Mind Your Movement: Six Essential Physical and Mental Tools To Stay Active As You Age

by Laura Dow

Sep 24, 2024 | Books, Health

You’ve been told incessantly to move more but when your couch looks so inviting, how do you literally get going?

Mind Your Movement is an easily understood, accessible guidebook written with care and respect on how to move your body better as you age.

Your body already moves more than you know.

Your breath, walking, balance and even posture, topics covered in the book, ebb and flow like ocean tides.

By better understanding these basic elements of human life, you can use the simple tips offered in Mind Your Movement to add more physical movement to your daily routine.

Award winning personal trainer Laura Dow shares her best practices and most successful strategies from 20 years of experience working with older adults and reveals her own personal journey to better health and fitness.

“Mind Your Movement” is unique in asking you to consider what role your mind plays. Does it help you or get in the way?

In the chapters on Mind and Self, learn why awareness of your mind and your personal character is essential to succeeding in moving better and applicable to achieving any goal you may set in life.

Like a trusted friend, this book supports and encourages you to move your body more and also coaches you that by having greater agency in your life, you CAN create positive change.

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Laura Dow

Laura Dow

Author

Laura Dow has worked with older adults for more than 20 years providing fitness training and yoga instruction in a variety of fitness settings including commercial health clubs, yoga studios and continuing care retirement communities.

She created her award-winning company, “Stiff To Fit”, specifically to address how to stay active as we age.

“Mind Your Movement” is a continuation of her work, offering easily understood, actionable tips to help readers add more movement to their lives.

Besides writing, Ms. Dow enjoys exercising, traveling, green tea and reading.

Originally from New England, she currently lives in the metro DC area.

For upcoming appearances and workshops, see her website Stiff To Fit