Exercise category: 2464 books

The classic text that introduced Tai Chi to an American audience a generation ago. Originally published in 1963, it is widely regarded to be the original introduction to the movement art to Western enthusiasts. “One of the best books on the subject...practical throughout and stripped...

From celebrity yoga instructor Kristin McGee comes this fun, accessible guide to 100 yoga poses and exercises that can be done in your chair and take just minutes a day. For the majority of Americans living a sedentary lifestyle (from the card-carrying couch potatoes to the 86% of American...

Spencer Lurie's farewell account of how he learned to walk himself to a better state of mind. It's a guide to exercise, the mind and how to use space to change the way you look at the world. Lurie breaks down how he went from learning to walk properly to freeing his mind. He begins... "From as...

*Includes a comprehensive workout schedule to help sculpt your abs, explaining what exercises to do each day, and how many sets and reps of each. .*Includes diet advice that lists the kinds and amounts of foods to eat during the day, before a workout, and after a workout. *Includes both beginning and...

*Includes over 40 different postures and yogic practices are accompanied with photographs of the proper poses and explanations to make sure youre practicing yoga correctly. *Explains proper breathing techniques for dealing with stress*Includes a Table of Contents.The unrelenting ticking of the clock...

The FREE First Week of a Six-Week Program. Check out: "J.P. Muller's 15-Minute Workout, A Step-By-Step Guide" - for the full program. In "My System," Muller lays out a six-week program of exercises meant to bring the user from his or her individual starting point to a vigorous...

Keeping the child healthy is really the responsibility of the parent as is teaching the child to adopt good habit that will help keep the child from being unnecessarily exposed to anything unhealthy. If children are not taught or encouraged to make healthy choices when it comes to food from a very...

One Hundred Years Young the Natural Way promotes ageless aging and a higher quality life by introducing twenty-five main steps to promote longevity. This handbook offers tips not only on maintaining longevity, but also on body, mind, and spirit/spirituality training in three sections and 660 pages....

If you’re concerned about the best way to keep your body and baby healthy during pregnancy—or how you’ll ever lose the excess weight afterward—you’re not alone. Fitness expert Tracey Mallett faced those same challenges when she gained 55 pounds that didn’t melt right off after her daughter’s...

End the confusion from conflicting health advice. For example: Should we drink tap or bottled water? Is it necessary to buy solely organic food? Are we being poisoned by pesticides and food additives? Are vitamin supplements really necessary and which ones should we take? Do we have to exercise 5 times per week? All advice offered is based on the analysis of existing scientific evidence.

Fit Kids For Life covers common misconceptions regarding strength training for children. Kids can safely use resistance training to get fit for recreational activities and sports. Weight lifting allows children to build strength, prevent injury, and improve motor skills. Coaching tips, gender-specific...

This is Pilates as you’ve never seen it before. With detailed descriptions, step-by-step instruction, and stunning full-color anatomical illustrations, Pilates Anatomy takes you inside the exercises and programs that will tone the body, stabilize the core, improve balance, and increase flexibility....

BalleCore is unique in that it combines three tried-and-true disciplines into one optimal workout. Pilates strengthens and stretches the major muscles, activates your core (the band of muscles below your chest), and energizes your body. Hatha yoga helps quiet the mind through breath, fortifies the...

Discover the new goals and new rules that are the route to a healthier, better looking and better functioning body. For life. From Gwen Stefani and Cameron Diaz to Jennifer Aniston and Naomi Watts, a new breed of 40 and 50 plus women are redefining not just what an ageless body looks like, but what's...