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Alpen Books Body For Life: 12 Weeks to Mental / Physical Strength (Book) by Bill Phillips

A 12-week program that can lead to better physical and mental health, from the founder of Muscle Media magazine. Short but intensive weightlifting routines are presented, along with motivational and nutritional tips. 224 pages. There is no actual image of this item. The image shown is representative only. The actual...

Alpen Books Body For Life Success Journal (Book) by Bill Phillips

A complement to the book , this journal both lets you record your progress in the 12-week program and has tips that will help you stay motivated and inspired. 310 pages.

Hollywood's biggest celebrities and people just like you have transformed their bodies with Barry's Bootcamp. It uses a whole new way of working out called Focused Interval Training, or FIT, which burns fat up to 9 times faster than ordinary workouts. With Barry's Bootcamp, you'll get 6 fat-blasting and body-sculpting...

Benefit Health Media Mini Yoga Fan is a compact version of the Training Fan with exercises that The Yoga Fan is a wonderful tool for doing Yoga, whether at home or on the road. It's compact, includes a variety of exercises and organized so that you can do a workout...

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101 Sports Nutrition Tips is an excellent resource that helps athletes determine what, when, and how much to eat to optimize performance. With years of experience as a three-sport athlete and instructor, author Susan Kundrat combines knowledge and practical experience into this valuable collections of tips. Twelve chapters cover topics...

Provides all the tools you need to develop balanced and fun workouts for participants of all levels, including tips on creating smooth transitions within a class, modifications for intensity and equipment type, and sample classes illustrating creative programming options. Thoroughly addresses group strength training techniques (chest, back, shoulders, rotator-cuff, triceps,...

In the world of fitness fad and fashion, the dumbbell remains a simple, low-tech and inexpensive piece of exercise equipment that can produce great results, in a very short length of time. Dumbbell Fitness offers an effective and efficient means for improving muscle strength and increasing muscle size. Dumbbells offer...

Views healthy weight loss as an ongoing, sustainable process rather than a short-lived event. Explains how to make healthy choices and offers eight motivational modules designed to help anyone achieve positive weight-loss results on the way to a more healthy lifestyle. Includes the basics of the Eat for Success program,...

Exercise for Older Adults: ACE's Guide for Fitness Professionals (Second Edition) offers a timely update of this go-to resource for the fitness industry. Original authors have added new information to their chapters, and four new contributors lend their expertise to the book. Each chapter provides comprehensive guidelines for fitness professionals...

A must-have for fitness professionals. Includes detailed information about aerobic testing and training (pre-exercise screening, field tests, exercise prescription and more), musculoskeletal testing and training (measurement, development and more) and special exercise considerations and populations (hypertension, asthma, women's issues, aging, and much more). 2002, 240 pages

Fitness Professional's Guide to Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Human Movement is a revolution in the field of human movement. Comprehensive and meticulous, this groundbreaking text is ideal for college courses and a must for any fitness professional. For each muscle in the body, the book includes a detailed illustration that uses...

An explosion of new exercise techniques and equipment has left many fitness professionals and their clients unsure of how to advance from one exercise and level of intensity to the next. Fitness experts Mary Yoke and Carol Kennedy have distilled their combined 40 years of experience to create a guide...

This remarkably rich book explores the most frequently asked about (and misunderstood) aspects of health, nutrition, and fitness. Each subject is addressed in non-technical language that aims to replace myths and misinformation with easy-to-apply knowledge. Ideal for individuals at any level of health and fitness experience, and for personal trainers...

Amazingly thorough yet easy-to-read information on exercise, eating, stress reduction and lifestyle changes that will help lower the risk of heart disease and reverse many of the signs and symptoms. 2001, 265 Pages

The most effective and efficient method for adding muscle and gaining strength, period. Noted strength researcher and author Wayne Westcott and physical therapy assistant Tracy D'Arpino offer up a concise and easy-to-accomplish method of building strength and muscle fastNin as little as half an hour per session. This fascinating book...

Exercise physiologist and wellness expert Suzanne Falaschetti presents sound advice on how to design and implement a home exercise plan. Falaschetti guides the reader, step-by-step, as they prepare for exercise, design a workout plan, and select safe and appropriate exercise equipment. Includes logical, easy-to-follow exercises and workouts in sensible progressions...

A brutally honest, real-world look at how to become successful in the fitness industry, told by one of the most renowned veterans of the business. Thomas Plummer explains the ins and outs of the business in detail, using real-life examples, providing illustrations, and adding just a touch of humor. Plummer...

Provides the most complete medicine ball training guide for youth, adults, and seniors ever written. Begins with the basics of medicine ball training and continues through advanced program design considerations, including every step necessary to develop a successful conditioning program using medicine balls for individuals of all ages and fitness...

Thorough step-by-step program building. Covers skill assessment, inventory, ideas and goals, safety and risk management, course planning and timing, customer service, instructor flexibility and much more. 1999, 52 min.

Provides instructors and administrators of outdoor recreation activities with concepts and skills of quality programming. Covers experiential learning process, awareness of motivations, creating a safe learning environment, ice breakers, and much more. 1999, 62 min.

Peak Conditioning Training for Young Athletes presents safe, easy-to-apply strength and fitness programs specifically designed for 8- to 17-year-old athletes. Covers the phases of a young athlete's development; warm up, cool down, and flexibility; recuperation, sleep, attitude, and injuries; youth sports nutrition (components of balanced nutrition, weight control, meals for...

The most current information available on the benefits and risks of pre- and immediate post-natal fitness. Covers the ACOG guidelines, physiological changes associated with pregnancy, fetal risks, how to minimize the most common conditions and discomforts, specific exercise recommendations (including intensity, duration, frequency, etc.), group exercise modes (aerobics, step training,...

Features 88 easy-to-read and understand principles that will guide personal trainers (and anyone in a service-oriented industry) towards success by one of the industry's most respected and sought-after experts. 2001, 100 pages.

Precise, yet easy-to-understand strength training guidelines and suggested programs for specific populations, including: Sedentary, time-pressured, overweight, seniors, youth, cardiac rehab patients, wheelchair users, and more. 2001, 175 pages

A well-written and easy-to-use resource for incorporating stability balls into exercise programs. Begins with a brief history and explanation of the benefits of stability ball use, then offers expert advice on development of training programs for the general population, as well as special populations, including: pregnant women; children; older adults;...