Exercise and workouts Books
Rockridge Press Carb Cycling for Beginners: Recipes and Exercises
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£12.59
Hay House Inc Perfectly Imperfect
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Baron says exactly what our spirits need to hear. Perfectly Imperfect is the real deal! It’s honest, insightful, and inspiring, and it shows us the true meaning and power of yoga. This book will wake up every aspect of your practice and give you the tools you need to show up fully every day, both on and off the mat. This is a seriously empowering read.”— Gabrielle Bernstein, New York Times best-selling author of Miracles Now and Super Attractor
£13.49
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Wellness Remodel
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£23.75
Harmony/Rodale Running with the Mind of Meditation
Book SynopsisA unique fitness program from a highly respected spiritual leader that blends physical and spiritual practice for everyone - regardless of age, spiritual background, or ability - to great benefits for both body and soul. As a Tibetan lama and leader of Shambhala (an international community of 165 meditation centers), Sakyong Mipham has found physical activity to be essential for spiritual well-being. He''s been trained in horsemanship and martial arts but has a special love for running. Here he incorporates his spiritual practice with running, presenting basic meditation instruction and fundamental principles he has developed. Even though both activities can be complicated, the lessons here are simple and designed to show how the melding of internal practice with physical movement can be used by anyone - regardless of age, spiritual background, or ability - to benefit body and soul.
£11.69
Skyhorse Publishing Strength Training for Seniors LARGE PRINT EDITION
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£16.19
North Atlantic Books,U.S. The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan
Book SynopsisMartial arts master Yang Chengfu’s seminal work on the techniques and applications of Yang-style taijiquan—now available to Western practitioners for the first time The publication in 1934 of Yang Chengfu''s book, The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan (Taijiquan Tiyong Quanshu) marked a milestone in the modern evolution of the art of taijiquan. Using what is best-termed demonstration narrative, the author presents form postures and suggested applications from his own perspective, as he performed them. This methodology renders Yang Chengfu''s direct, hands-on teaching of the art with such immediacy and liveliness that the reader experiences the master’s teaching much as his students did. This English translation finally makes Yang Chengfu''s classic work available to taijiquan enthusiasts in the West. It includes notes and commentary that clarify the author''s frequent classical and literary turns of phrase and elucidate the philosophical and political underpinnings that shape the text. The translator investigates and compares several early taijiquan books in order to help explain the roles played by two of Yang Chengfu''s students, Dong Yingjie and Zheng Manqing, in bringing Yang Chengfu''s words and teachings into print. Serious students of taijiquan, and those wishing to deepen their knowledge of taijiquan history and theory, will find this seminal work indispensable to their study and practice.
£15.19
Pinter & Martin Ltd. Jack's Acrobatics: A Fun Step-by-Step Guide to
Book SynopsisJack wants to put on an acrobatics show in time for the holidays. Every week he practices doing somersaults and building pyramids with Mum and Dad. Do you want to join in the fun too? Jack’s Acrobatics is a collection of 24 acrobatic exercises for the whole family. From simple practice games to acrobatic tricks, Jack’s Acrobatics brings pure pleasure to young and old and helps with the development of motor skills along the way. 'Wonderful!' Peter Duncan in his foreword.
£9.49
Octopus Publishing Group Sit to Get Fit: Change the way you sit in 28 days
Book SynopsisWe live increasingly sedentary lives and our lifestyle has radically changed in terms of how we work and naturally move throughout our day. While we all know about the benefits of exercise for mental and physical health, what we're not so attuned to are the damaging effects of just how we sit - at our desks, scrolling on our phones, in the car or even on our bicycles.But it doesn't have to be this way. By making small changes to our everyday sitting behaviour, we can experience increased energy, confidence, optimism and openness.Featuring a practical 28 day plan to transform your relationship with sitting, how long you sit at a time, how to add simple breath work and movement into your day and restorative moves for the end of the day.Sit up, sit better and reap the benefits.
