Younger next year for women

by Chris Crowley

Other authorsHenry S. Lodge

Paper Book, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

612.6/8

Genres

Collection

To Be Determined

Publication

New York : Workman Pub., c2005.

Description

Smart women don't grow older. They grow younger. A book of hope, Younger Next Year for Women shows you how to become functionally younger for the next five to ten years, and continue to live thereafter with newfound vitality. Learn how the Younger Next Year plan of following Harrys Rules a program of exercise, diet, and maintaining emotional connections will not only help you turn back your physical biological clock, but will improve memory, cognition, mood, and more. In two new chapters, prominent neurologist Allan Hamilton explains how the program directly affects your brain all the way down to the cellular level while Chris Crowley, in his inimitable voice, gives the personal side of the story. In other words, how to live brilliantly for the three decades or more after menopause. The results will be amazing.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member dmturner

I managed to get through this excellent book despite Chris Crowley's cheery, jocular, sometimes grating style because it is (a) full of useful information about staving off the optional deterioration of aging and (b) inspirational. Henry Lodge's medical chapters are very thorough though in some

spots already outmoded, and Crowley's advice assumes a rather large disposable income (skiing, long-distance cycling on expensive bicycles, and master's athlete camps are not for those on a limited budget). I admit that as a master's athlete myself, I have spent an inordinate amount of my own salary on training, tournaments, and travel, but I know better than to expect everyone else to do it. I recommend the book if you have a high tolerance for peppy lecturing.

But seriously, "Old Fred?" Yeugh.

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LibraryThing member lonepalm

Life changing book: Finally, an explanation for why you have to work so much harder to stay in shape as you age. No fancy, expensive diet or exercise program. Just good common sense instructions on how to change your lifestyle so that you can live healthy and happy into your retirement years and

beyond.

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LibraryThing member jmoncton

Younger Next Year for Women is written by a doctor (Henry Lodge) and his patient (Chris Crowley). I found this book to be an easy read, very informative and I recommend it to anyone who is worried that the second half of our lives might not be as fun and rich as the first half (and guys - there is

a version for men if you want to avoid topics like hot flashes). From this book I learned that the gradual decay that our society associates with aging - osteoporosis, stiffness, arthritis, dementia, etc - is NOT inevitable. As hunter/gatherers, our bodies were not designed to sit behind a desk and eat chocolate chip cookies. We need to exercise - ok here is the hard part - at least 6 times a week. Now this isn't new information, but Dr. Lodge presented enough explanation on how our bodies work, and the consequences of not exercising, to convince me to change my habits. I have been recommending this book to my family and friends - don't delay or decay! Read this book!

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LibraryThing member berthashaver

Recommended by my sister - I really enjoyed the down-to-earth real life language of this book. It inspires me to want to improve my health and full of useful information - one that I plan to revisit often.

LibraryThing member thehistorychic

Read/Listened for Fun (Audible/Kindle)
Overall Rating: DNF

First Thoughts: Younger Next Year for Women had a good message (mostly) but it was buried under joining a gym, skiing stories, swimming stories, and insulting terms that made me shut down the book!

Here is the parts that I really liked:
1:

Exercise is key to adding years to your life.
2: Eating right makes your body perform better.
3: Knowing your heart rate during exercise will let you know how much you are pushing yourself.
4: Strength training for women is key to battling some women specific issues that come up post menopause.

Nothing earth-shattering but all good things to keep in mind. The rest (and I made 6 hours) was all chatter that was off-putting and buried the information. Overall I was not impressed.

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LibraryThing member doehlberg63

Younger Next Year is 408 pages long in a large paperback book. It really should have counted as three books! There is a lot of great advice for both men and women that is even more important to aging adults who truly do have to fight harder to be healthy. Lots of food and exercise advice. I felt

like a lot of stuff was redundant and almost quit reading several times, but I found that I actually liked the back of the book the best. After the story ended, I thought the back of the book was a regular appendix, but it actually has more stories of how each of the many real characters in this book took all this health advice to heart and applied it to their own lives. It is a good health resource. Just be prepared not to read this book quickly or in one day. There is a lot of information to digest. Also, if you don't have a great Science background, be prepared to read even more slowly and research unfamiliar terms. I will use a lot of this advice in this book. I won't be able to lose weight as quickly as the fast track program they offer (which probably only athletes or people who have never had medical issues might be able to do), but I feel that slow and steady wins the race. The book even recommends that little actions are better than none.

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