Basics of resistance training -- Why you should lift weights -- Getting and staying motivated to exercise -- What you need to know to get started -- Exercise guidelines for seniors -- How the program works -- Let's get started: the warm-up and flexibility workout -- Total body strength: weeks 1 and 2 -- Total body strength 2: weeks 3 and 4 -- Total body strength 3: weeks 5 and 6 -- Split strength training: weeks 7 and 8 -- Split strength training 2: weeks 9 and 10 -- Total body compound strength training: weeks 11 and 12 -- What happens next?

"Building and retaining physical strength is integral to living a fuller, longer life. Lifting weights can reduce the symptoms of everything from osteoarthritis and back pain to depression and diabetes. In Strength Training for Seniors, certified personal trainer Paige Waehner provides a detailed twelve-week strength program to help you safely and gradually build power, balance, and resistance with simple, easy-to-follow exercises"--