Best fitness & weight loss books.
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Kathy Smith's Lift Weights to Lose Weight
Smith believes in the power of consistent, progressive exercise with free
weights and weight-lifting machines to counteract the muscle loss and slower
metabolism that naturally come with age and typically cause the pounds to
pile on. Her 12-week "mini commitment" eases newcomers into a comprehensive
program of weight lifting and sensible eating, and includes weekly
checklists for tracking workouts and meals. |
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Fit and Fabulous After 40 : A 5-Part Program for Turning Back the Clock
Austin shows us how to "turn back the clock" with exercise, diet, health,
and a positive outlook. Her dietary suggestions emphasize a balance
and she describes 10 "nutritional powerhouses"
that have been shown to have anti-aging benefits, such as soy, blueberries,
oatmeal, and flaxseed, with tips for including more of these in your diet. |
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The Living Principal: Looking and Feeling Your Best at Every Age
by Victoria Principal |
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Jumpstart: The 21 Day Plan to Lose Weight, Get Fit, and Increase Your Energy and Enthusiasm for Life
by Denise Austin With her ESPN show--the highest rated television fitness program
for ten years -- and 22 exercise videos, Denise Austin has inspired people across America.
Now Austin brings her winning style to "JumpStart", a complete program for
feeling and looking better in almost no time at all.
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Look Great Naked : Slim Down, Shape Up and Tone Your Trouble Zones in Just 15 Minutes a Day
by Brad Schoenfeld In this illustrated guide, Schoenfeld helps women target body trouble
spots and stay fit for life. Look Great Naked explains and illustrates the author's
acclaimed High Energy Fitness system of training that gives every woman the ability to
improve her appearance-and overall fitness. Both informational and inspirational, Look
Great Naked provides cutting-edge advice to help a woman reach her physical potential.
Also included are healthful recipes of top fitness models. Best of all, Look Great
Naked results can be achieved with only 15 minutes of exercise a day. |
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The Business Plan for the Body: Crunch the Numbers for successful Weight Loss
Manage Your Metabolism by Eating the
Right Way -- Invest in the Only Workout You'll Ever Need ~ by Jim Karas The Plan TV
journalist Diane Sawyer used. |
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Dr. Atkin's Age-Defying Diet
by Robert C. Atkins M.D. World-renowned medical expert Dr.
Robert C. Atkins has shown millions how to lose weight and keep it off,
eating the foods they like without being hungry. Now he presents a
revolutionary program to give you a longer, better, healthier life.
This new plan is not just a diet, it's an easy-to-stay-with regimen that
combines nutrition and vita-nutrient supplements into a unique, age-defying
program.
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The Men's Health Hard Body Plan : The Ultimate 12-Week Program for Burning Fat and Building Muscle
Editor Larry Keller The dynamic program combines weightlifting and diet to
give men the best body possible in 12 weeks. Positioned to attract both
readers interested in weight loss and those interested in building muscle,
the Hard Body Plan incorporates a 3-tiered program applicable to any fitness
level. Whether the reader's goal is to specifically build muscle or to
lose weight, the program can be tailored to fit.
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The Firefighter's Workout Book : The 30 Minute a Day Train-for-Life Program for Men and Women
by
Michael Stefano The demands of being a firefighter can be quite high. Firefighters are
called upon to perform at peak capacity under the most arduous conditions. New York
City fire captain and personal trainer Michael Stefano has come to the rescue with a
thirty-minute-a-day, train-for-life program that's worked for New York City
firefighters. It's a real-life approach to a very common problem: staying in good
physical condition with a minimal amount of time and with available equipment. |
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Lose Your Love Handles : A 3-Step Program to Streamline Your Waist in 30 Days
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by Ron &
Nancy Goor A fitness and nutrition plan specifically for men. Studies show that
there are more than 40 million overweight men in the United States. The Choose to Lose
Weight-Loss Plan for Men provides all the information necessary to create a clear,
quantitative "fat budget." No gimmicks, no fluff. In addition, there is an
entire section devoted to aerobic exercise, stretching, and weight training, to take
maximum advantage of the fat-burning potential of the male body. This is not a fad diet
but a sustainable, even enjoyable way of life for today's man. |
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Essential Abs : An Intense 6-Week Program (The Men's Health Peak Conditioning Guides)
by Kurt Brungardt |
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The Ultimate Fit or Fat : Get in Shape and Stay in Shape With America's Best-Loved and Most Effective Fitness Teacher
by Covert Bailey This classic exercise manual has been totally
rewritten and revised. Weightlifting, whose fat-burning potential is
only now becoming fully understood, plays a large role in Bailey's new
program which stresses what he calls "the 4 food groups" of exercise:
aerobics, cross-training, wind sprints, and weightlifting.
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The Pilates Body : The Ultimate At-Home Guide to Strengthening, Lengthening, and Toning Your Body--Without Machines
by
Brooke Siler The Pilates® method may be today's hottest exercise,
but it has been endorsed by physicians for almost a century -- the ultimate mind-body
exercise for anyone who wants to tone, streamline, and realign their body without the
bulked-up results of more conventional workout methods. With
step-by-step instructions, the reader is guided through the complete circuit of mat
exercises, each of which is clearly illustrated by photographs, line drawings, and unique
visualization exercises.
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Pilates - Mat Based Workout for Beginners
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Yoga: The Path To Holistic Health
by B.K.S. Iyenger, the world's leading teacher of yoga.
More than just a form of exercise yoga is a holistic experience that benefits the body,
mind, and spirit. Designed for every level of ability, age, and physical condition there
are clearly illustrated, step-by-step instructions explaining how to perform each yoga
posture correctly, while a unique 360-degree view of the final pose shows exactly how to
position each part of the body. Special sections introduce: innovative use of props for
beginners or the less flexible & sequences to treat or prevent a wide range of
ailments.
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Living Yoga/Power Stamina Yoga
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