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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The PBS fitness personality on Classical Stretch and creator of the fitness phenomenon Essentrics offers an eye-opening guide to anti-aging.
Miranda Esmonde-White trains everyone from prima ballerinas to professional hockey players to Cerebral palsy patients: what do they all have in common? All of these people are hoping to heal their bodies, prevent further injury, and move optimally and without pain. In fact, they have the same...

The Plant-Based Athlete by Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke reveals the incontrovertible proof that the human body does not need meat, eggs, or dairy to be strong. Instead, research shows that a consciously calibrated plant-based diet offers the greatest possible recovery times, cell oxidation, injury prevention, and restorative sleep, and allows athletes to train more effectively, with better results. However, committing to a plant-based diet as an...

A day-by-day plan to get fit that worked for Melissa Alcantara.

Kick-start weight loss with Denise Austin's formula for pure fat-burning fun. Provided is a combination workout program that includes low-impact cardio to condition the heart as well as total-body toning that strengthens and stretches muscles for a body-slimming effect. Viewers can increase the burn and reshape their body from head to toe! Workouts include: Low-Impact Cardio (30 min.); and Stretch & Tone (20 min.) A mat is recommended. Includes bonus...

10 challenging routines that can be customized to fit your specific goals and time restraints. Includes cardio, yoga, and pilates routines.

Presents four yoga sequences designed to improve stability and flexibility, activate abdominal muscles, and strengthen one's core, toning arms, back, and abdominal muscles.

Are you ready to take your body to the next level? It is the most effective total body workout for torching calories and transforming your entire physique. It is comprised of two 45-minute body-blasting workouts that progress in difficulty. These quick paced routines have fun, fresh new moves to deliver an incredible workout and turn your body into a lean and sexy high performance machine. Jillian also shows modifications for both beginners and advanced...

The best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek outlines a program for healthy living that draws on 15 years of research and interviews with leading doctors and health-care experts to offer insight into genetic factors, nutrition requirements and fitness practices.