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The romanticized notion that humans are "born to run" has buoyed the so-called running boom of the past 50 years: well-intentioned fitness enthusiasts lacing up their cushioned shoes and plodding down roads and trails in pursuit of the runner's high, a trim physique, and the fountain of youth. Unfortunately, born to run is a big, fat ruse--a marketing gimmick and a gross misappropriation of evolutionary biology insights about our Homo sapiens genetic...
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Updated with the latest available research and the new 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines You are what you eat: no, really--it's a scientific fact! Good nutrition is your meal-ticket to staying sleek, healthy, and strong--both physically and mentally. Nutrition For Dummies, 7th Edition is a one-size-fits-all guide to nutrition that shows you how to maintain a healthy weight, promote health, and prevent chronic disease. This book gives you the know-how to...
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Pregnant Fit and Fabulous is a fresh, therapeutic yet energizing tool to help women feel fit and fabulous during pregnancy.
It is written for women who are both new to exercise and to experienced athletes who want safe and effective programs for before, during and after pregnancy.
In Pregnant, Fit and Fabulous, Mary has taken all the guesswork out of how to safely combine fitness and pregnancy.
Inside you'll find: How celebrities get back into...
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Featuring two short daily routines that shape up and strengthen your entire body. You'll be energized in the morning, completely relaxed in the evening, and look and feel great 24 hours a day. These gentle, no-impact routines work deeply on all your muscles, and you'll see results fast! Simple to learn, safe, and effective, it provides the perfect start and finish to your day.
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Real time workout program that leads viewers through the sequenced asanas, gentle stretching movements, with audio assisted timing. Features yoga postures that address every bodily system including the digestive, respiratory, circulatory, immune, endocrine, lymphatic, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems.
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Viewers can target the muscles in their lower body and dramatically reshape their physique and do so much more. The flowing rhythm of this routine, its stunningly setting atop Mauis Haleakala volcano and Suzanne Deasons confidence-building step-by-step guidance make this complete twenty-minute workout one viewers will look forward to again and again.
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Losing weight has never been easier or more fun than with Leslie Sansone's WALK AWAY THE POUNDS. For over twenty-five years, Leslie has helped more women get off the couch and onto their feet than anyone else in the fitness industry. Her secret? If you can walk, you can achieve the weight-loss goals you dream about...with none of the intimidation or negative messages that have stopped you from succeeding before. Whether you are a beginner or have...
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Robin Long, certified Pilates instructor and founder of Lindywell, is on a mission to help you reclaim your health, your fitness, and your body. In Well to the Core, join Robin on a journey toward holistic health and discover: 1. Ten core components of an effective and realistic approach to healthy and balanced living; 2. grace-over-guilt mindset to release shame and develop helpful habits in every season of life; 3. How breath, nature, rest, and...
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"Lessons in strength, fitness, food, and attitude from the popular world champion skier and beauty icon--Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn. Olympic Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn wants women to stop thinking about "losing weight fast," and instead focus on loving their bodies for what they are and what they can do. Lindsey is a small-town Minnesota girl at heart turned world-champion skier, but that didn't come without hard work. In Strong Is the New...
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Every Wednesday, Gretchen Reynolds singlehandedly influences how millions of Americans work out. In her Phys Ed column for The New York Times, she debunks myths, spurs conversation, and creates arguments among her readers by questioning widely held beliefs about exercise. Expanding upon her popular columns, Reynolds tackles the questions we all have and (sometimes) ask about exercise. Consulting experts in physiology, biology, psychology, neurology,...
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"For the first time, McGraw will share the details of the mental and physical routine that got him in the best shape of his life. He suggests that there is no magic formula to getting stronger and healthier: it is about making a commitment to do and be better, and holding yourself accountable each day. McGraw didn't follow a playbook or have a squad of trainers overseeing his every step. He describes his way of getting into shape as more 'maverick'--tuning...
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"The next best thing to a personal on-call trainer, this helpful guide gives you tons of easy-to-follow illustrated exercises that work your abs, buns, thighs, arms, chest--all your major muscle groups--in no time. Best of all, these exercises are designed for use at the gym, at home, or even at the office."--P. [4] of cover.
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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...
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