Flex Your Age

Joan MacDonald, founder of the Train with Joan program, is in her seventies. A few years before the events of this book, she was unhappy with her appearance and her eating habits. Working with her daughter Michelle, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, she set goals for exercise and diet and also worked on her outlook, aiming to feel better about herself in her mind, whatever her fitness level or age.

The book blends self-help with memoir. It follows Joan's personal transformation and describes Michelle's role in supporting her mother through it. Alongside these stories, readers get practical guidance on staying motivated, the basics of fitness and nutrition, and how to find and take part in a supportive community.

The book is for anyone who wants to discover what they are capable of and to grow at any stage of life. It offers the tools needed to begin a new path and to stick with it, with guidance for making lasting changes now, in the years ahead, and for the rest of one's life.