Product Description A straightforward and easy-to-follow mini-handbook to more flexibility, increased stamina, and less stress through yoga.Amazon.com Review Perfect for beginners or folks with a bit of yoga experience, The Little Yoga Book is a perfectly portable antidote to stress. The book is based on a “gentle, flowing yoga” called Hatha yoga. It features poses to undo tension related to computer use, and packs in more than 40 illustrated poses for improving flexibility and stamina, 7 powerful breathing exercises for soothing both your mind and body, and 10 individual workouts, from a quick workplace refresher to an intensive at-home program.
Author Erika Dillman started practicing yoga after being diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome. She was nervous when she went to her first class: “I couldn’t shake from my mind the pictures I’d seen in yoga books of gaunt, solemn men, wearing what looked like giant diapers, with one leg wrapped around their necks, and cold, expressionless women in Jack LaLanne-style polyester unitards nonchalantly twisting, bending, and lifting themselves into torturous positions.” Dillman successfully dispels myths like these, explaining how she slowly learned that yoga can be an uplifting, individual pursuit, and one that reduced her fatigue, boosted her flexibility, and may very well have saved her sanity. Her awe and respect for the art of yoga is palpable, making The Little Yoga Book a big pleasure to read.
Large pedals hold feet for a better workout. Sturdy steel frame.
Product Description The Stamina InStride Foldaway Step ‘n Tone is a great way to tone your legs, hips, and thighs while burning extra calories and improving circulation. Use in your home or even at work for a leg-toning cardiovascular workout. The InStride Foldaway Step ‘n Tone fits under a desk, in a closet, under the bed, or in a corner. It is easy to move from room to room and place to place.
Born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, samba reggae is an explosive, high energy blend of Brazilian samba and Jamaican reggae. Engaging the total body with every step, samba reggae is the perfect aerobic workout – a great way to shake off stress, burn calories, and wake up your senses with invigorating rhythm. Created by renowned samba instructor Quenia Ribiero, THE SAMBA REGGAE WORKOUT begins with a
Product Description Born in Salvador Bahia Brazil samba reggae is an explosive high energy blend of Brazilian samba and Jamaican reggae. Engaging the total body with every step samba reggae is the perfect aerobic workout – a great way to shake off stress burn calories and wake up your senses with invigorating rhythm.Created by renowned samba instructor Quenia Ribiero THE SAMBA REGGAE WORKOUT begins with an explanation of the basic samba reggae steps and rhythm. Next is a 10-minute warmup including a wide range of exercises to loosen and stretch your muscles and engage your core.Next Quenia leads two workout sessions utilizing her own authentic Samba Reggae choreography:Workout 1 (medium intensity 45 min.) breaks down each move in a precise and easy-to-grasp manner keeping the workout pace fast and steady. Accompanied by performers from her New York City-based dance company Grupo Ribeiro and presenting to live music Quenia starts every move with footwork and hipwork then adds the upper body coordination and offers ample repetition of every step and the entire sequence of combinations from the top.Workout 2 (high intensity 7 min.) employs the same vocabulary of dance steps but at a much faster pace! You ll feel the pure joy of dance and the powerful aerobic qualities of samba reggae. As a social dance samba reggae is usually done in a follow-the-leader fashion with a few dancers initiating moves and everyone following: Workout 2 is a real samba reggae experience – you will dance with Quenia to the sounds of exotic percussion presented live by her spectacular Grupo Ribeiro band.System Requirements:Running Time: 60 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS UPC: 188883000406
Product Description From the expert editors of Fitness magazine, here is everything you need to know about exercise, nutrition, and well-being in one comprehensive volume, The Complete Book of Fitness. Hundreds of entries are organized alphabetically in four sections:
Strength Training offers effective, illustrated workouts for every muscle group.
Cardiovascular Training includes invaluable information on fat-burning and metabolism.
Diet and Nutrition demystifies eating for health, strength, and athletic performance.
Wellness provides an introduction to alternative therapies and healing, rounding out your total fitness package of mind, body, and spirit.
So whether you want to flatten your abs or firm your thighs, you’re looking for a stretching routine or cross-training ideas, you want to carbo-load or unload a few pounds, or if you wish to increase your energy or reduce your stress, finding the answers is literally as easy as A-B-C. Clearly written for the layperson, The Complete Book of Fitness serves as a primer on fitness basics, from biceps to water aerobics, from antioxidants to yoga. Packed with easy-to-access information, it is also a gym bible and can be used to customize a detailed fitness regimen to suit any lifestyle and body type.
This first-of-its-kind fitness encyclopedia is a must-have for every health-conscious household.Amazon.com Review Can reading the newspaper be hazardous to your health? No studies have proven so, but anecdotal evidence indicates that when the health-conscious individual reads too many conflicting articles about what foods should and shouldn’t be consumed and which exercises are mandatory or else fraught with risk, that already harassed, overly stressed fitness neophyte may throw in the towel (thereby burning an insufficiently few calories), plop down on the couch, and reach for the remote.