£11.69
Watkins Media Limited The Power of Breath: Yoga Breathing for Inner
Book SynopsisBreathing is the most fundamental of our body's physical processes and our most intimate companion, yet most of us give it little or no thought in our daily lives. However, once fully acknowledged and harnessed, the power of the breath is unlimited – easing stress and anxiety, boosting energy and stamina, enhancing self-confidence, sharpening the ability to focus, strengthening quality of voice and even helping to relieve pain. A Sanskrit proverb claims, 'If you breathe well, you will live long on earth.' Renowned yoga teacher Swami Saradananda aims with The Power of Breath to give gentle yet powerful guidance on the art of breathing. The introduction explains the basics of breathing and the complex connection between the breath and the subtle body as seen in yogic terms, as well as offering advice on rediscovering natural breathing and preparing for breathing exercises. The sections that follow then lead the reader through five types of breath as classified in the yogic tradition, each related to a particular type of energy, or life force – vitalizing (prana), nourishing (samana), expansive (vyana), cleansing (apana) and expressive (udana). Over 30 life-enriching breathing exercises are explained within these sections, each one beautifully illustrated for clarity and maximum visual appeal. A final section of mini breathing programmes helps you to target specific common ailments and issues such as asthma, skin disorders, depression, lethargy and phobias as well as harnessing your breath to enhance vocal, dramatic or sports performance. With evocative artwork, inspiring photography and easy-to-follow guidance, this book will enhance and affirm your daily life through the power of breathwork.Trade Review"This is a much-needed jewel of a book, offering a range of effective breathing practices - some simple enough to read and try immediately - while helping people understand the esoteric aspects of prana (did you know there are five kinds?)." - Pamela Miles; New York City; spiritual mentor and Reiki master, author "REIKI: A Comprehensive Guide";"This book brings clarity, light and ease of practice to the ancient art of pranayama. Understanding and regulation of breathing brings balance to the nervous system so that physical and mental health follow naturally. All levels of practitioners will find guidance in this valuable and knowledgeable book". - Robert Moses, Yoga Teacher and co-publisher Namarupa Magazine Namarupa.org;"The blissful depth of Pranayama can be experienced in no other way but through dedicated practice. Only one who has felt the true 'power of the breath' can share it with so much of love, beauty and clarity. Swami Saradananda has proven once again that she is a true Yogacharini through this delightful and wise exposition of subtle aspects of Pranayama, that hidden treasure missing from most modern Yoga teachings."- Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Chairman ICYER at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India. www.icyer.com
£14.39
Die Gestalten Verlag On the Run: Running Across the Globe
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£28.00
Hachette Books Turning Inward
Book SynopsisA yoga and meditation instructor offers a new take on mindfulness through the practice of introversion-a way to find your authentic self to balance life in our hectic, extroverted world.
£18.75
Random House USA Inc The Core Program
Book SynopsisIntroducing the fitness program designed by a physical therapist exclusively for women — proven to increase strength, tone muscles and reduce aches and pains in just 15 minutes a day!Few women realize that most popular fitness regimens are designed for men. Yet women have their own unique fitness needs — and using a program developed with men’s bodies in mind is not only ineffective, but can actually result in injury.Renowned physical therapist Peggy Brill has devoted her life to developing an exercise program specifically for women. Based on her understanding of movement dynamics and body structure, these exercises focus on developing and balancing the muscles in the anatomical center of the body — the core — which includes the back, hip and abdominal muscles.Peggy’s remarkable head-to-toe workout targets the “hot spot” areas — neck, back, pelvis, hips, knees — that cause problems for even the healthi
£17.99
Hit it Great Media Hang The Banner
Book SynopsisCoach Joey D Diovisalvi and Coach K-Wayne Tullier have spent years optimizing the bodies, swings, and careers of the game's top PGA and LPGA Tour players. Now, for the first time, their Tour-proven exercises, drills, and philosophies have been collected in a single volume to let anyone train like the game's elite players.The walls of the Joey D Golf Sports Training Center in Jupiter, Florida are ringed with banners -- each representing a Tour victory by a player that trains there. Each giant banner is a permanent tribute to the player that earned it and further proof of the unparalleled level of training being done at the facility. Currently, over 60 banners hang on the walls.Hang the Banner takes golfers inside the minds and methods of two of the most sought after and winningest strength, conditioning, and biomechanics coaches in PGA TOUR history. They understand what it takes to help players reach their goals. And in Hang the Banner, they share their proven methods a
£32.79
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale The Pilates Body Revised and Expanded Edition
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£15.29
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Walking Get Fit
Book SynopsisThe essential, practical handbook that no new walker should be without. Whether you want to walk for pleasure or simply to get fit and lose weight, walking offers you a great way to get around and improve your levels of health and well-being.
£9.99
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Easy Journey to Other Planets
Book SynopsisPublication explores yoga systems for out-of-body travel, emphasizing mind's role. Through psychological changes or yogic powers, one can reach desired planets. By practicing bhakti-yoga, mind can shift to spiritual form of Godhead, leading to kingdom of God in anti-material sky.
£7.19
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Topmost Yoga System
Book SynopsisExcellent condition, mild shelf wear to cover only. there are many different types of yoga, this book will help you to understand the difference and begin to find one's spiritual identity. A superb pocket read. (non)
£5.04
Viverealtrimenti Ltd Yoga Based on Authentic Indian Traditions
Book SynopsisThe book explores traditional Hatha Yoga in Benares, India, taught by Smriti Singh. Her teachings have spread to Europe, reflecting India's cultural influence and potential for intercultural dialogue in the post-modern age.
