FIRM For Life book

[kat999]

I'm sure there are old threads on this, but I only just got this book (published in 1998) because people were talking about it on a FB FIRM group. I'm not even actively doing the FIRM much right now, but the information is still so good, IMHO, and really reinforces the fact that as we age we really need weight training and that high-impact is not always high-result. I go back and forth on high-impact vs. slow and steady, and honestly at my age even though I do a lot of HIIT, I really do have to modify down to take the impact out, even if I keep the intensity. What I always liked about the FIRM was that--with a few exceptions--I never felt overwhelmed, overworked, overtaxed, or challenged in ways that were painful or upsetting. The main way to modify up or down always had to do with making your own choices about weight sizes. And I'm forever grateful that when other workouts make it seem like squats, lunges, dips/reverse lunges, or step-ups were going to be a killer, I can even now do them with good form and without feeling taxed.

There may be some slightly outdated information, but I'm really enjoying reading it and feel ever more committed to my workouts.