Fast Track to Aging Backwards: 6 Ways and 30 Days to Look and Feel Younger

by Miranda Esmonde-White

Drawing on her groundbreaking anti-aging movement principles, bestselling fitness expert Miranda Esmonde-White walks you through 6 ways to rejuvenate your body and mind, paired with 30 days of stretching-and-strengthening workouts that effectively reverse the aging process.Miranda Esmonde-White has already given us the Bible on movement as a way to reverse aging with her New York Times and Globe and Mail bestseller Aging Backwards . But getting started on something that will change your life is always the hardest part!The Fast Track to Aging Backwards is Miranda's master class on how to begin her healing, revitalizing and scientifically endorsed programme of stretching and strengthening--and how to make it stick. First she outlines, step by step, 6 ways to change your attitude to aging and reverse its effects, from describing helpful small changes to your daily routine that will help you form new habits; to how to find the balance between moving like the Tin Man and flopping like the Scarecrow; to showing that for maximum painfree living, our bodies need a gentle approach to exercising that is all about respecting the way our bodies are designed to move. As Miranda says, Relaxation is the new strengthening.Exclusively for this book, she has also created 4 workouts designed to carry you every step of the way through the first month of her programme, targeting every part of your body. Laid out with clear instructions, black-and-white photos and insider's tips on how to make every movement count, these workouts will give you the edge you need to quickly achieve your best results. The Fast Track to Aging Backwards is a countdown to a healthier and more youthful you.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Health

384 pages, Hardcover

Published May 21, 2019

Reviews

[Edwina · Rating 4 out of 5]

No matter how good an exercise book is, it's still up to me to get moving.

I love the theories she has, and I whole heartedly agree with the idea that if you keep moving everything, you will benefit from it.

She has solid advice for all of us. This is a good read. Whether you actually follow or not is up to you.

[Lavins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, I think it would be more successful if this book would be also an app.

[Darlene · Rating 3 out of 5]

I recently found Miranda’s connective tissue and fascia workouts on YouTube, and it has healed my chronic back pain! I had literally tried everything: physio exercises, massage therapy, foam rolling, trigger point therapy, yoga, heat, ice, anti-inflammatories. My massage therapist said that my fascia was like concrete, so that got me thinking. Maybe my issue wasn’t muscular! I did research online for fascia release and connective tissue workouts and that’s what led me to Miranda’s site.

After doing all of Miranda’s free Essentrics workouts on YouTube, I signed up for a free 14-day trial of EssentricsTV, and then I found this book. I had hoped that I could get more out of the workouts by studying the movements described in the book to improve form. However, I found this difficult.

Each exercise is explained in great detail. That’s both a pro and a con. For me, I’d rather model and copy an instructor than try to figure it out from reading it.

If you are interested in the program, I highly recommend trying it online. For me, it works! I intend to either invest in some of Miranda’s DVDs or subscribe to EssentricsTV.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A friend alerted me to this author's research and science-based stretching exercises, and what a game-changer! I had no idea Miranda had a PBS Classical Stretching show in early 2000, and now she provides a streaming service with live and archived classes. Wish it were free.

The anatomical lessons while she's teaching validate my form and purpose, and I was amazed at how energized my body felt after the first video I tried.
This book illustrates and describes what is demonstrated in the free videos that are on YouTube.

She has worked with athletes and Olympians, so these exercises are good enough for me.
A balanced body is the key.

"If you are a normal person and not a professional athlete, your actual body is a weight... You don't need to add additional free weights to strengthen your muscles... You don't need more weight than your very own body offers... using weights causes compression damage to the joints... Without the weight, you can actually relax the joint muscles and pull them into a lengthened position."

I'll go back to ZoomZumba in a few weeks, but for now this program is making me feel better when I didn't even know my body needed this attention.

[Mircah Foxwood · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think the workout she details is a good one for older people who have not exercised in a long

[Simonew · Rating 4 out of 5]

good reference book