase muscle and core strength, improve balance and flexibility and build confidence as you age! Even if you’ve never strength trained before, this book will serve as a guide to get you from sitting to strong! Are you afraid of not being able to get up from a fall? Are you tired of not having energy? Are you nervous to start a strength training program, since it’s so late in life? Strength Training for Seniors is for you!

With age comes mobility issues caused by muscle weakness, bone density loss, disease, and other conditions related to aging. While you can’t avoid aging, you can avoid falling and getting injured by building strength and restoring balance. You can improve your fitness and get stronger at any age. You just need to know the right exercises that can help you achieve these fitness goals...and more importantly, how to do these workouts safely. Let this audiobook be your guide.

As we get older, our muscles get tired, and we struggle to achieve the agility we once had. Luckily, there are solutions! Stretching is important to keep our bodies functioning in optimal health, and the benefits are endless. Properly stretching our bodies is even more critical in our older age, as our range of motion becomes restricted and our bodies become tight. If you want to learn how to stretch your body to maintain your physical health, then you need the invaluable resources in this book.

Aging is a part of life, but it doesn’t have to be depressing and isolating just because you’re not as strong and mobile as you once were. It can be a time of great happiness if you use this guide to get moving and exercise.

There is a misconception that rock climbing is only for tough macho guys and adventure junkies. Rock climbing certainly requires a lot of strength and energy, but this can be acquired by anyone willing to learn and dedicate some of their free time to it. The step-by-step training in this book is so easy to follow that you will have success with it, even if you have failed at every other hobbies you’ve tried.

Do you want to get an athletic body without going to the gym even if no other workout routine has worked for you before? Well, with only 18 percent of gym users going consistently, chances are you do. Because, there is a secret no gym wants you to know: You can get the body you want without paying for a gym!

Unfortunately, with running comes injuries, as a result of wrong information and improper training. Author Jay Dicharry was tired of getting the same treatments from doctors that didn't heal his joint and muscle pain from running, so he decided to combine different fields of clinical care, biomechanical analysis, and coaching to help you avoid common injuries and become the best runner you can be.

If your one of the many people who struggle to reach the rim and dunk over their opponents, don’t get disheartened – because what many don’t realize is that dunking a basketball requires more than on court skill alone. And it is certainly not determined by either your height or your age. In fact, our ability to dunk is dictated by our muscle strength, muscle power, and our vertical jump performance. Which in itself is an extremely positive thing, because these factors are not necessarily inherited, nor are they determined at birth. Rather, each of these factors can be trained independently in the gym and on the court, allowing us to improve our vertical jump height, ensuring we can dunk with ease – irrespective of either our age or our height!

Are you sick of spending hours a day at the gym and still not seeing the results you’d like? Maybe you just don't vibe with all the “meatheads”, the screaming, and the "pump"? Or perhaps you simply don't have enough time to sacrifice commuting to the gym, finding parking, fighting for equipment, and finally getting back home to your family or work. Did you know you can increase your strength without lifting a single weight?

It doesn’t matter if you’ve never lifted a barbell before - this book will have you bulking up in no time. It is set to serve as a road map through the weight room. Think of it as a personal trainer who’s always going to be there for you. Increase your strength to improve your health, your appearance, and your performance with Barbell Training for Beginners.

No gym wants you to know this, but you can get an amazingly toned body all from the comfort of your home. There is a simple training style that is gaining new found popularity, and all by using only your bodyweight. This style of training has taken people from not being able to support their own bodyweight to performing more than 20 pull-ups without breaking a sweat.

Move Your DNA explains the science behind our need for natural movement - right down to the cellular level. It examines the differences between the movements in a typical hunter-gatherer's life and the movements in our own. It shows the many problems with using exercise like movement vitamins instead of addressing the deeper issue of a poor movement diet.