£14.11
Sports Nutrition Publishers The Cyclists Food Guide 2nd Edition Fueling for
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£15.69
Body & Mind Productions Mind Fitness Workout Program the Mind for Weight
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£26.43
Blue Beyond Books TwentyFirst Century Seeker Maintaining Spiritual
Book SynopsisThis is an easily accessible manual to learn meditation and incorporate spiritual principles into todays very busy world. Written in fresh, easily understandable and entertaining style, this personal guide to learn meditation offers a proven way towards becoming a happier, more peaceful, and spiritually practical person. Dr Pradhan Balter, has practiced meditation for 45 years and offered meditation programs in more than forty countries. This book will speak to anyone who is looking for effective tools to de-stress and to re-connect with ones inner source. The book guides the reader in creating an inner environment that will empower him or her to successfully cope with challenges of life. Unlike many learn to meditate titles, the reader will gain tools to incorporate spiritual principles into todays very busy world. The author, who is a chiropractor, restaurant owner, and computer graphics specialist, has taught meditation for 43 years. The book is based on the hundreds of lectures he
£12.34
Kalman Toth Puzzles for Parkinsons Patients Large Print
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£999.99
Abrams How Golf Can Save Your Life
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£20.00
Human Kinetics Publishers Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise
Book Synopsis Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, Eighth Edition With Online Video, provides a comprehensive approach to physical fitness appraisal and customized exercise prescription. The text synthesizes research and practice with concepts and theories from exercise physiology, kinesiology, measurement, psychology, and nutrition to clearly convey how assessments from physical fitness testing inform the design of individualized exercise programs. The eighth edition of Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription reflects the latest exercise testing and prescription guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) as well as physical activity recommendations from the U.S. government and American Heart Association. It also takes into account recent ACSM guidelines for medical exam and exercise testing requirements to consider before beginning exercise programs. Additional updates to the eighth edition include the following: Table of Contents Chapter 1. Physical Activity, Health, and Chronic Disease Physical Activity, Health, and Disease: An Overview Cardiovascular Disease Hypertension Hypercholesterolemia and Dyslipidemia Tobacco Diabetes Mellitus Obesity and Overweight Metabolic Syndrome Cancer Musculoskeletal Diseases and Disorders Aging Cognitive Performance Exercise as Medicine Review Material Chapter 2. Preliminary Health Screening and Risk Classification Preliminary Health Evaluation Testing Procedures for Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Electrocardiogram Review Material Chapter 3. Principles of Assessment, Prescription, and Exercise Program Adherence Physical Fitness Testing Basic Principles for Exercise Program Design Exercise Program Adherence Using Technology to Promote Physical Activity Review Material Chapter 4. Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness Definition of Terms Graded Exercise Testing: Guidelines and Procedures Maximal Exercise Test Protocols Submaximal Exercise Test Protocols Field Tests for Assessing Aerobic Fitness Exercise Testing for Children and Older Adults Review Material Chapter 5. Designing Cardiorespiratory Exercise Programs The Exercise Prescription Aerobic Training Methods and Modes Personalized Exercise Programs Review Material Chapter 6. Assessing Muscular Fitness Definition of Terms Strength and Muscular Endurance Assessment Muscular Power Assessment Sources of Measurement Error in Muscular Fitness Testing Additional Considerations for Muscular Fitness Testing Muscular Fitness Testing of Older Adults Muscular Fitness Testing of Children Review Material Chapter 7. Designing Resistance Training Programs Types of Resistance Training Developing Resistance Training Programs Common Questions About Resistance Training Effects of Resistance Training Programs Muscular Soreness Review Material Chapter 8. Assessing Body Composition Classification and Uses of Body Composition Measures Body Composition Models Reference Methods for Assessing Body Composition Field Methods for Assessing Body Composition Review Material Chapter 9. Designing Weight Management and Body Composition Programs Obesity, Overweight, and Underweight: Definitions and Trends Obesity: Types and Causes Weight Management Principles and Practices Designing Weight Management Programs: Preliminary Steps Designing Weight Loss Programs Designing Weight Gain Programs Designing Programs to Improve Body Composition Review Material Chapter 10. Assessing Flexibility Basics of Flexibility Assessment of Flexibility Flexibility Testing of Older Adults Review Material Chapter 11. Designing Programs for Flexibility and Low Back Care Training Principles Stretching Methods Designing Flexibility Programs: Exercise Prescription Designing Low Back Care Exercise Programs Review Material Chapter 12. Assessing Balance and Designing Balance Programs Definitions and Nature of Balance Factors Affecting Balance and Risk of Falling Assessment of Balance Designing Balance Training Programs Review Material Appendix A. Health and Fitness Appraisal A.1 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (Par-Q+) A.2 Medical History Questionnaire A.3 Risk Factors, Signs, and Symptoms of Disease A.4 Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+) A.5 Lifestyle Evaluation A.6 Fantastic Lifestyle Checklist A.7 Informed Consent A.8 Websites for Selected Professional Organizations and Institutes