By Denise Austin
Hardcover
307 Pages
2001, Broadway Books
ISBN: 0-7679-0471-0
$23.95
Review by Cheri Sicard
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It's hard to belief that fitness guru Denise Austin is 45 years old, but it's true. In this book, Denise shares her secrets to the fountain of youth in a sensible 5 part plan that you can use to put your over 40 body on the road to good health, beauty and longevity.

Austin's plan encompasses exercise, diet, health, beauty and attitude, the five essential components to living a long, happy, healthy life. After taking the "gauge your age" quiz, readers will then learn how to best care for their aging bodies.

Denise's four week exercise plan will start you moving (if you're beginner) or challenge you to reach greater heights if you're already fit. It's the prefect jumping off place to get you used to working out and continuing a lifelong fitness plan. Step-by-step photos show you how to do each move correctly in order to get maximum benefit. No body part is left untoned, from head to toe. You'll even learn to exercise your facial muscles and give yourself a "natural facelift."

The diet section will educate you on the latest in nutritional findings. You'll learn which foods to avoid and which are nutritional powerhouses that fuel your body and enhance your health. Denise provides a month's worth of healthy menus and recipes to get your started on lifetime of better nutrition. Those who need to lose weight will find safe, healthy ways to do so. Those who are at their optimum weight will still learn a lot about to eat for health. Everyone will learn to be pro-active and eat to prevent disease.

The health section is dedicated to educating the over 40 woman about concerns specific to her, including blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, breast cancer, skin cancer, ovarian cancer, colo-rectal cancer, pap smears, bone density, teeth and gums, thyroid malfunction, varicose veins and menopause. Ditto the beauty section, after-all the beauty secrets of an over 40 women are different than the usual 20-something tips we usually find in the fashion magazines. And finally, the section on attitude encourages readers with ways to always stay young at heart, regardless of your chronological age.

If you've ever seen a Denise Austin workout video or seen Denise on her Lifetime television show, you know she's nothing if not enthusiastic. This enthusiasm carries over to the book in such a way that you'll find yourself actually looking forward to working out and eating healthy.

Click here for an interview with Denise Austin and reviews of some of Denise's fitness videos.

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