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Fit after 50 Getting Up and Running Physically, Mentally, and Professionally


Free Download Ruth K. Wassinger, "Fit after 50: Getting Up and Running Physically, Mentally, and Professionally"
English | ISBN: 1886039909 | 2008 | 160 pages | EPUB | 1132 KB
Written by a woman who began running marathons at 50 years old, this inspirational guide describes the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of exercise. It confronts the problem of obesity today-nearly 60 percent of Americans are overweight-and emphasizes that weight control becomes an even greater challenge with age. But as this handbook asserts, it’s never too late to get fit. In nine easy-to-follow steps, the mechanics of an exercise program are clearly explained to help fitness first-timers devise their own regimens and become healthier in all areas of life.

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Managing Menopause Beautifully Physically, Emotionally, and Sexually


Free Download Dona Caine-Francis, "Managing Menopause Beautifully: Physically, Emotionally, and Sexually "
English | ISBN: 0313348243 | 2008 | 224 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Some 38 million girls were born in the United States between 1946 and 1964, and now about 2 million of them each year are entering the menopausal phase of life. But these Baby Boomers are not docile, do-as-they-are-told, and ask-no-questions women. They insist on full information, options, and participation in the decision-making process regarding how they will navigate this potentially challenging phase. In this breakthrough book, Dona Caine-Francis offers a reader-friendly primer on everything women need to know to remain physically, emotionally, and sexually vibrant before, during, and after menopause. A certified sex therapist and a psychiatric nurse practitioner, Caine-Francis goes beyond the standard explanations and suggestions for menopause. She challenges women to consider the menopausal years a time of opportunity, a chance to seize the day and reinvent the self in three dimensions―physically, emotionally, and sexually. *This book, be forewarned, contains adult material.

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