Appendix B. Cardiorespiratory Assessments B.1 Summary of Graded Exercise Test and Cardiorespiratory Field Test Protocols B.2 Rockport Fitness Charts B.3 Step Test Protocols B.4 OMNI Rating of Perceived Exertion Scales B.5 Analysis of Sample Case Study in Chapter 5 Appendix C. Muscular Fitness Exercise and Norms C.1 Standardized Testing Protocols for Digital Handheld Dynamometry C.2 1-RM Squat and Bench Press Norms for Adults C.3 Isometric Exercises C.4 Dynamic Resistance Training Exercises Appendix D. Body Composition Assessments D.1 Prediction Equations for Residual Volume D.2 Standardized Sites for Skinfold Measurements D.3 Skinfold Sites for Jackson’s Generalized Skinfold Equations D.4 Standardized Sites for Circumference Measurements D.5 Standardized Sites for Bony Breadth Measurements D.6 Ashwell Body Shape Chart Appendix E. Energy Intake and Expenditure E.1 Food Record and RDA Profile E.2 Physical Activity Log E.3 Gross Energy Expenditure for Conditioning Exercises, Sports, and Recreational Activities Appendix F. Flexibility and Low Back Care Exercises F.1 Selected Flexibility Exercises F.2 Exercise Dos and Don’ts F.3 Exercises for Low Back Care
£104.50
Rowman & Littlefield Climb to Fitness
Book SynopsisClimb to Fitness shows anyone who visits the climbing gym, from beginners to veteran climbers, how best to use the various parts of the gym for their own customized workout.
£18.99
Rowman & Littlefield The Outdoor Adventurers Guide to Yoga
Book SynopsisA brief introduction to yoga and the eight limbs will be followed by alignment, breathing and then postures specifically for outdoor activities. Activities covered will include hiking, cycling, climbing, and paddling. Specific poses and practice flows will be outlined as well as meditations, breath work and syncing with nature's rhythms. Leave no trace principles will be tied in with the foundational yoga philosophy as well as observance of our place in nature. Readers will be inspired to incorporate yoga practices into their lives on and off the trail, bike, wall, or water.
£23.75
North Atlantic Books,U.S. The Internal Structure of Cloud Hands: A Gateway
Book SynopsisAn in-depth exploration of T''ai Chi through the practice of Cloud Hands, a foundational exercise common to all schools of this popular martial art Part theoretical treatise, part training manual, this book facilitates a deeper understanding of "internal" movement and training for students of T''ai Chi and other internal martial arts. Step-by-step exercises help to bring the theoretical into concrete practice and application. Author Robert E. Tangora, an accomplished practitioner and teacher of several different styles of T''ai Chi, places a heavy emphasis on the development of internal structure and building a solid foundation in the art''s most basic movements. Intermediate and advanced practitioners will discover a deeply interconnected world of practice; beginning students will learn basic training methods that can help them bypass years of incomplete training and erase incorrect habits already formed. Tangora also stresses the importance of meditation and its crucial relationship to the art''s health and martial aspects, as well as how to use the spine to integrate movements—especially important for practitioners with back problems who wish to learn how to move without inducing pain. Readers will learn to:• Cultivate internal power• Discover the inner workings of Tai Chi Ch''uan• Understand the meaning of the T''ai Chi classics• Move without injury• Relieve back pain
£16.99
Linden Publishing Co Inc Designed to Move: A Science-Backed Program to
Book SynopsisA movement plan to fight sitting disease and premature agingScience has proven that sitting too much is bad for your health, but what can you do about it if you''re stuck at your desk all day? "Designed to Move" gives deskbound professionals a practical, easy-to-follow movement plan to fight the debilitating and life-shortening effects of sitting disease. Dr. Joan Vernikos, former director of NASA’s Life Sciences Division, draws on decades of scientific research on astronauts to show readers how to use gravity-based movement to counteract the effects of prolonged sitting and maintain lifelong good health.Written for everyone who spends most of their lives sitting in chairs, "Designed to Move" provides readers with a science-backed health program that helps people stay healthy while at work. Expanding upon her groundbreaking previous book, "Sitting Kills, Moving Heals," Dr. Vernikos shows how developing simple new lifestyle habits at the office can reverse the symptoms of sitting disease and even aging itself, and lead to a life of bountiful health.
£14.39
Linden Publishing Co Inc Walking San Francisco's 49 Mile Scenic Drive:
Book SynopsisThis book shows how walking -- rather than driving -- San Franciscos famous scenic route gives you an active, fun way to enjoy and fall in love with the most beautiful city in the world. Get to know the City by the Bay as you never have before with this full color guidebook, which provides 17 bite-size walks, each complete with turn-by-turn instructions, maps, and historical facts and information. Get up close and personal with the most popular visitor locations in San Francisco, and explore the little known neighborhoods that the locals enjoy: Chinatown, Fishermans Wharf, the Presidio, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, the Cliff House, Ocean Beach, Twin Peaks, Mission Dolores, even the Ferry Building and AT&T Park. ''Walking San Franciscos 49 Mile Scenic Drive'', written by two San Francisco "insiders", includes detailed maps, points of interest, info on bus routes and parking, recommendations for visiting "hidden gems" and must-see museums, plus plenty of tips and stats to help walkers, such as step counts and mile distances, hill steepness rating, weather tips, and more. Along with the 17 well-crafted primary walks, the book also offers fantastic bonus hikes through beaches, parks, stunning oceanside cliffs, and historic neighbourhoods.
