The definitive exercise book that the one-million-plus readers of the Younger Next Year® series have been waiting for—and the exercise book that takes the intimidation out of starting a workout routine. Based on the science that shows how we can turn back our biological clocks by a combination of aerobics and strength fitness, it’s a guide that will show every reader how to live with newfound vibrancy, strength, endurance, confidence, and joy—and it goes deep enough to be your exercise companion for life, even if you eventually take it to Masters levels.Younger Next The Exercise Program combines the best information from the New York Times bestselling Younger Next Year with the cutting-edge knowledge and workouts from Thinner This Year. Here is the revolutionary 10-minute warm-up (critical for maintaining ankle, shoulder, and hip mobility). The five amazing things aerobic exercise will do for your body, and finding the method that works for you. How to get fit better and quicker with intervals. The importance of “whole-body” strength training and “rebooting the core.” Plus, the Twenty-Five Sacred Exercises that will be the foundation for your strength-training routine for life.
At first this seemed to be a basic exercise book with exercises that are known to most. However, once you begin reading it, some of the explanations and insights by the authors are really eye opening and very helpful! I began incorporating some of the exercises into my normal daily routine and am feeling great. The book focuses on warm-up exercises to help keep you limber, strength training exercises to do two times weekly, and aerobic exercises. For me it will be a "go to" exercise and reference book. I feel this book has value for individuals of any age and at just about any fitness level. I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway but this in no way biased my review.
For a book geared towards older people trying to get in shape, you’d think there would be adaptations for disabilities included in the suggested exercises. There is also lots of ableist language used here.
A very useful book for those who don't consider "weight training" is important. It's not just to train muscles, also the coordination between muscles, nerves and movements. it strengthens the bone density, the C10 released after weight training is the key to stay young and healthy. Although most of the ideas are not new for me, i still have great time to confirm why i keep doing weight training and enjoy so much. It should be a life style. aging is a process, we need to slow it down, or even better reverse it!
This is a follow-up to the Younger Next Year books. Featured are warm-up exercises you can do every day to loosen your stiff body up, and strength training exercises you should do twice a week. There's also a more in-depth discussion of aerobic exercises--suggested activities, levels of aerobic exercise, intervals, etc. I've just started doing the exercises in this book, but I think they're going to be very effective.
I think this and Thinner This Year are two of the best diet and exercise books available. While Thinner This Year focuses on both nutrition and exercise, this book deals primarily with exercise, outlining a plan to help you stay active as you age.
When I first read "Younger Next Year" by Chris Crowley, it motivated a huge change in my life. The book was an amazing eye-opener, convincing me to overhaul my diet, exercise, and overall fitness program. Crowley’s infectious enthusiasm and fun approach made the daunting task of getting healthy seem not just possible but enjoyable. He painted a vivid picture of how crucial it is to take care of our bodies to ensure happiness and vitality in the latter half of life.
Before “Younger Next Year,” I thought an unhealthy lifestyle would simply lead to an early death. What I learned, however, was far more nuanced. Sure, poor habits could shorten my life, but they would also fill the last 20 years of my life with suffering from the effects of my indulgent choices.
This realization was the push I needed to commit to my health seriously. Crowley’s cajoling and cheerleading were exactly what I needed to make and stick to those radical changes, and I’ve been on this journey for over a decade now.
Most exercise books focus on quick fixes designed to make young people look sexy and thin. But the “Younger Next Year” series is different. It’s geared towards those of us in the second half of our lives, aiming to keep active and enjoying life well into our 80s. The goal isn’t six-pack abs; it’s being able to hike, carry groceries, and survive a fall without catastrophic injury. It’s fitness for the long haul, specifically for us older folks.
Now, onto “Younger Next Year: The Exercise Program.” This book is a supplement to the main “Younger Next Year” books and provides 25 essential exercises to maintain overall tone and strength. It’s simple, direct, and filled with illustrations. I appreciated the straightforward approach, but I did find myself wishing for more detail.
While the illustrations were helpful, I often felt the need to do additional research to fully integrate the program into my daily routine. I had to turn to other reference sources to ensure I was maintaining proper form and developing a routine that worked for me. In this sense, the book serves as a great starting point, but it’s not comprehensive enough on its own.
For anyone new to the “Younger Next Year” philosophy, I definitely recommend starting with the main book first. It provides essential grounding and education that are crucial for sticking with the exercise program. Without this foundation, you might find it challenging to understand the importance of the exercises and the motivation to keep at them.
I picked this up because I'm always imagining I can do better with my fitness, and now it seems I've been doing far less than I knew I needed to. I hope I can step up
Great exercise advice for all, particularly for the sedentary. What it reveals to me is that neither me, or my wife, are exercising nearly enough. At best, I think we are good about three days a week for an hour a day of aerobics with weights. The authors recommend developing the habit of six days per week of 45 - 60 minutes of exercise per day, with two days committed to strength training. Clearly, we need to up our game, but I think it's do-able.
