Fitness After 40: How to Stay Strong at Any Age

Fitness After 40: How to Stay Strong at Any Age Review

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" It’s one of the undeniable facts of life. After we reach a certain age, our bodies change. No matter how fit we may have been at 20, we’re very different people after 40. But growing older doesn’t have to diminish our fitness level. The good news is that not only can we retain the vigor of our youth, we can actually perform as well, if not better, than ever. Dr. Vonda Wright is the creator of a unique medi­cal program specifically designed to target the fitness and performance needs of mature athletes. In Fitness After 40, she shows readers how to use flexibility, aerobic exercise, and strength training to maximize the benefits of their fitness regime. By following her proven program, anyone can learn to: understand their bodies and approach exercise and injury in a new way • make the most of their exercise routine during a busy week • hydrate and understand how to eat right • avoid injury to rotator cuffs, lower back, knees, and legs • maximize stretching, running, and weight training Complete with a nutrition plan and an exercise program for older athletes, Fitness After 40 will help everyone regain the energy of their youth and look and feel better than ever. "

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Aug 31, 2011 09:37:04

The Psychological Effects of Aerobic Fitness Training: Research and Theory (Recent Research in Psychology)

The Psychological Effects of Aerobic Fitness Training: Research and Theory (Recent Research in Psychology) Review

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Numerous provocative studies on the psychological effects of aerobic fitness training are available today, and more are appearing almost on a daily basis. This book reviews and evaluates the research, and it asks and attempts to answer significant background questions: What are the various motivating factors that have contributed to the emergence of the national fitness movement? What are the public health considerations con- cerning the relationship between physical fitness and coronary heart disease? What exactly do we mean by "physical fitness," especially "aerobic" fitness? This book contains essential, in-depth data for everyone interested in the most solid and reliable information on the psychology of aerobic fitness.

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Aug 30, 2011 08:12:34

Diabetes and Exercise (Contemporary Diabetes)

Diabetes and Exercise (Contemporary Diabetes) Review

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Diabetes is a major public health problem in the United States. This collection, Diabetes and Exercise, discusses the extent of the problem of diabetes and sedentary lifestyle and presents a compelling rationale for the importance of increased physical activity and exercise in persons with diabetes. The concept of exercise as medicine has a strong but underappreciated scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Diabetes and Exercise, compiled by a team of experts in the field, focuses on both the physiological and practical aspects of the beneficial effects of exercise. This thorough collaboration provides the why's and how's to implementing the physical activity and exercise changes so important in diabetes prevention and disease management.

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Aug 29, 2011 02:48:05

Burgers & Milkshakes: A Pathway Toward Improved Fitness

Burgers & Milkshakes: A Pathway Toward Improved Fitness Review

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Burgers and Milkshakes is a new approach to improved fitness and strength training. Are you:

• An athlete trying to increase strength and speed?
• A personal trainer seeking to exceed client expectations, and improve client retention and profitability?
• A general fitness enthusiast seeking to find more effective programs?
• A fitness beginner that would like to improve your functional age?

If you answered, “yes” to even one of these questions, then this is a must-have book for you.

No celebrity or paid professional athlete wrote Burgers and Milkshakes. A former professional NFL/Olympic Assistant Strength Coach has written this book with proven results by proven methods.

What is your sport? Your activity? I can help you improve. You will learn safe, time efficient, and effective training methods to improve your health and fitness level.

Are you interested in improving your basic health and wellness? Burgers and Milkshakes will provide the right path with a clear, simple, and proven approach to improving your fitness performance.

Burgers and Milkshakes will show you the importance of warming up, how to maximize your activity, and a variety of exercises and programs that yield effective results, no matter what your specific goal may be.

Order Burgers and Milkshakes. Isn’t it time for a new approach?

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Aug 27, 2011 18:26:35

Complete Conditioning for Martial Arts (Complete Conditioning for Sports Series)

Complete Conditioning for Martial Arts (Complete Conditioning for Sports Series) Review

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Every martial artist knows the importance of strength, flexibility, endurance, balance, speed, and agility. Each aspect affects the performance of the fundamental skills involved in all forms of martial arts. Improving these fitness components requires a wide range of specific exercises, which have never been compiled into one easy-to-use resource—until now.

