The Book

C. Vicki Gold, PT, MA, is a retired physical therapist and the founder of Thera-Fitness®. Now eighty years young and living an active life, Vicki is an expert in helping people optimize their physical and even mental abilities with her ABC Mind-Body System. In Aging Safely, Wisely, and Well, she offers valuable mind-body knowledge, strategies, and techniques—including contributions from other professionals on topics like: maintaining balance, preventing falls, managing with osteoporosis, making nutrition a priority, aging in place, and more— all to help older adults transform the ways they move through life.

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Release Date: 12/10/2024

Aging Safely, Wisely, and Well

It’s no secret that we are all aging. The question is: What can you do to age as functionally and independently as possible?

If you’re like many people, you dread becoming feeble, having a disabling fall, or needing the care of your children or others as you grow older. Perhaps you’ve already reached this point and wonder if there’s anything you can do about it. The answer is YES!

Even if you’ve stayed fit and active most or all of your life, worry has likely crept in at one time or another about how your body will function in your later years. No one wants to imagine having limited mobility, or having to give up work or hobbies you love, or not being able to have fun with your grandchildren. But these fears do NOT have to be your reality.

If you’re ready to take charge of your health and wellness, and to experience a positive impact on your mindset and mobility, Vicki will teach you small changes, using gentle movements and techniques to foster greater functioning, flexibility—and, perhaps most important—confidence.

And if you don’t like exercise? You’ll be glad to know that this is NOT an exercise book! Even if you currently have physical limitations, this book will not only provide you with simple ways to start immediately improving them, but you won’t need to become a bodybuilder, go to a gym five days a week, or add strenuous exercise you hate into your daily routine to accomplish it. Instead, you will have actionable steps you can take to be functionally fit for the rest of your life. You read that right!

Whether you’re a senior in your 60s, 70s, 80s, or even 90s—or you’re a younger adult who wants to engage in preventive activities—Aging Safely, Wisely, and Well: A Movement and Mindset Guide for Older Adults is your go-to blueprint for simple physical and mental activities that will empower you to be the strong and vital individual you desire to be!