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• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Foreword
• the big picture
• part 1 getting started
• Why Strength Training is Important if You Are over 50
• How to Use this Book
• The Main Muscles of the Body
• The Basics of Building Strength
• Finding the Lower Body Core
• Finding the Upper Body Core
• Connecting the Upper and Lower Cores
• Foundational Exercises for Lower Body Strength
• Foundational Exercises for Upper Body Strength
• part 2 getting more specific
• Strengthening the Lower Body
• Strengthening the Upper Body
• Strengthening the Lower Back and the Abdominals
• Putting it all Together
• part 3 special concerns
• Balance
• Arthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Strengthening for the Out-of-Shape over-65s
• Chair Exercises for Strength
• Chair Exercises for Flexibility
• part 4 the programs
• Beginning Workout 1: Lower Body and Back
• Beginning Workout 2: Upper Body and Abdominals
• Intermediate-Advanced Workout 1: Lower Body and Back
• Intermediate-Advanced Workout 2: Upper Body and Abdominals
• Fifteen-Minute Workout
• On the Road Workout
• Lower Back Workout
• part 5 appendix
• Some Basic Nutritional Guidelines for the Over-50 Exerciser
• Sore Muscles
• Alternative Forms of Exercise
• Index