From PBS personality and injury prevention and recovery specialist Miranda Esmond-White comes an eye-opening guide to anti-aging, arming readers with tools they need to turn back the hands of time As humans, our bodies are designed to function optimally for the full length of our lives. And while we've become better informed in recent years about how to fuel long, disease-free lives by eating well, remarkably, we tend to neglect the single most important system that supports our long-term quality of life: the muscular system. Miranda Esmonde-White, PBS fitness personality and creator of Canadian fitness phenomenon The Esmonde Technique Classical Stretch-a unique form of movement and stretching-works with everyone from prima ballerinas to professional hockey players to MS patients, all of whom have the same goals: to heal their bodies, prevent further injury, and move optimally and without pain. In Aging Backwards, she will share her revolutionary program and advance the idea that for too long we have been thinking about exercise and aging the wrong way. When we see an elderly person who is fit and capable, we tend to think that he or she is the exception when in fact, that person should be the rule. Aging well has little to do with genetics and has everything to do with our physical lifestyle. Bones don't have to become brittle; muscles don't have to atrophy; bellies don't have to be soft. And more good news: you don't need to spend hours in the gym to prevent the common effects of aging.

In fact, as Miranda explains, we can reverse the aging process through gentle exercise that keeps muscles strong and flexible. In Aging Backwards, Miranda explains in detail how aging occurs at the cellular level, and how we can take control of this process. From our muscles to our bones to our skin, she offers readers tools to feel and look younger, explaining that the real value of exercise for weight control isn't to burn calories, but rather to protect our cells from damage. Complete with tips, tools, and her Eight Basic Age-Reversing Workouts accompanied by photos, Miranda offers proof that we can be healthy, beautiful, and vibrant for a lifetime.