{"product_id":"get-off-the-couch-before-hugh-james-newton-bethell-9781739965990","title":"Get off the couch, before it's too late!: All the Whys and Wherefores of Exercise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet off the couch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an exhortation for us all to make regular \u003cstrong\u003eexercise \u003c\/strong\u003ean essential part of our daily life. The vast majority of our citizens takes too little exercise to promote good \u003cstrong\u003ehealth\u003c\/strong\u003e although many believe that they do take enough exercise. As with food we have an exaggerated belief in our healthy behaviour. The result is that the previously steady increase in life expectancy of the past few decades has fallen recently and the period of poor health and dependence at the end of life has increased. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vulnerability of the elderly who have taken too little exercise for their own good has been thrown into stark reality by the Covid pandemic. Most of those who became very unwell or died from covid-19 were overweight, unfit and\/or suffered one or more degenerative diseases of old age - all the long-term results of being inactive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne reason for taking too little physical activity for good health may be ignorance of the importance of regular exercise for \u003cstrong\u003edisease prevention\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003elongevity\u003c\/strong\u003e and most of all a healthy and enjoyable old age. This book describes some important aspects of exercise such as normal responses, measurement of exercise dose, measurement of \u003cstrong\u003ephysical fitness\u003c\/strong\u003e, how much exercise really we take and how much we should take as part of a truly healthy lifestyle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe really essential message of this book is that if we are insufficiently active we put ourselves at risk of a number of \u003cstrong\u003edegenerative diseases\u003c\/strong\u003e. These in turn increase the risk of premature death and of later life frailty. If you want to make a New Year resolution, look no further than getting off the couch before it is too late!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh James Newton Bethell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173996599X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739965990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Timbers Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.68d","brand":"Hugh James Newton Bethell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042644848895,"sku":"9781739965990","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58e0481e-6332-4e27-8b8f-ad7bb1489145.jpg?v=1684962706","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/get-off-the-couch-before-hugh-james-newton-bethell-9781739965990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}