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New and Notable Books

 
  With New Year's resolutions to get in shape and eat healthier long broken and left behind, each summer season offers us the renewed spirit to jump back into our game plans and to try to be a little healthier. Here are a few suggested titles to get you going!

(Click on the book cover or title to link to library holdings information.)

Healthy at 100: the scientifically proven secrets of the world's healthiest and longest-lived people
By John Robbins

Healthy at 100 book coverJohn Robbins, of ice-cream giant Baskin-Robbins lineage, has devoted himself to educating others about proper health and nutrition. He shares his studies of what makes people from various cultures and locales around the world achieve very long-lived lives.
 


The No Sweat Exercise Plan: lose weight, get healthy, and live longer
By Harvey B. Simon

The No Sweat Exercise Plan book cover
The author, a Harvard Medical School physician, outlines a plan to help you lose weight with day to day activities. He assigns a point system to walking up stairs, gardening, cleaning the house, etc.
 


Mariel Hemingway's Healthy Living From the Inside Out: every woman's guide to real beauty, renewed energy, and a radiant life
By Mariel Hemingway

Mariel Hemingway's Healthy Living book coverMariel Hemingway advocates a common sense approach to healthy living by stressing that it's important to learn to take time out for yourself. That can be hard in a world where "busy" seems to be how many describe their lifestyle. She strives to offer a lot of helpful, sensible advice.


One Body, One Life: 6 weeks to the new you
By Gregory and Cameron Stauth Joujon-Roche

One Body, One Life book cover
Joujon-Roche is a fitness expert who shares his program of combining cardio and strength training along with yoga, pilates and nutrition to help even the most earnest of couch potatoes change their ways and their bodies in just six weeks.


Age-Defying fitness: making the most of your body for the rest of your life
By Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger

Age-Defying Fitness book coverTwo physical therapists offer up their years of experience in the field to help the reader assess their level of physical fitness in five key areas: posture, balance, strength, flexibility and endurance. They're honest in acknowledging the aches and pains that come with age but resourceful in their approach with how to regain a better level of fitness.


Fit and Sexy for Life: the hormone-free plan for staying slim, strong, and fabulous in your forties
b
y Kathy Kaehler

Fit and Sexy For Life (book cover)Kathy Kaehler has become very well know for her books on fitness. This one offers up work-outs and advice to boost your energy, wake up your metabolism, build bone strength, improve sleep and simply make you feel better all over.

 


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