{"product_id":"strength-training-for-seniors-claire-donovan-9798188721640","title":"Strength Training for Seniors: Build Functional Strength, Improve Grip, Prevent Falls, Increase Bone Density, and Stay Independent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou noticed it with the grocery bag. Or the stairs. Or the jar that wouldn't open.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing dramatic. Just a quiet accumulation of small things that add up to a thought you may not have said out loud: \u003ci\u003eI am not as strong as I used to be, and I am not sure what to do about it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is what almost nobody tells you. What you are feeling is not caused by your age. It is caused by disuse-and unlike most things that change after sixty, it reverses. Muscle responds to training at seventy, at eighty, at ninety. There are studies of nursing-home residents in their nineties who got measurably stronger in a matter of weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book shows you exactly how-and it shows you, rather than only telling you.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most common complaint about exercise books written for older adults is that you cannot tell whether you are doing the movements correctly. A paragraph and one small photograph is not enough to learn from. So this book was built differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery single exercise gets its own full page and its own illustrations.\u003c\/b\u003e Seventy-one movements, each with step-by-step artwork, a note on what it should feel like, and the one mistake most people make-so you can check your own form without a trainer standing beside you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you will find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA complete illustrated exercise library\u003c\/b\u003e-71 movements, every one drawn, every one labelled Seated, Standing with Support, Standing, or Floor, so you are never caught out by an exercise you cannot do.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA progressive 12-week program\u003c\/b\u003e-three phases, three sessions a week, twenty to thirty minutes each, with a built-in rest week and clear rules for when to add weight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFour baseline self-tests\u003c\/b\u003e you can do today with a chair and a clock, so in twelve weeks you can prove to yourself that it worked.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA dedicated grip strength chapter\u003c\/b\u003e-grip predicts independence better than almost any other measure, and almost no book for older adults trains it deliberately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHonest guidance for osteoporosis and osteopenia\u003c\/b\u003e-the specific movements to avoid if your bone density is low, and safe substitutions for every one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA balance and fall-prevention program\u003c\/b\u003e, including how to get up from the floor safely-and how to practise it before you ever need it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProtein and nutrition for older muscle\u003c\/b\u003e-how much you actually need, in real food terms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA serious chapter on rest and recovery\u003c\/b\u003e, because muscle is built on the days you are not training.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Floor-Free Master Track\u003c\/b\u003e-run the entire twelve weeks without a single floor exercise, and lose nothing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA printable bonus toolkit\u003c\/b\u003e-progress tracker, session cards, scorecard, and home safety checklist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou need one sturdy chair to begin.\u003c\/b\u003e Not a gym, not a machine, not a subscription. The first four weeks require nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge 8.5 × 11 format with generous, easy-to-read type-no squinting, no tiny diagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou have carried a lot of things in your life. Let's make sure you can keep carrying them.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScroll up and click Buy Now to start your first session today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Donovan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188721640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.51d","brand":"Claire Donovan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665960767743,"sku":"9798188721640","price":26.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strength-training-for-seniors-claire-donovan-9798188721640","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}