Exercise RX: The Lifetime Prescriptions for Reducing Medical Risks and Sports Injuries

by Gary Yanker

Written by health columnist and exercise authority Gary Yanker, with the assistance of various medical experts, Exercise The Lifetime Prescription For Reducing Medical Risks And Sports Injuries is a solid guide for the non-specialist general reader to improving one's health and fitness in the long term. Exercise Rx is solidly packed from cover to cover with a wealth of practical, applicable information, such as how to develop long-term muscular fitness and ward off osteoporosis; self-diagnostic tests to gauge personal risk factors for injury or disease; and especially, how to best tailor an exercise regimen to ward against specific bodily maladies from arthritis, to diabetes, to high blood pressure. Exercise Rx is a superb physical fitness reference and highly recommended for personal, professional, and community library "Health & Fitness" reference collections.

448 pages, Paperback

First published March 22, 2002