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The perfect book for anyone wishing to improve their fitness - fromregular exercisers looking to change their routine, to those who justwish to make everyday activities a little less of an effort. It isparticularly useful for older readers (50+) and those who do not wishto spend huge sums on gym memberships and specialist equipment. The book guides the reader through the following process: a series of simple tests to assess current state of fitness - each issimple to perform and will then guide you to the areas of the bookwhere you should focus your training over 50 exercises addressing the body's core functions: mobility, corestability, balance, strength - each exercise if fully explained and isalso offered with an easier and more difficult variation to allow it tobe tailored to the reader guidance on warm-up, stretching and cardiovascular training a step-by-step guide to developing a personalised 12-week training programme. At the end of each programme the reader returns to the self-tests tomarvel at their progress and to create a new programme. In this way,the book is the reader's very own personal trainer.