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When we think about preparing for old age, we tend to think about finances, not fitness.<\/h2>\n

Former lawyer turned personal trainer Elizabeth Davies thinks we need to consider our bodies more: how we will want them to move, what level of mobility and flexibility we want to retain, and how we can prepare our bodies now for this important work later.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s it about?<\/h3>\n

As above! Fed up of the typical messaging around women and fitness (e.g. \u2018get your body beach ready!\u2019), Davies is keen to reinforce some key messages around the value of exercise for bone health, cardiac fitness and longevity, while dispelling unhelpful myths and narratives (e.g. \u2018walking isn\u2019t exercise\u2019).<\/p>\n

What\u2019s it like?<\/h3>\n

Science based and full of practical tips, this isn\u2019t a \u2018how-to\u2019 as much as a \u2018how-might\u2019. How might you fit in more movement? What types of movement might you want to incorporate into a training programme? Aimed more at the gym novice than the gym bunny, Davies encourages us all to take a longer term view of our exercise and fitness goals, framing our commitments as being less about building muscle mass or achieving a particular aesthetic now and more about staving off osteoarthritis later.<\/p>\n

Davies explicitly recognises that different stages of life bring different challenges and may require different approaches, and \u2013 although she does repeat the basics \u2013 that advice like \u2018park further from the supermarket doors\u2019 may not be as simple to execute as the orator assumes. I particularly liked her chapter early on that outlined exactly what she wanted her body to be able to do for her when she is older. It\u2019s so easy just to hope that everything will be ok; instead, Davies gives us explicit motivation to visualise and protect our future selves (though I also enjoyed her point about not relying<\/em> on motivation).<\/p>\n

Final thoughts<\/h3>\n

I found Davies\u2019 informal spoken style engaging and her regular f-bombs made me smile. I agree wholeheartedly with her point that any commitment to exercise should be scheduled to ensure it isn\u2019t sacrificed to accommodate other priorities \u2013 and appreciate her understanding that, actually, sometimes it will need to be sacrificed, and that\u2019s ok, and does not mean that the whole exercise programme should be scrapped.<\/p>\n

Chapters on pelvic floor health and improving mobility were particularly interesting and I liked the summaries at the end of each chapter, which briefly recapped the key points. This book has inspired me to think more about how I can ensure that my Old Lady Body continues to work well, with minimal creaks and maximum flexibility, though I still think her idea of \u2018minimum\u2019 training is significantly more extensive than mine!<\/p>\n

Training for Your Old Lady Body: An honest, no bulls\u2013t guide to help women (re)frame exercise,
Elizabeth Davies,
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