Aging Backwards: Updated and Revised Edition: Reverse the Aging Process and Look 10 Years Younger in 30 Minutes a Day

by Miranda Esmonde-White

Overview

PBS fitness personality on Classical Stretch and creator of the fitness phenomenon Essentrics, Miranda Esmonde-White offers an eye-opening guide to anti-aging that provides essential tools to help anyone turn back the clock and look and feel younger no matter what age.

Miranda Esmonde-White trains everyone from prima ballerinas to professional hockey players to Cerebral palsy patients: what do they all have in common? All of these people are hoping to heal their bodies, prevent further injury, and move optimally and without pain. In fact, they have the same goals as any of us who are trying to stay young, fit, and reverse the hands of time.

Because the aging of our bodies occurs in our cells, it must be repaired there too—that’s where Miranda’s highly effective and sought-after techniques come in. The body is programmed to self-destruct as we age, but the speed at which it self-destructs is up to us. Recent scientific studies have proven this fact! In Aging Backwards, now with a whole new chapter on fascia, Miranda offers a groundbreaking guide on how to maintain and repair our cells, through scientifically designed workouts.  

Healthy cells prevent joint pain, muscle loss and weak bones—helping to control weight, increase energy, and improve strength and mobility. Miranda offers readers of all ages the tools they need to look and feel young. Complete with tips, tools, and her Eight Basic Age-Reversing Workouts accompanied by instructional photos and web clips, Aging Backwards will help you grow younger, not older!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062313348
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Series:	Aging Backwards , #1
Edition description:	Updated
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	92,372
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Miranda Esmonde-White is a New York Times bestselling author and one of America’s greatest advocates and educators of healthy aging. Following her career as a professional ballerina, Miranda developed her own fitness technique, Essentrics® in 1997, and became the flexibility trainer to numerous professional and Olympic athletes and celebrities. Her top-rated fitness TV show, Classical Stretch has been airing on PBS and Public Television since 1999, with workouts are available on DVD and streaming; and she offers fitness holidays and live teacher trainings at locations across the globe.

Esmonde-White’s award-winning PBS documentaries, Aging Backwards, Aging Backwards 2, and Forever Painless  are revolutionizing the way we understand the role that fitness plays in slowing down the aging process while keeping our bodies feeling young, strong and healthy. She is also the author of Forever Painless: End Chronic Pain and Reclaim Your Life in Just 30 Minutes a Day, which was the recipient of a silver prize Nautilus Award.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Myth of Aging 1

Part I How and Why We Age

Chapter 1 What Is Aging? 13

Chapter 2 The Building Blocks of Life and Our Inner Fountain of Youth 21

Chapter 3 "Why Do I Suddenly Feel So Old?" How Your Body Responds to the Big 4-0 29

Chapter 4 Meet Your Muscles, Ligaments, Joints, and Fascia 45

Part II How We Stay Young and Healthy

Chapter 5 Stretch It Out: Flexibility Is the Fountain of Youth 69

Chapter 6 Maximize Muscle Power: Boosting Strength and Endurance 83

Chapter 7 Get Moving: The Connection Between Fitness and Disease Prevention 93

Chapter 8 Prevent and Heal After Injury 105

Part III The Eight Age-Reversing Workouts

Chapter 9 How to Do the Workouts 125

Chapter 10 Straighten Your Posture 129

Chapter 11 Speed Your Weight Loss 153

Chapter 12 Soothe Your Joints 175

Chapter 13 Increase Your Energy 191

Chapter 14 Relieve Your Pain 203

Chapter 15 Enhance Your Balance 227

Chapter 16 Improve Your Mobility 231

Chapter 17 Protect Your Bones 249

Afterword The Power of Life 269

Acknowledgments 273

Notes 277

Index 283

Editorial Reviews

Public TV stations and their viewers have responded enthusiastically to Miranda’s workouts for more than a decade; and from a personal standpoint I have experienced and enjoyed the anti-aging benefits of her program, too!” — Chris Funkhouser, VP, American Public Television

“I started doing Miranda’s workouts ten years ago, and now I recommend them to ALL of my patients, even for those with joint problems. It is safe, easy, convenient, and complete . . . the total package!” — Dr. Beth Barnett, Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician

“Miranda Esmonde-White shows readers how we age at a cellular level, and what we can do to slow down and reverse this process. Her pioneering exercise program can help anyone, at any level, maintain a youthful body as we inevitably enter into later stages of life.” — Claudio Cuello, MD, Professor and Former Chair of Pharmacology, McGill University

From the Publisher

I started doing Miranda’s workouts ten years ago, and now I recommend them to ALL of my patients, even for those with joint problems. It is safe, easy, convenient, and complete . . . the total package!

Dr. Beth Barnett

Public TV stations and their viewers have responded enthusiastically to Miranda’s workouts for more than a decade; and from a personal standpoint I have experienced and enjoyed the anti-aging benefits of her program, too!

Chris Funkhouser

Miranda Esmonde-White shows readers how we age at a cellular level, and what we can do to slow down and reverse this process. Her pioneering exercise program can help anyone, at any level, maintain a youthful body as we inevitably enter into later stages of life.

Claudio Cuello