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Self Massage & 40+ Fitness is a guide to helping yourself remain fit and able in the second half of your life. You dont need strong hands or even a knowledge of massage to keep your muscles supple and comfortable for exercise, work and play. This book is written in simple user-friendly terms and contains over 400 photos and drawings demonstrating whole body Self Massage techniques and age-appropriate exercises. Muscle actions are explained and placed in practical everyday contexts so you can understand the rationale of the massage techniques and the relevance of the exercises. The Self Massage techniques utilize simple leverage so your own body weight is doing the hard work for you, using your own hands and simple inexpensive massage tools. By following the instructions in this well-indexed manual, you will discover ways of helping yourself that are deceptively simple, portable and effective. The self massage techniques range from gentle to firm pressure to suit your own individual needs and tolerances. Since 2011 I have been teaching my massage and acupuncture clients Self Massage techniques that have consistently shortened their recovery times from muscle and joint overuse and injury. Not all techniques work equally well for all, which is why there are several different Self Massage methods for each part of your body - over 100 in total. The exercises in this book are for indoors and outdoors, at home or in the gym. The relevance of core work and functional fitness is also explained. It is easy to forget what it feels like to be normal, many give up on fitness long before they should. How healthy we are has less to do with with the DNA we are born with and more to do with how we treat ourselves. We only get one body per lifetime and the better we are at taking care of it the longer we can enjoy what life has to offer, Self Massage & 40+ Fitness shows you how,

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