The NYU Physical Therapy Department is proud to annouce the release of Age Defying Fitness: Making the Most of Your Body for the Rest of Your Life (Peachtree Publishers), a unique collaboration between our own Dr. Marilyn Moffat and Dr. Carole Lewis of Georgetown University geared toward the Baby Boomer generation. To celebrate the release, Advance for Physical Therapists & PT Assistants produced a cover story titled "Top Talent: Two Experts Join Forces to Collaborate on a One-of-a-Kind Book" in which journalist, Beth Puliti, sat down with Drs. Moffat and Lewis to discuss the text's genesis, importance, and future impact on defying the aging process. Click here to read the article.

Below is a description of Age-Defying Fitness taken from Amazon.com:

Growing older does not mean accepting diminished fitness. Two of the nation's top physical therapists show how to assess your fitness levels and create a specific profile to achieve optimum physical health. THERE IS NO DOUBT that our bodies change with age, as the baby boomer generation is now learning firsthand. But many of the problems attributed to inevitable age-related changes are in fact not inevitable and are often lifestyle induced and reversible. In this new book, Moffat and Lewis show how to overcome the aches, stiffness, and unsteadiness in your muscles and joints. Using their simple, self-administered tests, you will assess your level of physical performance in these five critical domains: posture, balance, strength, flexibility, and endurance. The authors help you develop a personal profile, according to the results of these tests. Easy-to-follow strengthening and stretching exercises, based on the latest clinical research, are included along with a Thera-Band ® resistive exercise band for use in some exercises. More than a simple how-to book, Age-Defying Fitness encourages you to take responsibility for your physical well-being, and offers an easy everyday approach to achieving better health.

We congratulate Dr. Moffat on her most recent publication and look forward to many, many more.