| From Follett - I. TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR BODY. The End of the World: A Report from the Front; The Truth; Getting a New Start -- How's Your Wife? Plan and Scheme and Get Ready; Hang On Tight -- The New Science of Aging. "Normal Aging" Isn't Normal; Change on the Cellular Level; Decay Is Optional; Springtime on the Savannah; The Brain Chemistry of Growth; The Language of Nature; Stepping Out of the Crucible -- Swimming Against the Tide. Make It Your New Job Jump; Start the Sucker; Tap Into a Passion; The Best People Hate Exercise -- The Biology of Growth and Decay: Things That Go Bump in the Night. Exercise Is Healthy Stress; A Closer Look: The Messengers of Change; Play the Music; It's All About Circulation; Calling Off the Double Whammy -- Life Is an Endurance Event: Train for It. The Man Who Couldn't Walk to the Mailbox; The Man in the Middle; So, What Kind of Aerobic Exercise? Take Up One of the Healing Sports; A Dog Walking on His Hind Legs; Lying, Self-Abuse, and Related Problems; A Word to the Weak and Uncoordinated -- The Biology of Exercise. Pathways to Higher Energy; The Metabolisms of Hunting and Gathering; Distance, Not Speed; Pushing the Herd; Make It Happen; Showing Up; Getting Started; There Are No Limits -- The Heart of the Matter: Aerobics. Long-Term Goals; The Utter Necessity of Getting a Heart Monitor; A One-Hour Hike in the Mountains; Fight or Flight: Dodging Traffics; Powder Rules Apply -- The Kedging Trick. The Serotta Solution; Pulling to Paradise; The General Rule of Gear; The High-Endurance Vacation; Going to Stowe: Real Men (and Women) at Play -- World of Pain: Strength Training. Hire a Trainer or Read a Book or Both; Some Training Tips; The Nursing Home Miracle and Other Payoff Stories -- The Biology of Strength Training. A Single Step; The Brain-Body; Connection Slow-Twitch; Fast-Twitch; Doing It Right; The Balancing Act; Find a Strength Sport -- The Ugly Stick and Other Curiosities. Whiten Your Teeth; Just Say No to Yasir Arafat; Adventures in the Skin Trade; Modern Dress and Related Concepts; Grumpy Old Men; A Chow's Tail; Slow Down; Look Both Ways; Repeat -- Chasing the Iron Bunny -- Don't You Lose a Goddamn Pound! The God That Lied; Yes, Virginia, Calories Do Count; Look at the Pyramid; It Is Possible to Eat Fish; Lose 40 Pounds; Have a Picture of Yourself in Mind; Exercise & Weight -- The Biology of Nutrition: Thinner Next Year. Exercise Against Decay; The White Foods; Fat for Fuel; Fat for Growth; Fat for Storage; What Can You Eat? -- "The Dr. Henry Lodge provides the science. Chris Crowley provides the motivation. And through their New York Times bestselling program, you'll discover how to put off 70 percent of the normal problems of aging--weakness, sore joints, bad balance--and eliminate 50 percent of serious illness and injury. Plus, prominent neurologist Allan Hamilton now explains how following "Harry's Rules" for diet, exercise, and staying emotionally connected directly affects your brain--all the way down to the cellular level. The message is simple: Learn to train for the next third of your life, and you'll have a ball. -- Source other than the Library of Congress. |