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It may not be the Fountain of Youth, but in LifeFit youll find aneasy-to-follow program for lengthening and improving the quality of your life.Dr. Ralph Paffenbarger presents this prescription based on more than threedecades studying the relations between physical activity, health, and fitness.
More than an exercise guide, LifeFit is a clear and effective tool formaking meaningful lifestyle decisions to benefit your long-term fitness.Paffenbargers research shows that its never too late to reap the rewardsof exercise. In LifeFit he translates these important findings into apractical prescription for better health and longer life.
LifeFit is divided into three parts. In Part I the authors discuss thechanging political, social, and economic environments that make lifestylechanges more important than ever before. They refute some of our archaic notionsabout aging and offer down-to-earth examples of how to maximize the healthbenefits of exercise with minimum effort.
Part II focuses on the benefits of making the switch from a sedentary to anactive lifestyle. The connection between chronic disease--including heartdisease, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, and some forms of cancer--andinactivity, shows how exercise prolongs and improves quality of life. Thepositive effects of physical activity on stress reduction and improved mentalcapacity are also highlighted.
In Part III, the authors present an easy-to-follow program for change thatanyone can incorporate into his/her daily life. You will learn how to: select the exercise program that works best for you, determine your current fitness level, and set goals for getting where you want to be.
The book provides suggestions for sensible training and wise activity choices,so you can exercise with minimal risk of injury and maximal enjoyment.
LifeFit is sure to give you a new perspective and timeline for aging.
About the Author:
The name Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr.--"Paff" to his friends--maynot be as recognizable as Fonda or Schwarzenegger. But among fitnessprofessionals, Dr. Paffenbarger is considered a true pioneer.
In 1960, Paff embarked on the College Alumni Health Study, commonly known as the "College Study", that investigated the exercise habits of more than50,000 University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University alumni. The results ofthis study confirmed that more physically active people have a lower risk ofcoronary heart disease and live longer.
Paffenbarger holds an MD from Northwestern University Medical School and a PhDin epidemiology from the School of Hygiene and Public Health at Johns HopkinsUniversity. His early career was spent in polio research as an officer in theUnited States Public Health Service. Later, when polio was no longer a publichealth problem, Paff began his landmark study of the relations between physicalactivity, chronic disease, and longevity.
Paffenbarger maintains a heavy schedule as professor at both Stanford UniversitySchool of Medicine and Harvard University School of Public Health and as anationally known speaker. While these activities often keep Paff away from hisBerkeley, CA, home, he still practices what he has long preached. In 1967, atthe age of 45, Paff took up jogging and now has more than 150 marathon andultra-marathon events to his credit. He has run the Boston Marathon 22 times andthe Western States National Endurance Run, a grueling 100-mile race across theSierra Nevada mountains, five times. Although he has slowed down slightly, Paffstill walks and jogs regularly
Award-winning journalist and senior writer for Runners World ,Eric Olsen is the author of several hundred articles on exercise, fitness,health, and peak performance. A former senior writer for The Runner(1977-86), Eric is a contributor to such well-known publications as MensFitness, Hippocrates, American Health, Prime Health and Fitness, Success, Money,Parent Magazine, and Readers Digest. He also serves as editor of acommunity health magazine sponsored by a major medical center in Oakland, CA.
Eric holds an AB in letters from the University of Iowa, where he also earned amaster of fine arts. Eric has been selected as an "outstandingjournalist" by the Road Runners Clubs of America and was named a James A.Michener Fellow by the Copernicus Foundation in 1984.
Eric is firmly committed to exercise and practices both aerobic and strengthtraining. He resides in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife Cheryl and twochildren, where he enjoys weight-lifting, martial arts, reading, and writingmystery novels.
Paff and Olsen are neighbors in Berkeley, California.<
Table of Contents
Part I: An Invitation to Change
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Change
Chapter 2. Its Never Too Late
Chapter 3. Not Just More Years, but Better Years
Part II: Benefits of Change
Chapter 4. Form and Function
Chapter 5. The Heart of the Matter
Chapter 6. Cancer Prevention and Physical Activity
Chapter 7. Aging, Social Connections, and Stress
Chapter 8. Exercise and the Mind
Part III: A Program for Change
Chapter 9. Figuring It Out
Chapter 10. Putting It Together
Chapter 11. For the Long Haul: Sensible Training, Sensible Living
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