BOOK
JUST MOVE! A New Approach to Fitness after 50
by James P. Owen
Former Wall Street rainmaker Jim Owen was 70 when he decided he had to get fit. Years of a chair-bound lifestyle had left him stiff, weak, and plagued by aches and pains. With help from the experts, he distilled the secrets to becoming functionally fit, an approach very different from old-school bodybuilding. He also developed a step-by-step program that can be tailored to any level of physical ability.
Today Jim is past 75, and in the best shape of his life. His journey of transformation has proved that you can push back against aging. Jim’s practical and inspirational guide will empower anyone who’s over 50 and wants to:

Foreword by Dr. Miriam C. Morey, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
“One of 2017’s BEST books about healthy aging…direct, practical and inspiring”
“We all have the power to slow down the aging process…even turn back the clock. Exercise is the closest thing we have to a magic bullet against aging.”
Published by National Geographic
A superb motivational treatise … Owen has provided me with a new perspective and energized me to do more … every older person who wants to slow physical deterioration from lack of exercise should read this book. It’s great.
JERRY SAPIRSTEIN,
AMAZON HALL OF FAME REVIEWER
I have multiple personal training certifications and my area of focus is biomechanics and helping people live a high quality of life after a certain age. This book gives you the tools to do just that.
LOL, AMAZON REVIEWER
Truly awesome … I would give this book 6 stars if it were possible. This may actually be life-changing for me … [At 68,] I am inspired. I have shared this with my hubs and he agrees that this book is our answer. Please consider giving it a try.
SHARON S. WALKER, AMAZON VINE REVIEWER
SPOTLIGHT
Join Just Move! author Jim Owen as he learns from top trainers, gyms, physical therapists, and others with something special to offer fitness-minded older adults.
FEATURED SPOTLIGHT:
CHRIS THOMPSON
Fitness Director, Heuser Health, Louisville, KY
You’d expect a health club founded by a doctor to depart from the norm, and Heuser Health is indeed unlike any other fitness facility I’ve seen. Fitness Director Chris Thompson reveals the how and why.
NEWS & UPDATES
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EXPLORE
SPEAKING
Topics
Is There a Secret to Getting Fit After 50?
At 70, Jim Owen was in terrible shape, and had no idea what to do about it. But he knew he had to do something, or watch his quality of life go down the drain. He vowed to do whatever it took to get fit—and to devote himself to helping other older adults stay healthy and functional. Now, six years later, Jim is in the best shape of his life. As Jim has learned, we all get older, but we don’t have to get old. His remarkable journey holds practical insights, and plenty of inspiration, for anyone who wants to stay mobile, independent, and pain-free as the years go by.
The Ultimate Fitness Challenge
As we age, how physically fit we are has a huge impact on our quality of life. Staying active and fully functional into our seventies and eighties is a boon no amount of money can buy. The fitness of our older population is also an enormous issue for our country—or ought to be. Seven in ten Americans over 50 have one or more serious chronic health conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, or cancer. Equally shocking, those diseases account for some 86% of our annual healthcare spending. Let’s not forget that those maladies all have some links to lifestyle, which means there are ways to avoid or mitigate them. When there is so much ruckus over paying for chronic diseases, why is there so little focus on prevention?
“You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. To a surprising degree, how quickly we age is up to us.”
Contact:
Jim Owen
512-516-0049
jamesowen@mindspring.com
MEDIA
VIDEO
FOX 26 Houston
Getting over the initial hump
We Are Austin / CBS-TV
Practical tips for getting fit after 50
Great Day Houston / CBS-TV
Making your golden years active ones
LEX 18 News / NBC-TV, Lexington, KY
Giving the gift of fitness
Central Texas Living / ABC-TV
The secrets to healthy aging
Arizona’s Daily Mix / AZ-TV 7
A transformative journey
News 13 / NBC-TV, Casper, WY
“Ease into it” and other fitness tips
The 700 Club
Making fitness do-able for those over 50
Great Day Washington / CBS-TV, Washington, D.C.
Exercises for that all-important core
Colorado & Company/NBC-TV, Denver
Starting with the basics; the power of mindset
Good Morning Texas/ABC-TV, Dallas
How a 70-something retired financier became a fitness author
AUDIO
Live Long and Master Aging
A blueprint for active, independent living
Healing Ties
The journey from couch potato to fitness enthusiast
Live Fit Lean
Increase your energy, vitality, and happiness
Planet Boomerville
Functional fitness for Baby Boomers
ARTICLES
Medicare Allies
Life lessons from inspiring seniors
Reader’s Digest
Motivation techniques that actually work
Muscle & Fitness
Fitness isn’t about how much you can lift
Re:Think.com
The upside of aging
Scott Amyx.com
“One of the year’s best” books on healthy aging
SeniorHomes.com
Striving for fitness after 50
Wall Street Journal
“One of the year’s best” books on healthy aging
GetOld.com
How to get functionally fit
The Nashville Ledger
Exercise for managing pain
The Epoch Times
Smashing the aging stereotype
Austin Fit Magazine
Read an excerpt from Just Move!
Austin America-Statesman
Making exercise age-appropriate
DIYActive.com
In honor of Father’s Day, a cross-generational workout
My Morning Routine.com
Habits to start the day off right
ThriveGlobal.com
Q&A with a low-tech guy living in a high-tech world
TheNativeSociety.com
Inside Jim’s challenges, successes, and inspirations
BIO
INQUIRIES
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