£16.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Weight Change: Patterns, Risks & Psychosocial
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£106.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Strength Training: Methods, Health Benefits &
Book SynopsisBefore thinking about which exercises, frequency and intensity should be used in strength training programs to achieve muscle strength, promote a healthy lifestyle, hypertrophy or improve athletic performance, we should understand firstly how a muscle contraction happens. The aim of this book is to provide you with a basic to advanced understanding about several physiological systems involved in muscle contraction: physiological adaptations for exercises, especially strength exercises; molecular responses; methods of training; nutrition and muscle performance; muscle recovery; benefits of strength exercises to human health; and which drugs are commonly used for doping in different sports. Chapter One of this book will review all of the most important cells, structures and processes involved in muscle contraction, such as neurons cells, synapses, motor units, general and molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction. Chapter Two will describe the most important bioenergetics pathways of energy supplies required for muscle contraction. After understanding how muscle contraction happens and how energy is supplied, the reader will discover principles, methods and physiological adaptations of skeletal muscles to strength trainings within Chapters Three, Four and Five. In particular, Chapter Four will provide a friendly and detailed account of molecular adaptation in skeletal muscles to different exercises, discussing differential gene expression and the effects of different exercises in different populations and disorders. This book also points out a very important and detailed factor concerning cryotherapy in Chapter Six, one of most common strategies used to promote muscle recovery. Specific orientations regarding nutrition and muscle performance are presented in Chapter Seven, while doping and different drugs used to increase muscle performance in several sports introduce Chapter Eight. Finally, Chapter Nine describes the benefits of strength training to diabetic, hypertensive, obese and myopathic patients. We strongly believe that all knowledge within this book is essential for all professionals working to promote the health of patients and increase physical performance of athletes or their clients, as well as for all people linked to sports and physical activity in some way.
£195.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Sedentary Lifestyle: Predictive Factors, Health
Book SynopsisThe health risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle and lack of physical activity have become the main concern for health professionals, clinicians and scientists in the 21st century. This book presents readers with a comprehensive examination of the most recent scientific evidence explaining the deteriorating health consequences of sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity across the human lifespan. It also provides novel and effective intervention strategies, primarily those based on physical activity in order to reverse and reduce these health risks, particularly risks related to the metabolism and cardiovascular disease. Empirical research findings and innovative scientific models for physical activity and exercise interventions are presented throughout the book based on well-designed research studies by leading authors and practitioners. Readers can also benefit from both scientific and practical recommendations for prescribing physical activity and exercise to address the health risks associated with: sedentary lifestyle and potential benefits for diabetes, epicardial adipose tissues, muscle and joint function mechanics, metabolic and cardiovascular risk prevention. The book also highlights the latest age- and population-specific recommendations for screening and planning effective physical activity, as well as exercise interventions for children, adolescents, older adults and other sedentary individual groups such as sedentary workplace employees and individuals with diabetes. Health benefits are discussed at different complexities of the human body. Nine chapters within this book cover the health risks and adaptive responses to physical activity and exercise at the molecular, cellular, muscular, adipose tissue, metabolic, cardiovascular, and multi-compartment levels of the human body. The book offers excellent scientific insight and practical recommendations for readers across the globe.
£163.19
Independently Published 12 Week Exercise program: Full Body Weight & Free
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£11.98
Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd Fit. Strong. Lean.: Build Your Best Circuit
Book SynopsisGet Fit. Get Strong. Get Lean. provides the best, no excuses, exercises that will get anyone at any fitness level into their best shape. Mike Diehl--a soldier in the German military--has spent decades training world-class athletes, actors, and politicians, and he presents his best exercises in this book. With more than 100 simple, yet highly effective exercises, both fitness fanatics and beginners can train at their own level. The 15 circuits provide training variety to prevent that dreaded exercise plateau. Each circuit is only 15 minutes, maximizing training while reducing the risk of injury. An added bonus is that all the workouts can be completed anywhere--at home, at the gym, or even in the park. In addition to a variety of bodyweight exercises, this book also provides training programs that use popular equipment such as dumbbells, exercise bands, and medicine balls. A special scoring system will help motivate the exercisers to completely their training sessions regularly and to make each session their best. Get Fit. Get Strong. Get Lean. uses all the necessary components of fitness--endurance, strength, speed, and mobility--making it a must-have book for anyone looking to start or change their workout routine. They will become fitter, stronger, and leaner in no time!
