I had a reasonably active day today.  I walked around the shops in Shepparton. not with the intention f spending money but to get some exercise.  I followed up this evening with some active housework. Time I became more active.

One of my trips was to a bookstore and I bought a book on running. When I came home I dug up an olf favorite Walk off Weight.  I think I need to begin here before I follow the running program and I will take it slowly making allowance for my less fit 65 years.

Walk Off Weight By Andrew Cate


Format:Paperback, 144 pages
Release Date: 01 January 2007

Walking is the least daunting form of exercise. It's cheap; it's easy on the knees and requires no sporty coordination. Learn how to walk for fun, for good health, for fitness and for weight loss. Here is an eight-week program that can be customised to suit different body types and lifestyles. Now there s no excuse to get moving!

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Jamie's 30-minute Meals  By Jamie Oliver

In his new book, "Jamie's 30-Minute Meals", Jamie proves that, by mastering a few tricks and being organized and focused in the kitchen, it is absolutely possible, and easy, to get a complete meal on the table in the same amount of time you'd normally spend making one dish! The 50 brand-new meal ideas in this book are exciting, varied and seasonal. They include main course recipes with side dishes as well as puddings and drinks, and are all meals you'll be proud to serve your family and friends.

Jamie has written the recipes in a way that will help you make the most of every single minute in the kitchen.

This book is as practical as it is beautiful, showing that with a bit of preparation, the right equipment and some organization, hearty, delicious, quick meals are less than half an hour away. You'll be amazed by what you're able to achieve.

About the Author

Jamie Oliver started cooking at his parents' pub, The Cricketers in Clavering, Essex, at the age of eight, and has gone on to work with some of the world's top chefs. He founded Fifteen restaurant in London, and the associated charity, Fifteen Foundation, which trains disadvantaged young people to become chefs. There are now Fifteen restaurants in Cornwall, Amsterdam and Melbourne.

Jamie has also launched a chain of high-street restaurants in the UK called Jamie's Italian. He writes for publications in the UK and around the world, including his own Jamie Magazine, and he lives in London with his wife and their children.


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The Dukan Diet  By Pierre Dukan
The Dukan Diet is a unique 4-step programme, combining two steps to lose your unwanted weight and two steps to keep it off for good:
Step 1: Attack For 2-7 days eat as much as you want of 72 protein-rich foods.
Step 2: Cruise Continue eating the protein-rich foods with the addition of 28 vegetables.
Step 3: Consolidation Add fruit, bread, cheese and starchy foods, and 2 celebration meals a week, allowing 5 days for every pound lost.
Step 4: Stabilisation Eat what you like without regaining weight by following 3 simple rules, including the famous 'protein Thursdays'.

Devised by Dr Pierre Dukan, a French medical doctor who has spent his career helping people to lose weight permanently, The Dukan Diet is the culmination of thirty-five years' clinical experience. Easy to follow with no calorie counting, The Dukan Diet offers clear simple guidelines, menu planners and delicious recipes for long term success.

Beyond its immense success in France, The Dukan Diet has been adopted by 20 countries and translated into 10 languages. Many international observers agree that this is the method most likely to put a stop to the world's weight problems. For more information visit www.dukandiet.co.uk.

About the Author
Dr Pierre Dukan has been a medical doctor specializing in nutrition since 1973. The author of many works on nutrition, he regularly writes in the press and appears on television.

Reviews'
The fat attack French women swear by' -- Grazia
'The ultimate diet. The French have kept it secret for years... Today, more than 1.5million women swear by its dramatic - and long-lasting - results.' -- Daily Mail
'The secret that keeps French women slim.' -- Bella
'It's a four-stage plan that offers the ultimate fast track to weight loss and maintenance with delish French-inspired recipes to keep your taste buds entertained.' -- She
'Politicians, film stars and high-profile models, including Gisele Bundchen and Jennifer Lopez, live the Dukan life.' -- Daily Mail
'How do you fancy getting the legs and curves of Jennifer Lopez and Gisele Bundchen without having to go on a diet of lettuce? ... More than 1.5million French women already swear by the slimming regime devised by nutritionist Dr Pierre Dukan ten years ago.' -- Daily Mirror
'All over France right now, women are talking in hushed reverential tones about a certain Pierre Dukan... he is in fact, currently the biggest name on the French dieting scene.' -- Grazia
'French women don't get fat... But now we know the real reason why. for the last ten years, thousands of women across the channel have been following a plan called the Dukan Diet. And the results have been astonishing.' -- New
'Want to know why French women seem to be able to enjoy long Mediterranean-style lunches but still stay slim and gorgeous? It's all down to a diet formula worked out by eminent French doctor Pierre Dukan, based on four different eating phases that follow on from each other but result in speedy weight loss while eating unlimited quantities of real food, six days a week.' -- Reveal

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I have NO idea if this is a good book.  The fact that it says, lose weight on any diet, will stop me from buying it unless I viewed the contents list first and I am not interested in the unhealthy practice of losing weight on 'any' diet, I would only entertain losing weight on a healthy eating plan.  Anyhow, getting over, picking on the language used there, I do think that the overcoming emotional eating aspect of this book would be worth a read and of benefit - on a healthy eating plan.   Now the losing it in France book below, I do love. :-). It is also beautiful to touch and look at and would make a lovely gift.

