Your Best Body at 40+: The 4-Week Plan to Get Back in Shape-and Stay Fit Forever! »

Jeff Csatari is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Belly Off! Diet. Currently a contributing editor for Men's Health, he has been reporting and writing on health and fitness for more than 15 years.

Discover the secrets to the fittest, healthiest, wealthiest years of your life!

The decade of your 40s is "the crucial decade"—the greatest opportunity you'll ever have to shed pounds, build new muscle, and discover a leaner, fitter, happier you. Revolutionary new science shows that you can build and maintain your best body ever—and outlive, outwit, and outlast men half your age—if you tap into the special powers of you in your prime.

That's why we've created Your Best Body at 40+, your step-by-step guide to meaningful and lasting changes that will sculpt your body and prepare you for the prime of your life.

Looking and feeling 10 years younger is within your grasp!

Here's what you can expect to gain in as little as 4 weeks:

You will build muscle and lose up to 15 pounds of flab.

We'll tell you why it's easier now than ever!

You will strip away stress and reduce your risk for age-related health problems.

High cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure—they're preventable, even reversible, say our experts!

You will look trimmer in your face and waist within 12 days!

Just get to know the 10 foods you should eat every day.

You will feel energetic and athletic, and you'll look better than you did in your 30s.

All it will cost you is 20 to 30 minutes a day!

You will have the best sex of your life, and more of it!

Discover the secret sexual powers of the 40+ male body and how to unleash yours!

You will be happier, achieve greater success, and sleep

more restfully than you ever imagined!

Employ the mind-centering breathing trick before every important moment.

Packed with tons of useful advice; no-gym, no-crunches workouts; tasty recipes with fat-fighting superfoods; plus a troubleshooter's reference guide to body maintenance and repair, Your Best Body at 40+ is the ultimate handbook for reinventing your life.

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Introduction + Better Than Ever At 40+: The 4-Week Plan That Will Help You Get Back into Shape for Life 1

Chapter 1 You Don't Have to Get Fat: Prime Your Muscles to Grow at Any Age 15

Chapter 2 The Get-Back-in-Shape Diet: An Incredibly Simple Plan-10 Foods You Should Eat Every Day 33

Chapter 3 Power Foods for Life: 40+ Delicious Ways to Lose Weight, Get Fit, and Look Great 69

Chapter 4 Home-Cooked Fat Burners: Great-Tasting Recipes Using the Best Power Foods for Fitness at 40+ 85

Chapter 5 Loosen Up to Stay Fit: A Flexible Body Makes Everything Feel Better 103

Chapter 6 Stress Less, Sleep Better: The Fit 40 + Body Needs to Relax, Keep Cool, and Sleep Deeply 145

Chapter 7 The Get-Back-in-Shape Workout: No Matter What Your Level of Fitness, This Plan Will Change Your Life 177

Chapter 8 Your Body: The 40+ Troubleshooter's Guide: Regular Health Checks and Quick Fixes That Will Keep You in the Game 229

Chapter 9 Great Skin, Teeth, & Hair At 40+: Natural Ways for Men to Turn Back the Clock 271

Chapter 10 The 40+ Medicine Cabinet: Even a Fit Body Can Benefit from a Little Drugstore Help Now and Then 289

Index 307