£16.16
Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd Fit Feet for Life: Strengthen Your Feet to
Book SynopsisThe foot, loved by some, hated by others, but mostly criminally neglected. But thanks to this book, the foot will now get the attention it deserves! Fit Feet for Life draws attention to our feet and the big toe and takes the reader on an entertaining and richly illustrated journey from the evolution of the two-legged, barefoot pedestrian to the modern sneaker and the twists and turns of modern orthopedics and insoles. Marco Montanez's foot fitness concept "Toebility" strengthens the feet and helps with common foot problems such as hallux valgus and heel spur. Using his Toebility concept, the author gives 19 different exercises for the feet, all with accompanying photos. With this guide, the reader will finally get their feet fit.
£12.30
Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd Minding Yourself: Movement, Mindset, & Nutrition
Book SynopsisMinding Yourself challenges the traditional approach to fitness and reframes the positive psychological approach to training, nutrition, and "self-love." For decades, trends in the fitness industry had created long-term psychological issues and provided short-term, unstainable physical solutions to draw people in. This book breaks the reader free from the unhealthy pattern of yo-yo diets and impractical fitness routines by providing practical, healthy, and sustainable strategies for long-term change. This book will show the reader how to attach true meaning to losing weight, getting strong, building confidence, and eating healthily. It bases its approach on the methods of people who have made healthy changes to their lifestyles and maintained them. It examines their why, what, and how. Minding Yourself revolutionizes how the reader approaches training, nutrition, and their overall outlook on the life-family-work balance. After applying the strategies in this book, the reader will start living a life that's healthier and happier.
£12.30
Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd Effortless Back Pain Solutions: Your Way to a
Book SynopsisModern medicine's typical response to back pain is often surgery or strong painkillers, yet this conventional medicine is unable to eradicate the pain completely. Not only that, but the countless, often contradictory training and therapy approaches, wrong schools of thought about back problems, and empty healing promises of alternative medicine often lead a person afflicted with back pain on an almost endless journey of confusion and despair. These people need search no longer. This book will answer the questions: Where do the problems really come from, and what is the best way to alleviate the pain? Using his EFFORTLESS method, Ramin Waraghai aids readers in deciding which activities will help them personally achieve sustainable back health. With this method, the reader will address: * Exercises * Favorite activities * Fuel (nutrition) * Optimizing environment * Reason (for pain) * Treatment * Load management * Ergonomics * Social support * Stress management By following the EFFORTLESS system, the reader is guaranteed to achieve a strong, healthy, and pain-free back!
£13.46
Profile Books Ltd Move!: The New Science of Body Over Mind
Book SynopsisA New Scientist best book of 2021 Shortlisted for the 'Sports Performance Book of the Year' Award for 2022 Did you know that walking can improve your cognitive skills? That strengthening your muscular core reduces anxiety? That light stretching can combat a whole host of mental and bodily ailments, from stress to inflammation? We all know that exercise changes the way you think and feel. But scientists are just starting to discover exactly how it works. In Move!, Caroline Williams explores the emerging science of how movement opens up a hotline to our minds. Interviewing researchers and practitioners around the world, she reveals how you can work your body to improve your mind. As lockdown throws us back on our own mental and physical resources, there is no better time to take control of how you think and feel.Trade ReviewFascinating * Women's Health *From healthy bodies to healthy minds ... Caroline Williams, another New Scientist regular, explores how moving our bodies can act as "a hotline to the brain", affecting the way we think and feel for the better -- Best Books of 2021 * New Scientist *In this rigorously reported and entertaining account, Williams offers a genuinely new perspective on the links between how we move and how we think and feel, forcing us to rethink our assumptions about the distinction between body and mind -- Alex Hutchinson, author * Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance *Our bodies are designed to be in motion, and our minds suffer when they aren't. Move! is science writing at its absolute best: lucid, informative, authoritative, fascinating - and very very important -- Guy Claxton, author * Intelligence In The Flesh *A letter to an "I think, therefore I am" culture that knows our bodies need exercise, but imagines our minds as somehow separate. Williams reveals ways folks can reconnect their mind to body, and their body to movement. Even if you already "get" that exercise makes you feel better, Move! enhances the picture so you can see how the researched details fit together -- Katy Bowman, author * Move Your DNA *Caroline Williams has created a true movement manifesto that made me want to get out of my chair. In fact, I read this amazing book