Written by health columnist and exercise authority Gary Yanker, with the assistance of various medical experts, Exercise Rx: The Lifetime Prescription For Reducing Medical Risks And Sports Injuries is a solid guide for the non-specialist general reader to improving one's health and fitness in the long term. Exercise Rx is solidly packed from cover to cover with a wealth of practical, applicable information, such as how to develop long-term muscular fitness and ward off osteoporosis; self-diagnostic tests to gauge personal risk factors for injury or disease; and especially, how to best tailor an exercise regimen to ward against specific bodily maladies from arthritis, to diabetes, to high blood pressure. Exercise Rx is a superb physical fitness reference and highly recommended for personal, professional, and community library "Health & Fitness" reference collections.