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An Exercise Guide For Seniors

ALIVE AT 65…
GREATER AT 80!

Balance, Flexibility, and Strength

How to make it easy. Where to begin.

Easy Routines

Easy routines, easy to learn, easy to begin.

Simple Movements

Simple movements to improve Balance, Flexibility, and Strength for a healthy quality of life.

Easy Descriptions

Easy descriptions with reference pictures of me doing the routines.

Establish Goals

This book addresses the challenges we all have when we try to begin or maintain movement routines and make a habit.

Who is this book for?

This book is for you. This book is for your friends. This book is for your parents.

This book is for someone who has realized they need to move or move more for better health and quality of life but doesn’t know how to begin and doesn’t like the word “exercise.”

This book is for someone who already “works out” or goes to the gym but is getting older and looking for the simplicity of fitness routines or what to do when there isn’t a gym or equipment.

This book is for those looking for an alternative to exercise books that are too long, with challenging-to-learn exercises in small print.

Variety

I vary my daily routine to include balance routines, upper- or lower-body flexibility, and strengthening.

Don’t Overdo It

Choose just enough routines and repetitions to meet your Action Plan successfully. Don’t even think of doing all the exercises in one session. Some days, I do upper-body flexibility routines or lower-body flexibility routines, Wake Up Your Brain, and some balance.

Set Your Own Goal

If you only do 10 minutes when you have a goal of 20 minutes, don’t be hard on yourself.  It’s okay. My goal is to do something every day. My next goal is to set an achievable amount of time so I can continue to be successful at doing something every day. It is better to do only a few routines than to skip that day because you don’t have time to meet your time goal or choices of routines for that day’s goal.

Planning for retirement?

Already retired?

Did you make a plan for your retirement? Did you write it down?…save money to retire? …make a bucket list of things to do and places to go in retirement.

You may plan to have the money to retire and a bucket list of things to do, but did you include a plan to bring a body along to live the life you dreamed of in retirement? Will you have the energy or level of fitness to live the lifestyle you choose in retirement that you always dreamed of? If you didn’t include a plan to bring a fit body along to do all the activities on your retirement bucket list, it doesn’t matter how much money or bucket list items you have if you have a hard time moving.

Photo by Kampus Production

How to begin.

1
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
2
Clasp your fingers together and turn your palms down.
3
Stretch your arms out in front of you and up over your head.
4
Turn your body and head to the right, looking past your arm.

Give this book to someone you love today.

What People Are Saying...

John Barnes, PT

Myofascial Release Treatment Center & Seminars

I have had the pleasure of knowing Sandy Mortensen, PT for many years. She is a highly experienced physical therapist with a wealth of knowledge. She has written a new book called “An Exercise Guide for Seniors, Alive at 65….Greater at 80!.” It is clear and concise and very complimentary to Myofascial Release. It will help people to gain strength, flexibility and ease of motion. I highly recommend this important book .

Betsy S.

Age 74

As Sandy’s longtime friend, I’ve watched her pour years of dedication into creating ALIVE AT 65…GREATER AT 80! This well-organized, thoroughly researched guide is packed with easy-to-follow strength and flexibility exercises you can do at home, no gym needed. It’s worth every minute of the wait. Hallelujah!

Kim T.

Age 64

Sandy’s book, Alive at 65…Greater at 80!, has helped me to do a basic move, that I wasn’t able to do before. It may sound silly, but at the end of the day, I couldn’t bend over to pick up both skies at once to carry to the car.  Now I can!

This book has made it possible for me to go up and down stairs with reduced pain in my knees. The routine suggestions at the end of the book are the most beneficial for moving more easily, and they’re quick.

I have been looking for a book like this for some time. Practical for seniors, explains the why and benefits for each move, and it is not 200 pages.