while riding a stationary bike! Move! is a brilliantly crafted guidebook to better health for everyone, backed by science and common sense. Williams uses painstaking research, along with emotional hooks to bring the reader to the most logical conclusion: we all need to prioritize movement in our lives -- Charlie Engle, ultramarathoner and author * Running Man *I found so many jewels of information and advice in the pages of this wonderful book. I wish I could give it to my younger self as I was starting out on my career and young adulthood. I see Move! as a cross between Yuval Harari's Sapiens and Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep, juxtaposing the history and science behind how simple strategies of moving and breathing, things most of us take for granted, can quell inflammation and improve our wellness. I love the immersive role Caroline Williams takes in this book, and her inquisitive but incredulous nature allows her to shepherd the reader on this enjoyable journey, exploring how we can all lead a more fulfilling and healthier life. Definitely pick up this book. It will help change the way you spend your days, and change your outlook on life -- Joshua D. Mezrich, author * How Death Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon *If you've ever wondered why exercise makes you feel so good, this book provides the answers. A fascinating exploration of the body-mind connection and a compelling manifesto for movement -- Linda Geddes, author * Chasing the Sun *I have always found that working in my garden gives me a great feeling are of well-being and now, thanks to Caroline Williams, I am understanding why. The explanations in Move of the science behind connections between the brain and movement are well researched, understandable, and fascinating. So now when I'm weeding in the garden, I'll also be dancing, stretching, and breathing. My plants might not appreciate this, but my body will -- Penny Le Couteur, author * Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History *Praise for OVERRIDE: 'Williams reveals a more nuanced understanding of how our brains really work that is both empowering and insightful. * Irish Times *Williams writes in a familiar, dinner-party style, delighting guests with tales of her exploits * New York Times *It can be difficult to find quality [self-help] works within the sea of quantity ... Williams strikes a home run in this brilliantly written and expertly researched book. * Booklist *
£16.99
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Intelligent Fitness: The Smart Way to Reboot Your Body and Get in Shape (with a foreword by Daniel Craig)
Book Synopsis‘Without Simon Waterson’s help and guidance, I literally wouldn’t have made it through fifteen years of playing James Bond … It’s been an honour working with him.’ Daniel Craig_________________________‘Working with Simon is the nearest you get to actually being a superhero, in the sense you are at your absolute peak of physical health. That makes you feel incredibly robust in these challenging times.’ Benedict Cumberbatch_________________________Drawing on his vast experience as the elite trainer who transformed Daniel Craig’s physique for five James Bond films, Simon Waterson reveals how to enhance your energy, sleep and confidence with his intelligent approach to fitness.A former marine, and now the film industry’s most in-demand fitness trainer, Simon Waterson’s client list reads like a who’s who of A-list actors. He has transformed Daniel Craig into the formidable James Bond for five blockbuster films, shaped Chris Evans into superhero Captain America, trained Chris Pratt for Guardians of the Galaxy and prepared actors such as Thandiwe Newton and John Boyega for the recent Star Wars films.Sharing his practical and highly accessible approach to reimagining your body and transforming your fitness, Simon encourages you to focus on training, recovery and nutrition to build on your performance, rather than aesthetic. This is a training manual for any age and any fitness level, packed with expert advice and achievable goals that will motivate you to reboot your body.
£999.99
Wilkinson Publishing 3 Minute Workouts: High Intensity Fitness Fast!
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£17.99
Spinifex Press The Women's Pool
Book SynopsisThe history of Coogee’s McIver’s Ladies Baths – Australia’s only ocean pool reserved for women – is eloquently told in these stories from women who have found friendship, sanctuary and sheer pleasure as they have gathered and swum at ‘the Women’s Pool’. Humorously told tales of encounters at the pool sit together with stories of sorrow and regret. Older women tell of the history of the pool and the famed ‘Thursday Married Ladies Club’; younger women detail their delight at the natural beauty, the safety and the sense of freedom that the pool offers. No aquatic manspreading here. In this book, women from a diverse range of cultures reveal the role that the women’s pool has played in their lives. From the ‘365ers’ who brave the elements all year round to the younger women who seek summer sun on the rocks, a picture emerges of a place of natural beauty and a space for women to simply be themselves.Trade ReviewThese heart-warming tales of trials tribulations and trysts at Australia’s only ocean pool ¬ just for women – will make you want to dive in, naked at midnight, to revel in all that joyous aquatic camaraderie. —Kathy Lette, Writer, ocean swimmer and shameless sea pool skinny dipper.
