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Fit over 50: Make Simple Choices Today for a Healthier, Happier You
Health, Fitness, and Weight Loss Advice You Can Trust To stay fit over 50, you don’t need to be an expert on health. You need essential, practical, and accurate information from people who are experts. Doctors Walt Larimore and Phillip Bishop want to give you truthful and trustworthy advice to help you separate fact from wishful thinking and to identify misconceptions when you see them. Take control of your overall well-being with tips to help improve your health in four key
Physical — learn proven principles for effective weight loss, exercise, and nutritionEmotional — keep your mind sharp and better manage your emotionsRelational — stay connected to others and build a stronger sense of communitySpiritual — improve your relationship with God When you apply these easy-to-follow and scientifically sound strategies, you're more likely to reap the many benefits of living well and staying healthy.
Physical — learn proven principles for effective weight loss, exercise, and nutritionEmotional — keep your mind sharp and better manage your emotionsRelational — stay connected to others and build a stronger sense of communitySpiritual — improve your relationship with God When you apply these easy-to-follow and scientifically sound strategies, you're more likely to reap the many benefits of living well and staying healthy.
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240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 6, 2019
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About the author
Walt Larimore
74 books120 followersDr. Larimore is one of America’s best-known family physicians and is listed in the Best Doctors in America, Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, and the International Health Professionals of the Year. His MD degree is from Louisiana State University, with AOA Honors, while his Family Medicine residency, with an emphasis in Sports Medicine was at the Duke University Medical Center, where he was named one of the top twelve Family Medicine residents in the nation. He also completed a Queen’s Teaching Fellowship in Nottingham, England.
After his training, Dr. Larimore practiced 4 years in the Smoky Mountains before moving to Central Florida to practice for 16 years. From 1993-1994 he served as the President of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians. In 1996, he was named America’s Outstanding Family Medicine Educator by the American Academy of Family Physicians. In 2000, Dr. and Mrs. Larimore were named Educators of the Year by the Christian Medical Association.
The Larimores relocated to Colorado Springs in 2001. Besides practicing family medicine, Dr. Larimore is also an author, educator, and medical journalist. He serves on the adjunct family medicine faculty of the In His Image Family Medicine Residency in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver.
As a medical journalist, from 1996 to 2001, Dr. Larimore hosted over 850 episodes of the daily, live Ask the Family Doctor show on Fox’s Health Network, being awarded the prestigious "Gracie" Award by the American Women in Radio and Television. From 2002 to 2004, Dr. Larimore hosted the Focus on Your Family’s Health’s syndicated radio and TV features.
Dr. Larimore is a frequent guest about family health topics on a wide variety of television and radio programs and has appeared on The Today Show, CBS’s Morning Show, several Fox News programs, and CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360. He provides medical commentary for radio stations in Chicago, Orlando, Baltimore, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Tampa, Albuquerque, and Ft. Wayne.
Dr. Larimore has written or edited over twenty books and over 600 articles in a variety of medical journals and lay magazines. His best-selling books include Bryson City Tales, Bryson City Seasons, and Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook.
Dr. Larimore co-wrote, with Barb, his childhood sweetheart and wife of over 35 years, His Brain, Her Brain: How divinely designed differences can strengthen your marriage. He also wrote the health chapter for Coach Joe Gibb’s best-selling book Game Plan for Life.
Dr. Larimore’s most recent health book is 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, an undated and revised version of his award winning book 10 Essentials of Highly Healthy People. In 2009 he co-wrote his first novel, Time Scene Investigators: The Gabon Virus, with Paul McCusker. The sequel, Time Scene Investigators: The Influenza Bomb will be released in 2010.
After his training, Dr. Larimore practiced 4 years in the Smoky Mountains before moving to Central Florida to practice for 16 years. From 1993-1994 he served as the President of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians. In 1996, he was named America’s Outstanding Family Medicine Educator by the American Academy of Family Physicians. In 2000, Dr. and Mrs. Larimore were named Educators of the Year by the Christian Medical Association.
The Larimores relocated to Colorado Springs in 2001. Besides practicing family medicine, Dr. Larimore is also an author, educator, and medical journalist. He serves on the adjunct family medicine faculty of the In His Image Family Medicine Residency in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver.