Grabbing The Complete Book of Fitness would be a more rewarding choice. The Editors of Fitness Magazine have done an elegant job of explaining all the terms and conditions related to fitness, summarizing current research, and advising the most healthful paths. The book is divided into four sections: Strength Training, Cardiovascular Training, Diet and Nutrition, and Wellness. Within each chapter, the pertinent topics are arranged in alphabetical order, so Wellness runs from acupressure to yoga, Diet goes from alcohol to weight, and Strength Training covers everything from abdominals to “Weights and Aerobics: Which to Do First.” Explaining how consumption of alcohol leads to weight gain (answer: calories from alcohol get burned first, so calories stored as fat are less likely to be needed), which exercises work the buttock muscles (and how to perform them), why eggs make a healthier meal than people have been led to believe, and how to avoid or overcome fatigue and stress, this is a great resource when fitness becomes too complicated to figure. –Stephanie Gold
Pregnancy is a most important time for a woman to maintain her physical strength and stamina, and PRENATAL YOGA is a perfect way to keep in shape. These gentle exercises are clearly detailed by instructor Shiva Rea according to Yoga Journal’s Prenatal Yoga guidelines. Maintain the energy and stamina which will be needed in the delivery room, along with the concentration that comes with the pra
Product Description Pregnancy is a most important time for a woman to maintain her physical strength and stamina and PRENATAL YOGA is a perfect way to keep in shape. These gentle exercises are clearly detailed by instructor Shiva Rea according to Yoga Journal’s Prenatal Yoga guidelines. Maintain the energy and stamina which will be needed in the delivery room along with the concentration that comes with the practice of yoga. Different techniques are applicable to each trimester of pregnancy and this fifty minute video is geared for every level of yoga practitioner.System Requirements:Running Time 60 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: NR UPC: 029956088825 Manufacturer No: 120-1269Amazon.com The best thing about this prenatal yoga program is that there is a model for each trimester. Instructor Shiva Rea demonstrates each of the stretches and exercises for the first trimester, and two pregnant women show modifications for the second and third trimesters (they’re even dressed in different colors for easy reference). This removes the self-doubt home-exercisers often have about the safety of certain moves–especially in that cumbersome final stage of pregnancy. Using gentle voice-over instruction, Rea and her assistants take viewers through a half hour of meditational stretches using blocks and chairs for support. She follows that up with 16 minutes of floor work: lunge pose, bridge pose, child’s pose, plank pose–all with the necessary adjustments. She winds things up with a four-minute guided relaxation on her back–the traditional position–with the second-trimester woman on her side and the third on her side with one leg up on a chair. By including the different adaptations, Rea has made a program with the flexibility to carry an expectant mom through her entire pregnancy–and beyond, if she wishes. –Kimberly Heinrichs
Product Description No time for the gym?No problem!If you “just don’t have time to exercise”, this is the book for you. In it you’ll find more than 300 ideas for instant exercise-anywhere, anytime. Many exercises take only 1 to 5 minutes each. Most of the longer ones you can do while you’re doing something else! And you don’t need special equipment.Now you can shape up and energize while you’re:Working in the officeDriving to the storeTravelingRunning errandsSocializingCaring for kidsWatching televisionSitting at the computerCleaning the houseThe Anytime, Anywhere Exercise Book shows you how to create-and stick to-your own easy, fun exercise plan of “fitness minutes” that fit your goals, preferences, and schedule-without adding more hours to your day.
Description In the pre “weigh-in” workouts on NBC’s hit show, “THE BIGGEST LOSER,” you’ve seen contestants push themselves to the limit to reach their weight-loss goals – and now you can too! In this intense Last Chance Workout, trainer Jillian Michaels pulls out all the stops with three workouts that challenge your body to the maximum. But don’t worry, past contestants will be by your side every step of the way. With a unique blend of cardio and strength designed to boost your fat-burning potential, and the motivation to keep going, now’s your chance to step on the scale and lose more weight faster than ever!
Product Description Spend precious time with your family-all while having fun and getting fit. Here are the best ideas from the leading youth organizations in America.
Kids aren’t getting enough exercise. Adults aren’t as active as they should be. And families aren’t spending enough time together. What’s the answer? Turn off the computer…unplug the television…and have some fun!
The Family Fitness Fun Book is for anyone who wants to be more active, spend more quality time with their family, and get more overall enjoyment from life.
The Family Fitness Fun Book features ideas for fun activities, games, and outdoor adventures for every level of fitness, every season, and almost every interest. Start your own Family Olympics, organize a bike parade in your neighborhood, go on a nature hike, have a Hula-Hoop contest, or learn how to cross-country ski. You choose the activities that interest you and your family most. The Family Fitness Fun Book includes:
Hundreds of fun activity ideas for families with children ages 6 to 13
Health and nutrition tips
A Fitness Journal to chart your family’s progress
100 photos
Active families enjoy better health. Now’s the time to help your family get the most out of life. Help them be active-and be active with them!
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