Complete Conditioning for Martial Arts is the most comprehensive resource for preparing the body to excel in karate, taekwondo, judo, aikido, jujitsu, kempo, and other martial arts forms. Loaded with exercises designed specifically to improve the execution of martial arts techniques, this book provides the aspiring artist with a wealth of workout prescriptions. Inside you will find exercises for

- optimal flexibility,
- joint stabilization,
- strengthening the torso or “Power Zone,”
- power development, and
- aerobic and anaerobic training.

Written by certified strength and conditioning specialist and black belt holder Sean Cochran, this book combines his expertise in both disciplines into one outstanding and widely applicable resource. You will find 80 cross-specific training exercises that are designed specifically to improve technique and execution by targeting muscle groups most involved in key maneuvers.

Develop the fundamental fitness and art-specific conditioning needed to master your discipline. With Complete Conditioning for Martial Arts, you'll always be in peak form.

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Aug 26, 2011 13:22:35

Gcse Pe for Edexcel: Student's Book

Gcse Pe for Edexcel: Student's Book Review

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Part of the market-leading GCSE PE series, this edition of our best-selling GCSE PE textbook, endorsed by Edexcel, was fully revised to support the 2009 Edexcel specification. Links more closely than ever to the specification to give students and teachers alike confidence to succeed.

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Aug 25, 2011 11:34:05

The Ultimate Ride

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Chris Carmichael has trained many of the world's best cyclists, and now he offers his invaluable training tips, cutting-edge workout programs, and state-of-the-art exercises to help readers find their ultimate ride. In this book, he gives riders of all abilities an insider's guide to getting fitter, faster, and on to the champion's platform.

With photographs and illustrated exercises, The Ultimate Ride helps build a strong foundation for incremental leaps in fitness, times, and techniques. Nutritional advice, goal-setting methods, and mental exercises complement the physical training tips, to make this the only cycling fitness book an enthusiast will ever need.

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Aug 24, 2011 06:05:05

Fitness Aquatics (Fitness Spectrum Series)

Fitness Aquatics (Fitness Spectrum Series) Review

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Whether you're someone seeking a fun way to get in shape or a competitive swimmer looking for a training edge, you'll find the right workouts for you in Fitness Aquatics. With 60 color-coded workouts varying in length and intensity and three sample training programs, this easy-to-use guide allows you to customize your own workouts.

In Part I author and water fitness expert LeAnne Case provides:

- information on what equipment to use,
- a fitness test to help with knowing where to start your training,
- instruction on correct aquatic training technique, and
- information and exercises to help you warm up and cool down properly.

Part II describes 60 aquatic workouts with exercises are evenly distributed across six color-coded zones according to level of difficulty—green workouts are the easiest, red workouts the hardest.

Each workout's detailed description covers warm-up, training time, technique, difficulty rating, cool-down, gauging calories burned, and workout tips.

Part III offers sample programs to help you structure workouts into an overall training regimen. These programs can be used as is or as a guide to develop a routine suited to your specific needs.

Fitness Aquatics offers expert advice to help people of all ages and abilities enjoy getting fit.

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Aug 23, 2011 05:25:05

SuperDiet

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The Amazing 24 Hour "SUPERDIET!" & The World's Most Effective Fat Burning Workouts!

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Aug 21, 2011 01:43:34

Introduction to Kinesiology: A Biophysical Perspective

Introduction to Kinesiology: A Biophysical Perspective Review

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Introduction to Kinesiology: A Biophysical Perspective was written and designed specifically for introductory courses focusing on the biophysical aspects of kinesiology and exercise science. This package is the newest addition to our line of kinesiology-related resources and offers a student-friendly overview of the major areas of study in physical activity and health from a biophysical perspective: introduction to the field of kinesiology; anatomy; sports medicine; physiology; sports biomechanics; technology and sport; motor learning; nutrition; weight management; physical fitness; and career opportunities.

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Aug 20, 2011 01:11:36