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Start Strong, Finish Strong By Kenneth H. CooperTyler C. Cooper ( Avery )
Release Date: 2007-09-06
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For many people, growing old means gradually slowing down-losing strength, balance, and even mental clarity. But is this physical decline inevitable? "Absolutely not!" say the Coopers.
Start Strong, Finish Strong is about living the life we all want-now and as we age. It's about breaking free from chronic pain and nagging injuries. It's about refusing to give up the activities we love and discovering new ones along the way.
Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, the "father of aerobics" and the world's leading authority on preventive medicine, joins forces with his son, Dr. Tyler C. Cooper. Together they give readers the tools to start strong and finish strong. Exercise is the primary way to keep our bodies strong, flexible, and vital, so it's obviously a centerpiece to the plan. Other equally important components include the Coopers' unique "gold-standard" annual medical exams that can pinpoint potential health problems before they get out of control; good food in healthy portions; a strategic approach to supplements; help with bad habits like smoking and substance abuse; and a well-developed mind-spirit practice. Readers who follow Dr. Ken and Dr. Tyler Cooper's individualized, adjustable program can expect to feel younger with each passing year.
The Coopers' simple, intergenerational strategy for starting and finishing strong tackles obstacles that interfere with true fitness, gets to the root of common excuses, helps readers to identify special motivational "buttons" that will make them feel good as they get in shape, and explores the latest science that can enhance personal progress. Along the way, the Coopers bring their years of experience to readers with engaging case studies and stories.
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 A Worthy Read, Indeed ( mikes1678 )
Dr. Cooper has made and continues to make an incredible contribution to the collective body of intelligence on health and aging. It's just too bad so many adults choose to ignore his scientifically proven prescription for longevity and health. He's the "Father of Aerobics", but his true legacy will be the contribution he's making now for the next generation of Americans - our children - who are plagued with epidemic levels of obesity and associated poor fitness and health. For the first time since data have been kept on the topic, the projection on longevity is that it will actually decline - and decline significantly - in the U.S. in the next generation unless the trend in childhood obesity is reversed. Thank God Dr. Cooper turned down the invitation to become the U.S. Surgeon General in 2006 and began, instead, to focus on the problem at the state level in Texas where some progress can actually be made. As for this book, everything you need to know about living longer is there. The one thing it cannot teach you is the discipline to actually live the program. No book can do that.
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 Start Strong, Finish Strong
I found the book helpful except for the tables on pages (unnumbered)370-374.
Page 370: No labels for the horizontal axis (5th what?).
Page 373: Same here, however I must assume these are years for age. And, assuming again, the values in the body are likely times (minutes and seconds?).
I first read Ken's "Aerobics" in the 60's and continue to be guided by it.
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Healthy, Happy Living ( paz_novelas )
It may be easy to start a new healthy life style with a bang but not so easy to stay the course in the same manner. START STRONG, FINISH STRONG shows and encourages you, in a very clear way, how to do that. The book provides steps on how to start healthy habits, stay motivated and not slack off.
The story of Rick, who weighed 500 pounds and lost 300 pounds by learning to develop good personal habits, shows that anyone can change his or her personal life habits for the better and achieve whatever goal desired.
START STRONG, FINISH STRONG by Kenneth H. Cooper, Tyler C. Cooper and William Proctor is a very helpful book to teach you how to make a positive lifetime change for healthy and happy living.
Fafa Demasio
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 Disappointing Read ( bewalls )
I found this book disappointing. It was to "soft and fuzzy" for my personal preference. I had expected a lot more discussion of studies/science of aging and how to best prepare for one's advancing years. Additionally, I felt the book was an advertisement for the services and products of the Cooper Institute and attempting to influence readers to get a lot of medical scanning/testing done. Testing that hasn't been demonstrated to be scientifically valid and may cause people to under go alot of unnecessary costs and stress when compared to benefits provided. This impression was further reinforced after I read the book, "Overtreated: Why too much medicine is making us sicker and poorer" by Shannon Brownlee. A book I would strongly recommend in lieu of this one.
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Finally, Some Realism
I am a 68 year old retired R.N. and purchased this book two days ago. I have not read the entire text, so you may wonder why the five star rating. The reason is this. At the very beginning of the book, there is very illuminating information about motivation and habit formation. Believe me when I say this information has given me my own PERSONAL REASONS to enter into a fitness/health program. Motivation has always been my one, and most glaring obstacle to achieving optimal health. I applaud the authors in recognizing this very fact, and for addressing the issue with insight and understanding at the very beginning so the reader is armed with the answer to "why am I doing this" question. If one doesn't have a ready answer to that, any program is due to fail. So, pull this book off the shelf, glance at its sensible, and well-researched pages, and buy it. Never before have I had tangible ways to get motivated towards a healthy lifestyle. Thankyou, Doctors
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