5-Minute Core Exercises For Seniors – by Cindy Brehse & Tami Brehse-Dzenitis

The authors are a mother-and-daughter team, instructors in the Athletics and Fitness Association of America, and Cindy Brehse (the mother of co-author Tami Brehse-Dzenitis) is also a Silver Sneakers instructor, and a Golden Hearts Active At Any Age Fitness Specialist. They’ve both made a career out of helping people to get the most out of their bodies.

The primary goal of this book—on which it delivers—is to provide core exercise that can be done by almost anyone, while still actually building strength, mobility, etc, without the need for a gym membership or expensive equipment.

They offer individual exercises and routines, including sections specifically designed for various purposes, such as improving stability, improving mobility, relieving various aches and pains, etc. There are also modification tips for each exercise, i.e. how to increase or decrease the intensity of each, to meet your personal needs.

The style is very light pop-science with minimal jargon and very clear explanations. The lightness of scientific content is reflected in its one-page bibliography (when many books of this genre have 10 or 20 pages of bibliography).

Bottom line: if you’d like to improve your core fitness, but aren’t about to embark on an intensive CrossFit training regimen or such, but would like to nevertheless see results, then this book is a fine option.

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