The book is an quick read, and most of the exercises are familiar, although there are a couple that are completely unknown to me but look easy enough.
There was some important info in here about aging, especially for women. The data about Alzheimer’s, bone density, and CV health were scientifically backed and useful in context. I took it seriously, which I now regret. Looking back, if I had noticed the word sexy in the subtitle, I probably would have passed on this.
I think this quote here was the turning point for me.
“Burning fat is highly desirable for a bunch of reasons. First, it's terrible looking. Especially the fat around your gut, which is also a huge source of inflammation and, you know, sickness and death. Big fat piggies look awful and die young. How about that?”
Come. On. I won’t take medical advice from an aging, fat-phobic bro. If you want to, cool. If you want to save yourself a few hours: the key is to just work out for 60 minutes 6 times a week (two of which need to be strength training).
As I was reading Younger Next Year: Turn Back Your Biological Clock by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, I discovered there was another book by this team by the title of Younger Next Year: The Exercise Program.
Here we are in the final days of 2017. I have been taking exercise classes at Anytime Fitness. Medicare has paid for these classes. However, beginning in 2018 people enrolled in the classes will have to pay half of the fee. So, for 2018 my New Year's Resolution will be to follow the plan laid out in Younger Next Year. I will drop the Anytime Fitness program.
I gave this book five stars because the authors make such a convincing case for exercise. If I notice any change in my physical self as the year progresses, I will report it here.
This little book will be your lifelong companion if you are serious about health and fitness. There is a great craze among people about exercise, but often people do mistakes in doing exercises and that can lead to serious injuries. If you are a beginner or someone who is thinking to making exercise an integral part of life then this book is your go to guide. Although the book is little but it is concise and correctly described about importance of exercise, how to do them properly, how strength training and aerobic exercise both are essential for a great health. Keep this little book with you and it will be useful for rest of your life.
Fascinating book about the importance of exercising as we age to stave off “decay”. The authors make a convincing argument that much of what we consider normal aging is actually the loss of muscle and mobility due to lack of use. They suggest exercising 6 days a week- 4 days of cardio and 2 days of strength training- and provide warm up exercises and strength training exercises to help get you on track. Many of the exercises are exercises I’m already doing, but they would be valuable to someone getting started.
I read this book trying to motivate myself to get back to exercising on a regular basis. Although there were some interesting tidbits to read here, the overall message was to join a gym, and I'm just not going to do that. With the warm-ups and the strength building weights/resistance band workouts beautifully illustrated here, lessons in "doing it right" are most appropriate. That's just not where I am.
For me this was just rehashing a lot of what was in the book. I was expecting maybe a little more information. It's hard to do a book which gives flexibility to choosing what you want to do for exercise and is specific enough to be a cook book. For me I have a strength training program that works and so the suggestions werent what I needed for strength training. Good information, just not what I need to be doing. I agree with the goals of what they are trying to accomplish though.
Good, practical warmup exercises for joints and flexibility. I might even start doing them REGULARLY ! :- ) And I think I will be "younger" for sure next year, if I follow the basic pattern of six days of exercise followed by ONE DAY off. That should improve anyone's health and mobility.
This is incredibly helpful to us seniors.... It makes so much sense. It is practical. It is do-able! I am excited to do this and increase my strength, flexibility and health. After a MVA I am very limited in my flexibility and my knees are so weak. I fall easily..... This can help.
This is, in effect, the "workbook" for the original Younger Next Year book [which I also read, twice]. The program for strength and aerobic training looks reasonable. I recently tried several of the "warmup" and "strength" exercises and found that I was not as fit as I thought. Time [and discipline] will tell as to how beneficial it will be.
Good follow up from the first Younger Next Year which was a MUST READ. Some content is briefly repeated in this book to give continuity, but the first book should be read first. This book gives good insight to specific details. Some links are outdated, but the info to the 25 recommended exercises can be found online.
This is the first Younger Next Year book I read. It's definitely a nice shorthand overview of the salient points, with actual instructions for the exercises that are lacking in the first book. Makes a compelling argument for everyone getting exercise, both aerobic and strength training.
Very basic. Lots of regurgitated text from the original YNY book. It can be a good book for free lks that have no understanding of traditional exercise, but otherwise it's not all that helpful. Great book for your library card!
This is a well explained exercise program for staying fit into your later years. Very do-able, fun and easy to read and understand! /It's a follow-up to the Younger Next Year books. Everyone over 45 should read both!!!
Grandioso libro en esta serie para vivir mejor y llegar a una vejez decente. Grandiosos consejos, concretos,muy simples pero bien explicados y con una buena dosis de humor. Fundamental para todos.