Ageless Strength - by Jeff Horowitz (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Be strong and fit no matter your age in just 1 hour a week. Ageless Strength shows athletes and active people how to build sustainable fitness for a lifetime of active pursuits.It's a myth that our older years only bring physical decline. While it's true that we may lose strength, bone density, and balance as we age, our bodies react the same way to training at any age. The key is to push our bodies in the right ways. A smart mix of strength training can counteract the physical effects of aging and keep you strong and fit for years. In just two 30-minute sessions a week, you can get into the best shape of your life at any age.

Ageless Strength offers a simple, effective way to get strong and fit. In his focused and proven program, coach and trainer Jeff Horowitz reveals exercises that fight back against the years. Ageless Strength is an effective program that includes:

• A dynamic and engaging mix of 50 simple strength exercises that will build muscle, bone, and balance to combat the top three physical changes that lead to injury and loss of strength
• A 6-week quick-start program to build out your fitness base as well as a long-term strength program
• Coded exercises with photos and step-by-step instructions to make it easy to personalize the workout routine that is ideal for you
• Variations and options to make each exercise more challenging as your fitness improves
• Exercises you can do at home or on the go.

These effective exercises use bodyweight or minimal equipment so that no gym membership is required. Each functional strength move mimics a real-life motion so you'll know it will help your day-to-day fitness.

Whether you want to keep going strong in your favorite sport or simply attack the challenges of daily life with confidence and power, Ageless Strength shows that it's never too late to get into the best shape of your life!

From the Back Cover

Ageless Strength shows athletes and active people the three ways they can counteract the effects of aging to enjoy strength and fitness at any age and for any sport or pursuit.

It's a myth that advancing years only bring physical decline. Our bodies react the same way to training no matter how old you are. What changes is the need to focus your workouts on the right kinds of training that combat the effects of aging.

After we cross into middle age, we are presented with three distinct physical challenges: loss of bone density, loss of muscle mass and strength, and loss of balance. Ageless Strength presents exercises that specifically target each of these challenges. Readers can easily follow the color-coded exercise routines or design their own strength program knowing that they are beating back the years.

Review Quotes

Praise for Books by Jeff Horowitz

"A smart strength-training plan in which runners can learn how to strength their core and key running muscles."--Competitor magazine

Running is a sport of imbalance. At no point are your feet hitting the ground at the same time. This imbalance creates an opportunity for injury. Our bodies have to be strong enough to handle the complex motion of running. If it's not, you won't be running too long... Trusting this program has me running stronger and faster and most importantly injury free.--Amplify Today

The exercise program is ideal for runners whose sole goal is running performance. Runners don't need to lift huge weights or practice resistance training five days per week. What they do need to is to develop a modest degree of well-balanced strength.--BreakingMuscle.com

We all know that strength training is important. I have always said that I should do more strength training, but it wasn't until I started trying this book that I really realized how much it can help me. I started this book before I was back to running, and I believe without a shadow of a doubt that it has had a big impact on my running now. I am stronger, recover easier and have less soreness overall.--LovingontheRun.com

When I'm [running] 30, 40, 50 miles a week, the last thing I want to do is squats on legs that already feel like overcooked spaghetti. Jeff Horowitz has a solution. He's been a running coach for more than a decade and is the author of Quick Strength for Runners.--Philadelphia Inquirer

About the Author

Jeff Horowitz is a certified running, cycling, and triathlon coach and a personal trainer who has run more than 200 marathons and ultramarathons across six continents. Formerly an attorney, he quit law to pursue his passion for endurance sports. He currently teaches running and strength training at the George Washington University and works with athletes from ages 14 through 80.

Horowitz is the author of Think Like a Runner, which won the IBPA Book Award. His other books include Quick Strength for Runners, Smart Marathon Training: How to Run Your Best Without Running Yourself Ragged, My First 100 Marathons: 2,620 Miles with an Obsessive Runner, and Ageless Strength: Strong and Fit for a Lifetime.