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| There's a reason why I do everything standing on my feet now - and why I train for a combination of strength, balance, coordination and athletic movement. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
One quick note and then we'll talk iron.
1. Two days Left!
Our big sale for Dinosaur Training t-shirts
ends at midnight on Tuesday - meaning,
tomorrow night.
In other words less than 48 hours.
Also referred to as: VERY SOON.
If you want to order one of our sharp-
looking new t-shirts, do it now. They
won't be available after the sale ends
tomorrow evening.
Go here to place your order:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur-tshirt.html
If you have any questions, or you have
any trouble placing your order, shoot
me an email.
2. Training for the Game of Life
Here are some stats from the National
Council on Aging - taken from the U.S.
Center for Disease Control and
Prevention:
a. Every year, one out of four Americans
over the age of 65 suffers a slip and fall.
b. Every 11 seconds, an older adult is
treated in a hospital room for a slip
and fall; every 19 minutes, an older
adult dies from a fall.
c. Falls are the leading cause of non-
fatal injury among older adults.
d. Falls are the most common cause of
non-fatal, trauma-related hospital
admissions among older adults.
e. Every year, falls result in more than
2.8 million injuries treated in emergency
rooms - and of these, more than 800,000
require hospitalization - and 27,000
result in death.
f. In 2013, the total cost of fall-related
injuries was $34 billion.
g. As the population ages, the financial
toll for falls by older adults is expected
to reach $67.7 billion by 2020.
Many of us are either approaching or
past age 65 - and we need to start
thinking about how to avoid being
yet another statistic in the great slip
and fall epidemic.
The answer, of course, is pretty simple:
1. Do old-school, stand on your feet
strength training.
2. Train your legs, hips and back
extra hard.
3. In addition to your strength training,
do exercises that train balance and
stability.
4. Get out and walk - every single
day.
5. Don't do dumb stuff that leads to
injuries - because injuries affect your
balance and coordination - and that
causes falls.
6. Keep your weight under control.
7. If possible, learn to fall without
hurting yourself - and learn how to
get back up if you do fall.
Those are pretty simple, and you're
probably already doing some or all
of them.
But work them into your program.
Train for the game of life - because,
after all, we're talking about YOUR
life.
As always, thanks for reading. If you
train today, make it a good one.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Here's the no. 1 book on effective
strength training for older Dinos:
http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are
right here at Dino Headquarters:
Hard-copy and PDF
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
Kindle
http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html
P.S. 2. Thought for the Day
"The goal is strong, active and as
athletic as possible - at any age."
- Brooks Kubik
BEFORE YOU LEAVE . . .
We have more than 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle
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