Prime for Life: Functional Fitness for Ageless Living

Randy Raugh, MPT, C-Ped

You are one workout away from feeling better.

Welcome to the home page for Prime for Life - the book to change your life.

The key to optimal aging is not any new miraculous pill that you can buy. The most miraculous "pill" you can give your body is movement. Sedentary living causes biochemical imbalances, while exercise and movement normalize and reverse those imbalances.
Regular movement:

Increases neurotransmitters in the brain, which may help depression, improve cognition, etc.

Significantly improves blood suger levels and insulin sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetes.

Improves cholesterol and triglycerides.

Reverses erectile dysfunction.

Prevents dementia

Prevents heart disease and strokes.

Prevents osteoporosis

Optimum movement keeps joints healthy

Find out:

Whether that meniscal tear in your knee really needs surgery.
If there are alternatives to surgery for your low back pain.
Is osteoarthritis really just an inevitable part of aging or a biomechanical problem that may be prevented.
Whether the rotator cuff problem in the shoulder is really the cause of pain or merely a symptom of faulty movement patterns.
If those expensive, prescribed orthotics for your feet are really necessary or whether a $17 pair may do as well.
How to maintain movement that is the best, inexpensive "pill" for your body.
How to rediscover the joy of play that keeps you vital.
80% of Americans suffer from low back pain in their lifetime.
- Discover how you might be causing your own low back problem.
- Learn safe exercises that may help prevent future recurrence.

Prime for Life provides:

10 Exercises to improve strength and prevent osteoporosis that are healthy for your knees, spine, shoulders and all major joints and that may help keep you out of the nursing home.
10 Stretches to keep your major joints supple.
Test your range of motion and find out exactly which stretches you need and which might harm you.
Information on common major joint problems and the means of preventing them.
Learn about your anatomy with illustrations and explanations.
A comprehensive resource to keep on your bookshelf for that troublesome ankle sprain, meniscal tear, low back pain or shoulder problem.
Clear explanations with pictures teaching you about the mechanical causes of foot/ankle pain, knee pain, hip pain, spine pain and shoulder pain.
A different perspective on pain. "NO Pain, NO Gain means NO BRAIN!"
Stories about people who decreased joint pain and regained life.
Guidance in planning a fun program that can prevent heart disease, diabetes, strokes, osteoporosis and many of the most common pathologies of modern life.
A program based on over 1200 peer review scientific articles and books (see Evidence)

Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of disability in the United States. While many people incorrectly think that "wear and tear" means that one should avoid further activity research is showing that properly exercised osteoarthritic joints may do significantly better than unused ones - meaning less pain and more function.

This book is about the joy of movement. It is not about doing what you "should" do, but what you will do to remain in your Prime - for life!

“In Prime For Life Randy has unleashed the power of movement to have us all live longer, younger and healthier”

    Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS
                17^th Surgeon General
                          of The
                     United States