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"This is a resource for older adults looking to improve their strength and body composition without having to purchase a gym membership. Fitness coach and author Karina Inkster will teach you about the many benefits of strength training for seniors. You'll learn how to choose resistance bands, how to use them at home with a door anchor, and how to use them safely. An overview of the three types of resistance bands will help readers put together their...
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"Simple text and photos describe USDA's MyPlate tool and healthy activity choices for children"--
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It's no secret that people are living longer lately, and setting up an appropriate exercise and nutrition plan is vital to maintaining this longevity. This book contains more than fifty exercises for seniors, with beautiful full-color step-by-step images to illustrate each.
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xii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"From the A-list bodyworker, trainer, and alignment expert dubbed 'the body whisperer' by Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop comes Taller, Slimmer, Younger --a powerfully simple daily foam roller routine to help you sculpt longer, leaner muscles, stand an inch taller, look ten pounds slimmer, and renew your body and mind. Are you ready to roll?"--Amazon.com.
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355 pages ; 25 cm
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Aging, despite its dismal reputation, is actually one of the great mysteries of the universe. Why don't we just reproduce, then exit fast, like salmon? Could aging just be one big evolutionary accident? Is senescence, the gradual falling apart of our bodies, at least partially avoidable? Can we extend the healthy lifespan and reduce the lingering, debilitating effects of senescence?
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v, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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A motivational guide to the strategic application of therapeutic exercise for medicinal benefits provides an A-to-Z list of maladies and specific exercise prescriptions for each, outlining customizable workouts and a complementary doctor-approved eating plan for weight loss.
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Ease your stress and tension by incorporating Kundalini yoga into your daily routine. Kundalini yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline for developing strength, character, and consciousness. Practitioners of Kundalini call it the yoga of awareness because it enables you to experience deeper levels of being by harmonizing both your body and spiritual energy. Unlike other yoga exercises, Kundalini yoga consists of fewer straining positions,...
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Looking to revamp and revitalize your fitness and overall well-being, but not sure where to start? Well look no further than running guru and health expert Scott Douglas's 100 Things You Can Do to Stay Fit and Healthy . Each short section in this tome features a simple, and easy-to-implement, physician- approved practice that that will improve your health in an instant, and, when continued, will elevate your overall well-being permanently. In this...
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"Although it is an age-old practice originating in India, yoga is still embraced by many as a means of enhancing physical, mental, and spiritual health. Not only does it calm and strengthen, but yoga can improve flexibility and mental clarity through deep breathing and poses. This accessible introduction presents the history and philosophy of the form, along with basic poses--including "Adho Mukha Svanasana/Downward Facing Dog," "Virabhadrasana/Warrior,"...
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246 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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Exercise is our modern obsession, and we have the fancy workout gear and fads from HIIT to spin classes to hot yoga to prove it. Exercise -- a form of physical activity distinct from sports, play, or athletics -- was an ancient obsession, too, but as a chapter in human history, it's been largely overlooked. In Sweat, Bill Hayes runs, jogs, swims, spins, walks, bikes, boxes, lifts, sweats, and downward-dogs his way through the origins of different...
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1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An exercise program that incorporates elements of bellydancing designed to sculpt the body, strengthen the core, and improve cardiovascular health. Program segments cover: warm-up; buns & thighs; abs; arms; shimmies & shakes; cardio bellydance combinations; at-home routine; cool-down.
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Bring joy to your day as you dance away the pounds. The stimulating rhythms of Samba, Samba Reggae, Axe, African, and Frevo provide energy and promote an increased zest for life as the body responds to the fun, exhilarating dances.
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