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Do the saddlebags on your legs make you insane? Do you loathe wearing shorts because of saggy knees or flabby thighs? Have you avoided skinny jeans like the plague? Or do you just want to go from good shape to great shape? Well no matter what point you are starting out from, if you want to get your body in sick, crazy, amazing shape, Fitness & Exercise promises to deliver with fat-blasting booty sculpting workouts that will get you results fast! A...
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In Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? Alex Hutchinson, a physicist, award-winning journalist, and contributing editor of Popular Mechanics magazine, reveals the little-known and often surprising truths that science has uncovered about exercise. A book that ranges from cardio and weights to competition and weight loss, here are fascinating facts and practical tips for fitness buffs, competitive athletes, and popular science fans alike.
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"The book features three four-week programs, with over 90 exercises, all illustrated with step-by-step photographs, making them easy to master. Here's how it works: 4 minutes of high-energy aerobic training to raise the heart rate and metabolism ; 3 minutes of resistance training to strengthen muscles and bones ; 2 minutes of core-strengthening exercises for the abs and back ; 1 minute of stretching and deep breathing, a vital component of a well-rounded...
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Esmonde Technique
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[2015]
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"In order to maintain our youth and vitality-we need to remain pain-free, energetic, and have correct posture. Miranda's gentle, full-body beginner workouts will help you achieve these goals by unlocking your body, boosting your energy and setting you on the path towards aging backwards. As discussed in Miranda's New York Times bestselling book, Aging Backwards, these two Essentrics workouts will engage every muscle in your body, liberate your joints...
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Esmonde Technique
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[2015]
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English
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"Discover how to reawaken the power of your 650 muscles and help increase mobility, improve flexibility and build strong bones. Miranda's two gentle, full-body workouts focus on improving mobility and providing relief for stiff joints, frozen shoulder and chronic aches and pains. No matter your age or fitness level-these beginner workouts are a great place to start for those who are starting to exercise after a long sedentary period. Based on the...
11) The RBG workout
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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2017
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How does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the Supreme Court's favorite octogenarians, stay so active and energetic? She owes it in part to the twice-weekly workouts she does with her personal trainer, Bryant Johnson. Now, with the RBG Workout, you can exercise alongside Justice Ginsburg and Bryant. From planks to squats to (full) push-ups, this simple but challenging workout - illustrated with full-color illustrations of the justice in workout...
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Alpha Books
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2009
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You know you need to exercise to stay in shape and be healthy, but there's more to a healthy body than buff biceps. Welcome to functional training! Learn a practical fitness program that improves your ability to handle everyday movements
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Victory Belt Publishing Inc
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2019
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Learn how to improve one's physique, build lean muscle, and increase strength with this all-in-one glute training system. Through descriptive narrative, step-by-step images and illustrations, and easy-to-follow training programs, Contreras, the Glute Guy, distills the science and art of glute training into one comprehensive manual
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Simon Element
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2023
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"Gain strength and mobility while living a pain-free life at any age using this revolutionary technique created by former ballerina, New York Times bestselling author, and star of PBS's Classical Stretch Miranda Esmonde-White"--
Three essential factors determine how you move through the world without pain, feeling healthy in your body: flexibility, strength, and posture. For decades Esmonde-White has been developing her daily Essentrics workout,...
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Gale, a Cengage Company
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[2017]
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English
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Covers a variety of topics on physiology and fitness, including sports, body systems, the body's reaction to physical fitness, exercise activities, diseases and conditions, treatments, fitness tests, and other health-related issues.
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