Quick Functional Exercises for Seniors - by Cody Sipe (Paperback)

About the Book

"It's no secret that people are living longer lately, and setting up an appropriate exercise and nutrition plan is vital to maintaining this longevity. Fortunately, Quick Functional Exercises for Seniors can help older adults keep up with everyday life activities. This book contains more than fifty exercises for seniors, with beautiful full-color step-by-step images to illustrate each. An award-winning expert on functional exercises, Dr. Cody Sipe offers exercises to improve balance and mobility, strength and power, posture, core stability, and much more"--

Book Synopsis

The perfect gift for the senior in your life looking to increase function, improve energy, decrease joint pain, and enhance cognition!

It's no secret that people are living longer lately, and setting up an appropriate exercise and nutrition plan is vital to maintaining this longevity. Fortunately, Quick Functional Exercises for Seniors can help older adults keep up with everyday life activities. This book contains more than fifty exercises for seniors, with beautiful full-color step-by-step images to illustrate each. An award-winning expert on functional exercises, Dr. Cody Sipe offers exercises to improve balance and mobility, strength and power, posture, core stability, and much more.

Regardless of how you want to live out your golden years--with travel, playing with grandkids, working, hiking, or gardening--this guide will enable you to do so.

Review Quotes

"Living healthier, stronger, and longer just got easier with this book. The exercises are exactly what we need to stay vital at every age and stage of life."
--Dr. Melissa Petersen, founder of the Human Longevity Institute and author of Codes of Longevity

"Who is your primary care provider? You are! If you want to extract joy, meaning, and purpose out of your life until the very end, this is your playbook. Nobody knows more about extending your health span and maintaining your independence than Cody Sipe."
--Marc Middleton, founder and CEO of Growing Bolder, 7-time Masters Swimming world record holder, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster

About the Author

Cody Sipe, PhD, is a recognized and award-winning authority on functional exercise for older adults with over thirty years of experience as a professor, researcher, educator, exercise physiologist, trainer, and fitness studio owner. He is a frequent presenter at regional, national, and international fitness education conferences and workshops, where he shares evidence-based exercise strategies for improving functional ability in older adults. In 2014, he co-founded the Functional Aging Institute and launched the Functional Aging Specialist Certification. He was honored as the International Program Director of the Year in 2005 and as a top three finalist for the International Fitness Innovator of the Year in 2019 by the IDEA Health and Fitness Association. Dr. Sipe currently serves as professor and director of clinical research in the doctoral physical therapy program at Harding University. He completed his master of science in clinical exercise physiology from Virginia Tech and his PhD in health and kinesiology from Purdue University.