While written for fitness and health professionals in particular, Signorile's (kinesiology and sport sciences, U. of Miami) text combines research and readibility to make it accessible to anyone from the lay person interested in bending his/her personal aging curves to college students studying exercise intervention for older adults. Coverage includes the unique patterns of change--the aging curves--that occur in strength, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and aerobic capacity; using exercise to slow physical decline; and designing a targeted, periodized training program incorporating the proper mix of work and recovery to maximize improvements, and to allow the translation of increases in physical performance into improved daily living and reduced fall probability. The accompanying DVD contains video case studies of four sample clients, a diagnostic testing battery in an Excel spreadsheet, and videos of 73 "translation" exercises. The volume is illustrated with b&w photos, charts, and diagrams. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)