The best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek outlines a program for healthy living that draws on 15 years of research and interviews with leading doctors and health-care experts to offer insight into genetic factors, nutrition requirements and fitness practices.

"Though we talk about wanting to "age gracefully," the truth is that when it comes to getting older, we're programmed to dread an inevitable decline: in our health, our looks, our sexual relationships, even the pleasure we take in living life. But as Christiane Northrup, M.D., shows us in this profoundly empowering book, we have it in us to make growing older an entirely different experience, for both our bodies and our souls. In chapters that blend...

Presents 50 high-intensity interval circuits that only require a chair and a timer.

This helpful guide gives you tons of easy-to-follow illustrated exercises that work your abs, buns, thighs, arms, chest--all your major muscle groups. These exercises are designed for use at the gym, at home, or even at the office.

Examines the health benefits of staying active with exercise and physical fitness activities.

Presents the latest research on 150 commonly held beliefs about such topics as fitness routines, weight management, aerobic exercise, strength training, injuries, and aging.