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The New York Times bestseller that explains how groundbreaking scientific discoveries can help each of us achieve our personal best
Every week, Gretchen Reynolds single-handedly influences how millions of Americans work out. In her popular New York Times column, she debunks myths, spurs conversation, and stirs controversy by questioning widely held beliefs about exercise.
Here, Reynolds consults experts in a range of fields to
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Just ten minutes a day of these modified stretches is guaranteed to help you improve your mobility without pain or injury. Stretching for 50+ is filled with safe, easy routines for any age. Learn warm-ups and cool-downs, use tools like a strap, therapy balls and foam rollers, and discover plenty of other fitness tips to keep you moving.
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2022.
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Exercise is our modern obsession, and we have the fancy workout gear and fads from HIIT to spin classes to hot yoga to prove it. Exercise-a form of physical activity distinct from sports, play, or athletics-was an ancient obsession, too, but as a chapter in human history, it's been largely overlooked. In Sweat, Bill Hayes runs, jogs, swims, spins, walks, bikes, boxes, lifts, sweats, and downward-dogs his way through the origins of different forms...
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2014
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Strength training is essential to avoid muscle loss and to protect your bones and joints. This program is designed to help the older adult increase their muscle mass and stamina, develop strength, improve their balance, and tone all muscle groups alternating from a standing position to a chair or while remaining seated.
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"Every Body Yoga is a book of inspiration for beginners of all shapes and sizes: If Jessamyn could transcend these emotional and physical barriers, so can we. It's a book for readers already doing yoga, looking to refresh their practice or find new ways to stay motivated. It's a how-to book: Here are easy-to-follow directions to 50 basic yoga poses and 10 sequences to practice at home, all photographed in full color. It's a book that challenges the...
6) The exercise cure: a doctor's all-natural, no-pill prescription for better health and longer life
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Rodale
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2013.
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Crowley, the memorable patient and coauthor of "Younger Next Year, " partners with Sacheck, a nutritionist and exercise physiologist, and in lively, alternating chapters they spell out a weight-loss plan that will have readers lose up to 25 pounds in the first six monthsNand keep it off for life.
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HealthWise Exercise
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[2009]
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Osteoporosis, a disease that results in weak, brittle bones is a major health threat that affects 33 million Americans each year. This disease is referred to as the 'silent disease' because 1 out of 2 women over age 50 and 1 out of 8 men develop osteoporosis and half of them don't even they know they have it. Strong bones are essential for carrying out everyday movements like bending, and lifting. Thick healthy bone exercises are vital for fracture...
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Triumph Books LLC
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2022.
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Simon Waterson's job is to turn actors into athletes. Now you can learn how to transform your fitness and wellbeing with the film industry's most in-demand trainer. Simon's client list reads like a who's who of A-list actors. He has transformed Daniel Craig into the formidable James Bond for five blockbuster films, shaped Chris Evans into superhero Captain America, trained Chris Pratt for Guardians of the Galaxy and prepared actors such as Thandiwe...
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Harmony Books
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©2014.
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"Sick and tired of hearing what's wrong with you and your body? You're not alone. It's time for a new conversation--and a new plan for treating, feeding, and moving your body in ways that build on your strengths inside and out. Strong is sexy. Strong is powerful. Strong is achievable. With STRONG IS THE NEW SKINNY you can say goodbye to body-bashing and physical faultfinding, and instead learn to embrace, not just how it looks, but what your body...
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Avery
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©2017.
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"Finally, the solution to the #1 reason we don't exercise: time. Everyone has one minute. A decade ago, Martin Gibala was a young researcher in the field of exercise physiology--with little time to exercise. That critical point in his career launched a passion for high-intensity interval training (HIIT), allowing him to stay in shape with just a few minutes of hard effort. It also prompted Gibala to conduct experiments that helped launch the exploding...
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Human Kinetics
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"Prescriptive Stretching, 2E, includes instructions and illustrations for features full-color illustrations and instructions for 69 stretches to improve flexibility and reduce pain. Partner stretches and ball self-massage exercises have been added to this edition. It also includes 10 programs to address different body areas"--
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