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Written especially for exercise science and physical education students, this text provides a solid foundation in theory illuminated by application and performance models to increase understanding and to help students apply what they’ve learned in the classroom and beyond.
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The host of the Golf Channel’s Swing Fault Solutions helps golfers get fit in a program enhanced by Hank Haney’s legendary swing analysis
Golfers spend outrageous sums of money every year on new balls, clubs, and swing instruction in an effort to improve their game. But what holds back most amateur golfers isn’t their equipment or even their swing; it’s their fitness. In Swing Flaws and Fitness Fixes, seasoned instructor and fitness expert Katherine Roberts outlines a precise combination of flexibility and strength training that will get any golfer in shape to play their best. Including swing corrections by top-flight instructor Hank Haney, Roberts’s program features:
* Tests to measure baseline stability and mobility
* The ideal warm-up exercises for golfers
* Techniques for simultaneously improving posture, balance, and strength
* Exercises to obtain yoga-quality levels of Flexibility
* Nine of the most common swing flaws, from “coming over the top” to
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In the second book of the Life of Shouty series, Shouty goes from overweight and overwhelmed to fit and focused. Life of Shouty: Food & Fitness promotes a healthy, active lifestyle and reminds us it’s never too late to start making changes.
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The world’s leading expert on physical fitness, gives “couch potatoes” the key to proper spiritual motivation to unlock health and long life.
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Get Your Body Ready for the Marathon of Labor! If you’re newly pregnant, you’re probably watching your diet carefully, getting plenty of rest, and preparing for the arrival of your new baby. You’re also thinking about the big day itself and what the experience of labor will be like. Even if you’re following a regular fitness program, you’ll want to do everything you can to strengthen and prepare your body for the rigors of labor. Maternal Fitness features clearly illustrated exercises that focus specifically on the muscle groups you’ll use throughout labor, especially the transverse abdominals — the stomach muscles that play a critical role during delivery. A powerful set of transverse abs can speed labor and delivery and make for a quick recovery. By learning how to strengthen your abdominals and relax your pelvic floor muscles, you’ll be able to push more effectively. While the Maternal Fitness program is designed specifically for the big moment, it also has other benefits, from
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A primary focus of this book is to provide exercise scientists with the knowledge and skills needed to assess the physical fitness status of apparently healthy individuals, rather than individuals who have suspected or documented cardiovascular disease. This text is unique in its scope and in-depth content, organisation and approach to the subject matter and features laboratory techniques for the assessment of physical fitness components. The breadth of information presented makes this text an important resource for practitioners, especially those employed in health and fitness settings. For each physical fitness component, a chapter on assessment is followed by a chapter on exercise prescription. This text uses a multi-disciplinary approach that synthesises concepts, principles and theories based on research in exercise physiology, kinesiology, measurement, psychology and nutrition. Pedagogical tools include key questions at the beginning of each chapter, as well as key points, review
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This inspirational diary helps you achieve your wellness goals by giving you a place to record your physical activity and dietary intake. The handy journaling pages let you track the total amount of calories, fat, carbs, protein, and fiber you consume—along with the calories you burn while working out. Illustrated with inspirational artwork and sprinkled throughout with uplifting messages on goal-setting, mindfulness, patience, persistence, and dozens of other uplifting themes.
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How to Exercise for Health and Fitness with a Heart Rate Monitor
Over the last decade, Heart Rate Monitors (H.R.M.s) have become standard training tools for endurance athletes, but H.R.M.s are not just for serious athletes. Anyone who exercises for health and fitness can benefit from their use. Used correctly your H.R.M. will enable you to monitor your exercise and get the most from any work-outs that you do.
Your H.R.M. will become one of your most valuable exercise tools giving you a ‘window’ on the inside working of the human engine, your heart.
Such has been the development of H.R.M.s, that they are now available for less than the price of a pair of running shoes and will probably last a lot longer!
The aim of this guide is not to give you all the answers, or to be a scientific reference manual, but to give you a good understanding of how to use your H.R.M. effectively and get the most from your exercise.
Whatever your aims with your health and fitness
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How to remember what you don’t want to forget.
Frustrated by your forgetfulness? Don’t be. Memory lapses aren’t necessarily a sign of age — more often they are a sign of the times, as we’re all inundated with important information to remember, from PINs and cell phone numbers to children’s schedules and crucial business facts.
Dr. Cynthia Green, founding director of The Memory Enhancement Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, shows you how to make the most of your memory, sharing her powerful yet practical eight-step program for improving your recall.
Do you sometimes enter a room and forget what you went there for?
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Do you find yourself struggling to remember details from an important meeting?
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Are you constantly misplacing your keys or glasses?
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Do you find it impossible to remember directions, phone numbers, or computer passwords without writing them down?
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Do the names
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New York Times bestselling author Missy Chase Lapine inspired legions of parents to sneak” good food into their children’s meals with The Sneaky Chef. Now she extends her concept of sneakiness” beyond the kitchen, by teaming up with fitness expert Larysa Didio to provide parents with Sneaky Strategies” for fitting in more exercise and calorie-burning activities into their child’s daily routine.Sneaky Fitness will include:
Age-appropriate exercises and games to get any resistant little exerciser up and moving (with targeted chapters for preschoolers, grade-school kids, and tweens)
Tips on specific toys and games that encourage exercise
More healthy (and sneaky) recipes for fueling newly-active kidsLike the other Sneaky Chef books, Sneaky Fitness is a revolutionary way for parents to improve their family’s healthone sneaky day at a time!
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Now you can regain control of your body and prepare for the rigors of childbirth with The Everything® Pregnancy Fitness Book. Recent studies indicate that exercise during pregnancy can alleviate discomfort, increase energy levels, speed labor, and reduce the risk of complications. The Everything® Pregnancy Fitness Book. walks you through specially tailored exercises for toning and strengthening legs, arms, abdominal muscles, and the lower back-the parts of the body most affected by pregnancy and childbirth. Also included are tips and expert advice for creating a safe fitness plan for each trimester, dealing with the strains of pregnancy, and relieving stress. The Everything® Pregnancy Fitness Book. shows you how to: Assess your exercise needs and abilities Exercise safely and avoid injury Establish a routine for walking, swimming, yoga, and aerobic activity Create a program that enables you to lose weight quickly after your baby is born The Everything® Pregnancy Fitness Book. p
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