As a medical journalist, from 1996 to 2001, Dr. Larimore hosted over 850 episodes of the daily, live Ask the Family Doctor show on Fox’s Health Network, being awarded the prestigious "Gracie" Award by the American Women in Radio and Television. From 2002 to 2004, Dr. Larimore hosted the Focus on Your Family’s Health’s syndicated radio and TV features.
Dr. Larimore is a frequent guest about family health topics on a wide variety of television and radio programs and has appeared on The Today Show, CBS’s Morning Show, several Fox News programs, and CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360. He provides medical commentary for radio stations in Chicago, Orlando, Baltimore, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Tampa, Albuquerque, and Ft. Wayne.
Dr. Larimore has written or edited over twenty books and over 600 articles in a variety of medical journals and lay magazines. His best-selling books include Bryson City Tales, Bryson City Seasons, and Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook.
Dr. Larimore co-wrote, with Barb, his childhood sweetheart and wife of over 35 years, His Brain, Her Brain: How divinely designed differences can strengthen your marriage. He also wrote the health chapter for Coach Joe Gibb’s best-selling book Game Plan for Life.
Dr. Larimore’s most recent health book is 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, an undated and revised version of his award winning book 10 Essentials of Highly Healthy People. In 2009 he co-wrote his first novel, Time Scene Investigators: The Gabon Virus, with Paul McCusker. The sequel, Time Scene Investigators: The Influenza Bomb will be released in 2010.
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December 8, 2023
2.5 stars This was akin to a long Prevention magazine article with a Christian patina. I liked the Christian part, but the lifestyle and medical piece was bland. I didn't find (true, so true) statements like "avoid obesity" helpful.
What I liked:
• An abridged version of John Wesley's 1747 Primitive Physick do check this one out! Wesley was ahead of his time.
• Loneliness is about twice as dangerous as obesity.
• Tucker Carlson's hymn to regular sex
• 4 Need to Know Numbers: blood pressure / cholesterol / blood glucose / BMI
• The idea of 2-minute "exercise snacks"
••••• Reading is the most effective way to overcome stress. •••••
What I liked:
• An abridged version of John Wesley's 1747 Primitive Physick do check this one out! Wesley was ahead of his time.
• Loneliness is about twice as dangerous as obesity.
• Tucker Carlson's hymn to regular sex
• 4 Need to Know Numbers: blood pressure / cholesterol / blood glucose / BMI
• The idea of 2-minute "exercise snacks"
••••• Reading is the most effective way to overcome stress. •••••
January 25, 2020
I'd probably really give this 3.5 stars. The book looks at all aspects of a person's health - physical, mental and spiritual to help you take stock of where you might be and where you might go. It is a mix of a medical doctor's input and a health expert. They both are Christians and supply a Christian viewpoint to each section, but are not "preachy". I thought it was a good book to make you assess your current health situation and tips and guidance if you want to pursue something. I looked up some things mentioned in the book and also ordered one of the books mentioned, so I did find it worthwhile reading or at least skimming.
January 8, 2021
I find it amusing to see the other reviews and realize that the title alone would not give you clues that the authors are Christians and that the book's focus is to address one's mental, physical, AND spiritual health (exclusively through a Christian lens). The chapters are short but are solidly supported by a lot of research. The book seems like the kind of discussion you'd have with a Christian doctor who wants to approach your health from a holistic perspective. Much of the advice is something you've heard before, but it's interesting to see if backed with research. I pulled a few useful tips, enjoyed a few reminders, and left thinking it was an okay book.
January 23, 2020
An easy read. A little religious.
April 17, 2020
Great content.... but sooooo boring!
December 23, 2020
Couldn't make it a quarter of the way through. Way too much preachy Christianity. The real science is better presented in other books. Not worth your time.
October 16, 2023
An overall solid book on staying healthy; with some parts reading easier than others.
March 23, 2022
Fit Over 50 is a great book that promotes self-care practices to maintain or improve physical, emotional, relational and spiritual health. The book is easy to read with lots of research to back up the practices, written in short chapters. I recommend this book to anyone who is approaching 50+.
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