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Strong Women Stay Slim

Name: Strong Women Stay Slim
Author: Miriam Nelson
ISBN: 9780850919424

by Miriam Nelson, Sarah Wernick

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Strong Women Stay Slim is the first book to combine the extraordinary fat-fighting power of strength training with a safe, medically proven weight-loss program. Scientific research has shown that strength training increases metabolism - a key to permanent weight loss - by as much as 15 percent. No matter what your age or fitness level, you can start tomorrow with six simple, no-sweat exercises you can do at home or in the office. You'll feel stronger, more energetic and vital almost immediately.

About the Author, Miriam Nelson

Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D., is Associate Chief of the Human Physiology Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and Assistant Professor at the School of Nutrition Science and Policy. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a Bunting Fellow at Radcliffe College.

Steven Raichlen is the author of fifteen cookbooks and the winner of a Julia Child/IACP Award and two James Beard Awards for his High-Flavor, Low-Fat series.

Sarah Wernick, Ph.D., is an award-winning freelance health writer.

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The Barnes & Noble Review
The Strong Women Stay Young coa-authors have another hit on their hands: This good-natured guide preaches the health and fitness virtues of strength training. Readers of the hardcover edition praised its easy-to-digest scientific data and sane food plan.
— Michelle Faulkner

Library Journal

Nelson's Strong Women Stay Young (LJ 1/97) demonstrated how a weight-training program can prevent or reduce the balance problems and osteoporosis that are sometimes considered a "normal" part of aging. Here she shows how a simple program of weight training, aerobics, and sensible eating can improve one's figure without necessarily resulting in weight loss per se. The usual diet plans often result in a loss of lean muscle tissue and bone density; pounds are lost, but so is muscle tone and bone strength, while the actual amount of fat remains the same, causing potential health problems in several areas. Nelson's program, which avoids these problems, has multiple benefits and is easy to follow. Menus and recipes are included. Highly recommended. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 1/98.]Susan B. Hagloch, Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, OH