£13.46
Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. Boomercise: Exercising as You Age
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£17.09
Primal Nutrition, Inc The Primal Blueprint
Book Synopsis0017703970Stunaan8419472114.0 Mark Sisson's 2009 release of The Primal Blueprint was the catalyst for the primal/paleo/ancestral health movement to gain mainstream awareness and acceptance. Both the hardcover and paperback editions enjoyed a seven-year run at the top of the primal/paleo charts and selling hundreds of thousands of copies. Sisson, publisher of the acclaimed MarksDailyApple.com, the acclaimed and most-visited primal/paleo blog, has spent the past six years diligently researching and evaluating recent the most up-to-date science and reflecting on thousands of users' experiences going primal. The second edition of The New Primal Blueprint offers a comprehensively revised, expanded, and updated message from the original runaway bestseller. The New Primal Blueprint serves as the ultimate road map for anyone wishing to make the shift from flawed conventional wisdom about diet and exercise to a healthy, happy empowering lifestyle patterned after the evolutionary-tested behaviors of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. The book details the ten immutable Primal Blueprint lifestyle laws that enable empower you to reprogram your genes to direct in the direction of weight loss, health, and longevity. The Primal Blueprint laws are validated by two million years of human evolution as well as an ever-expanding body of contemporary scientific research. Sisson's philosophy was originally met with skepticism as he aggressively challenged numerous mainstream health tenets. Eight years later, mainstream medical and health science are validating the Primal Blueprint tenets assertions that a high-carb, grain-based diet will make you fat, tired, and sick; that a consistent routine of medium-to-difficult cardiovascular workouts can actually compromise your health and longevity and increase risk of heart disease; and that consuming (whole food sources of) fat and cholesterol does not lead to heart disease as we have been led to believe, but rather offers many health benefits. The New Primal Blueprint comes alive with a vibrant full-color presentation packed with photos, graphics, and cartoons to make for a fun, easy, and memorable read. Join hundreds of thousands of primal enthusiasts and embrace a new way of life where you take responsibility for your health, fitness, and happiness. Reject once and for all the flawed conventional wisdom that has left modern citizens struggling with fatigue, excess body fat, and elevated disease risk factors as a consequence of grain-based eating habits, exhausting exercise routines, sedentary lifestyle patterns, and high-stress existences that misdirect our genes and promote illness instead of wellness and longevity. Here is a quick overview of the ten Primal Blueprint laws that will help you quickly and effortlessly reprogram your genes in the direction of health, happiness, and longevity: Law #1 - Eat Plants and Animals: Enjoy the nutritious, satisfying foods that fueled two million years of human evolution. Law #2 - Avoid Poisonous Things: Avoid toxic modern foods (primarily refined vegetable oils, sugars, and grains) that make us fat, sick, and malnourished. Law #3 - Move Frequently: Enhance fat metabolism, improve cognitive function, and avoid the stress of chronic cardio by keeping active with aerobic workouts at a comfortable heart rate, increased everyday movement, and complementary flexibility/mobility activities throughout your day. Law #4 - Lift Heavy Things: Brief, intense sessions of functional, full-body resistance exercises supports muscle development, increases bone density, and prevents injury. Law #5 - Sprint Once in a While: Occasional all-out sprints turbo-charge fat reduction and deliver a boost of anti-aging hormones. Law #6 - Get Plenty of Sleep: Align your sleep with your circadian rhythm by minimizing artificial light and digital stimulation after dark, and creating a calm, quiet, dark sleeping sanctuary. Optimal sleep promotes healthy immune, brain, and endocrine function. Law #7 - Play: Balance the stress of modern life with some unstructured, physical fun! Both brief breaks and grand outings are essential to nurture a cognitively fluid mind and a free spirit. Law #8 - Get Plenty of Sunlight: Expose large skin surface areas frequently to optimize vitamin D production (increases energy, prevents cancer). Maintain a slight tan, but never burn. Diet alone doesn't cut it. Law #9 - Avoid Stupid Mistakes: Learn to be mindful and vigilant against dangers, both extreme and routine. Cultivate risk management skills to stay safe and sensible and eliminate "avoidable suffering." Law #10 - Use Your Brain: Engage in creative and stimulating activities away from your core daily responsibilities. This will keep you refreshed, energized, creative, and productive in everything you do.
£22.75
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd Live Healthy Live Long
Book SynopsisWe all desire to lead a long and happy life. It can be achieved only through a harmonious development of body, mind and soul. This is exactly what this book offers. Running throughout the book like a thread is the wisdom of ancient Indian philosophy. It explains how to conduct gracious human behaviour (achaar), think positively (vichaar), carry on interpersonal relations (vyavahaar) and select a suitable diet (ahaar). By offering insights into the working of human mind, it shows us the way to increase our concentration and efficiency using simple exercises, ayurveda, yoga and meditation. Still, there are road blocks and temptations that influence the soul from all sides airwaves, bill boards and print media. These are the five formidable enemies of mankind lust, anger, greed, attachment and envy. It explains how to deal effectively with each and make a paradise of this planet. This book is for those who believe in a holistic approach living healthy and living long!
£999.99
Motilal Banarsidass, The Ascent, The
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£7.59
Orient Paperbacks The Complete Book of Yoga
Book SynopsisAn international bestseller, this detailed yoga guide by Sri Ananda covers postures, philosophy, purification techniques, diet, meditation, and more. Suitable for all levels, it includes photos, explanations, and training tables for practitioners seeking physical, mental, and spiritual benefits.
£14.11
Orient Paperbacks Fitness Walking
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£999.99
Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. Pink Yoga
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£8.99