Books » Health & Wellbeing » Dieting
Life is Hard, Food is Easy The 5-Step Plan to Overcome Emotional Eating and Lose Weight on Any Diet

By Linda Spangle
Explains why emotional eating dooms all your dieting efforts. Reveals how you can cope with your feelings of frustration, boredom, or loneliness, and offers a unique step-by-step program to stop your emotions from interfering with your eating habits.

I am absolutely loving the book, Unlimited by Jillian Michaels.  I have read most of the positive mental attitude books ever written and believe we needed a new one. Too many were written heavily steeped in so much sexist talk -(as a man thinketh) or presuming you were into new age beliefs, it was time for a more down to earth and non sexist approach.  Unlimited is this approach which should be acceptable to most people.  Here's to our half full glass. xx

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Unlimited How to Build an Exceptional Life

By Jillian Michaels


Imagine. Believe. Achieve.
Many self-help books offer a lot of new age platitudes and sappy mantras:
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Just love yourself."
"
See the glass as half full."
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Believe it and it will come."
Really? That's not how it works, and you know it. A lifetime's worth of struggle is not overturned in a small moment of positive thinking. But if you have the right attitude--attitude" and "skills--you can and will accomplish anything and everything you want. This book gives you both, attitude and action. By its end you will have all the tools you need to change your life. No hype. No false promises.
You "will" learn to:
- Cultivate your passion and embrace your uniqueness to create a purpose-filled life . . .on your own terms.
- Transform your suffering into peace, wisdom, and strength.
- Work through fear, worry, shame, and negative self-talk to blast through obstacles and create self-confidence, self-esteem, and a healthy self-image.
- Take powerful, informed, deliberate actions to make your dreams a reality.
Forget surviving: it's your time to "thrive." You "do" have the ability and potential to achieve unlimited health, wealth, and happiness. Getting there won't all be easy--nothing worthwhile ever is--but take this journey and your life will change dramatically. Your possibilities are" unlimited," and your life is waiting for you to break free and claim it

I did my hill hike exercise this afternoon. even though I'm not well. I just 'cheated a bit,' lol. Thought i was clever and drove the car to the top of the hill, gave Reg the car keys to drive it back down and I did the walk down the hill, lol, a very balanced day :-).

I looked the part in the Adidas tackies, too :-)  I will remember to use my sweat band next time as well lol.

Well I did a search and sure enough there is a guide to exercise for the elderly.

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The Old Man's Guide to Health and Longer Life: With Rules for Diet, Exercise, and Physic; For Preserving a Good Constitution, and Preventing Disorders

By John Hill

Kathy Shell

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Strength Training is important to ma because I am a senior with an interest in maintaining my bone density.
I am also interested in doing exercise suitable for my age level.

I have a great set of adjustable weights and I have learned to use found objects as weights when I travel.

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Format:Paperback, 134 pages
Other Information: Illustrated
Release Date: June 2006

Regular exercise can reduce a person's biological age by 10 to 20 years, and the key to exercising effectively is maintaining and increasing strength.
A higher level of strength also improves immune systems, helps prevent age-related diseases such as diabetes and osteoporosis, lowers stress, and increases mental acuity.

Written by a master athlete over 50, this accessible book offers specific exercises for improving health and fitness, tips on maintaining and increasing mobility and motor skills, nutritional advice, strategies for stress management, and worksheets for personal strength training schedules.

I have owned this book for a year now.  It has some great exercise plans that suit me in it.  I highly recommend this book and I will e taking this away with me in the caravan along with my exercise mat, fitness ball and weights.

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Strength Training Over 50: Stay Fit and Fabulous

By D. Cristine Caivano, Michael George.


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Format:Hardcover, 160 pages
Other Information: Illustrated
Release Date: May 2005

Strength Training Over 50
STAY STRONG, STAY HEALTHY-
THE ULTIMATE FITNESS PROGRAM
Includes Foreword by Michael George
With over 80 exercises and more than 350 color photographs, this book provides a comprehensive guide to looking after your body and feeling good.
Follow extended exercise programs, including sessions for exercise on the road, a 15-minute workout, exercising the abdominals, and back care
Learn how to begin a fitness routine with reassuring advice if you are returning to training
Supplement your training routine with advice on nutrition and positive thinking, guidance on planning your workout, and motivational tips
Practice a variety of exercises for general health and special concerns, such as osteoporosis, balance, arthritis, and the over-65s
Enjoy specially adapted exercises if you are an older participant, including chair exercises and exercises against a wall.

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I strive to do an easy yoga session once a week.  This one does not take long to do.
Four x 15 minute workouts to choose from.

Format:  Paperback, 128 pages

Other Information:
Illustrated; Includes Dvd
Release Date: January 2008

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Australia's favourite trainer Michelle Bridges delivers a complete, 3 disc fitness program that helps you lose weight fast and keep it off.
The workouts can be structured to suit all levels fo fitness.

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