Independence for Life

Losing muscle, flexibility and mobility after 50 is not inevitable! This book guides you through creating a personalized, fully guided plan for building strength, balance, flexibility, and bone density. Physiotherapist and over-50s health specialist Will Harlow has helped millions regain strength and confidence through his YouTube channel. Now, in this comprehensive guide, he shares easy-to-follow, science-backed strategies to restore mobility and prevent further decline. This book gives you the tools to build a sustainable plan and move with greater ease, whatever your current fitness level. Readers are guided through a self-assessment and suggested exercises (all under 20 minutes) which are highly adaptable--the reader chooses how many exercises to do, how often, and when. Each chapter focuses on a key area of mobility, including common causes of decline, simple tools to evaluate and track your progress, science-backed exercises to rebuild strength and flexibility, and real-life stories from Will's clinic to inspire and motivate. You'll learn how to: Build muscle strength for lifelong independenceReclaim mobility and move with confidenceRestore balance to prevent fallsMaximize bone health to stay resilientEase arthritis pain and reduce stiffnessResolve back pain to improve postureRelease shoulder stiffness and increase flexibilityEnhance hip mobility for better range of motionStrengthen your knees to stay activeStabilize your ankles for improved balance