This book would be great for someone who is new to strength training or recovering from injury. The exercises in the book do not require a lot of equipment.

I found it to be too basic for me and focused more on stretching. I am 50 and struggle with arthritis. This book was useful for me to have additional ideas for exercise when I am traveling.

I received this galley from NetGalley.

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An useful catalog of exercises adapted for seniors without compromising the security. The tools are easy to acquire and not expensive compared to the great results. The book is well documented and use illustrations to explain step by step tutorials or the anatomy diagrams. Excellent book for news moms and adults of 50+ years old.

Strength Training: Staying Fit and Fabulous, by Cris Caivano is a book that caught my eye, because it is geared for the more mature reader. This means that the target audience is someone who is entering their 50's. Now, I'm not quite 50...yet. And...I'm definitely not a spring chicken anymore. Years of sedentary living have resulted in the development of batwings for my upper arms. Workout books with extremely young and fit models who are a half generation younger than me...are intimidating to crack open. So, yes...I like the idea of a workout book with a healthy looking older person in mind.


The book starts off with an introduction that has a comfortable, encouraging, and down to earth tone. In fact, sensibility rings throughout the whole book. Reading the book took me back to my high school Physical Education classes; the author wasn't saying much that was different than what my P.E. teachers were saying about health, fitness, and strength training. The exercises that are described in this book were also familiar to me. Also, I am left with the impression that getting fit is quite an accessible goal without the need to spend oodles of money on expensive exercise equipment. There are photos and descriptions of exercises, and encouragement to just get going on the road to fitness, especially if one is not already physically active.


I like the book, and would seriously consider buying it to add to my own personal library.


Disclaimer: I received an e-copy of Cris Caivano's Strength Training: Staying Fit and Fabulous from NetGalley, in exchange for a review. All opinions stated in this review are mine.

The first thing someone interested in this book needs to know is that it is aimed for the 50 and over crowd. It doesn't specifically say that in the summary and, really, anyone can benefit from following along what is presented. But Ms. Caivano focuses the exercises, workouts, and comments on people who are older, and even those who have sustained injuries, are dealing with osteoporosis or arthritis. I liked that there were lots of pictures and that the exercises needed minimal equipment. I didn't like that the muscle group photos were in black and white. That seemed to make them useless as you couldn't tell which muscles the exercises were targeting based on them. I was surprised that each exercise was followed by a specific stretch for that muscle group. I thought this was how she was suggesting one tackle their workout. But, in the back of the book there are full workouts which put the stretches at the end of the workout. So whether you are an older person looking to keep your fit or start trying to be more active or a younger person looking for a well explained strength training routine you can do at home, this is a good resource.

A user-friendly, practically encyclopedia look at the subject of strength training. Beautifully photographed, the book includes step-by-step pictures of various exercises, illustrations of the body's muscles, encouragement for those just starting to get toned, and levels of workouts for beginner to advanced. Five stars.

While this is designed for the older of us -- 50 and older -- it is important for everyone to keep moving and strengthen our bodies. This is a good book to help with pictures and instructions that really do help give details on what needs to be done. Every exercise is given in great details leading us through what needs done to help strengthen us.

I'm not quite 50, but I found this book to be informative. A lot of time is spent on stretching exercises, but there is plenty of exercises to get the beginner started. A great book to get you started or back into weight lifting.

I'm a big fan of strength-training and it's great to see that this book targets strength-training for over 50. It's important at any age, however this book emphasizes the importance to those who aren't getting younger (all of us, right?!). It's a good beginner book with photos (I would have liked color photos), diagram, and sample exercises to follow. It's a resource for anyone who is interested in adding strength-training to their normal workout or anyone who'd like to begin.

Looks an amazing and gorgeous book but I am unable to download it in its current format. However thank you so much for the approval.