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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Exercise will not stop the progression of Parkinson's disease, but it will improve balance and can prevent joint stiffening, In this program you will be shown safe and effective ways to exercise your body through the use of strengthening exercises. This program also comes complete with an exercise band to help improve muscle tone and strength.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Developed for Navy SEAL trainees to help them meet the rigorous demands of the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community, this comprehensive guide covers all the basics of physical well being as well as advice for the specific challenges encountered in extreme conditions and mission-related activities. Topics covered include calculating energy expenditure; definitions, functions, and daily allowances of carbohydrates, fats, and protein; nutritional considerations...
Author
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Get in shape in no time with this definitive guide to fitness, strength training, and nutrition by the fitness experts at the world-renowned Gold's Gym. The Total Fitness Manual has everything here you need to get fit and stay fit for life. Take the 12-Week Body Transformation Challenge for dramatic, proven results, or create your own fitness routine from this book's wealth of information on resistance training, cardio, nutrition, flexibility, and...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A guide to clean eating outlines a diet and exercise program for minimizing unhealthy processed foods as part of a lifestyle practice for weight loss, disease prevention, and overall better health, citing the importance of not eliminating food groups and meeting nutritional needs.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Tom Brady explains how he developed his groundbreaking approach to long-term fitness, presenting a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to his personal practice. Brady offers the principles behind pliability, which is at the heart of a new paradigm shift and movement toward a more natural, healthier way of exercising, training, and living, and one that challenges some commonly held assumptions around health and wellness. Filled with lessons learned from...
Author
Publisher
Dragon Door Publications
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Executed with the requisite tenacity, intensity and precision, Purposefully Primitive methods can and will favorably alter the compositional makeup of the human body. Primitive tools and simple modes are used to power sparse methods. We force the body to favorably reconfigure itself by generating physical and psychological fierceness during training. Commonsense nutritional strategies and Old School training tactics are synchronized and placed within...
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Prevent bone loss and decrease the risk of injury with this full-illustrated workout guide from the bestselling health and fitness author. As you get older, osteoporosis is a big concern. Luckily, there are things you can do to keep it from adversely affecting your life. Featuring more than 100 step-by-step exercises divided into detailed fitness plans, Beat Osteoporosis with Exercise guarantees that, regardless of your current fitness level, you...
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Five Pilates workouts that are each 10 minutes long, and developed using a technique called Power Precision Sequencing, that is specifically designed to give rapid results. Split workouts into 5 separate workouts, mix and match to customize for individual needs, or do all together for a total-body 50-minute Pilates workout.
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Live pain-free with a quick-and-easy program that treats common muscle and joint pains. End muscle and joint pain for good. You've probably heard that as you get older, you are guaranteed to have more muscle and joint pain. That's simply not true. These chronic ailments arise from years of decreased activity and poor posture -- not aging. End Everyday Pain for fifty+ presents a complete ten-minute-a-day program to correct previous damage, develop...
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Series
Publisher
Dragon Door Publications
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The Do-It-Now, Fast-Start, Get-Up-and-Go, Jump-into-Action Bible for High Performance and Longer LifeYou have a choice in life. You can sputter and stumble and creak your way along in a process of painful, slow decline-or you can take charge of your health and become a human dynamo.And there is no better way to insure a long, pain-free life than performing the right daily combination of joint mobility and strength-flexibility exercises. In Super Joints,...
Publisher
Good Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
From Mayo Clinic, a leading authority on health and nutrition, comes The Mayo Clinic Diet, the last diet you'll ever need. Features a two-week quick-start program, meal planners, recipes, tips for overcoming challenges, starting an exercise plan, and much more.
Author
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A fun, easy, and economical route to fitness and health" "This book will give women everywhere the guidance they need" (Grete Waitz, 9-time winner of the New York City Marathon) . Women's fitness pioneer Kathrine Switzer has been on her feet for 53 years. She knows how running or walking is the fastest, easiest, and least expensive road to fitness for women of any age. For women over forty in particular, it's vital to fit an exercise regimen into...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Time to get started! Identify a few small changes to make to your nutrition and exercise programs, ones that seem the easiest to fit into your lifestyle. Set small, reachable goals that you're confident you can stick with--and you will be successful.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Are high-protein diets a harmful fad potentially leading to kidney injury? Or should we believe the marketing messages touting protein powders as beneficial for muscles and strength? Dr. Ormsbee reveals the latest scientific truth about protein: how much protein you need to maintain health, improve metabolism, and meet your body composition goals.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Hormones are the chemical messengers that affect every aspect of our physiology from blood pressure to internal temperature, energy availability, and the storage (and loss) of body fat. Learn about the complex relationships between your thyroid hormones, insulin, cortisol, and catecholamines and your sex, age, and body composition.
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