Workouts For Dummies
Paperback Engels 1998 9780764551246Samenvatting
Every few months a new diet, wonder drug, or workout machine hits the market promising instantaneous results. Unfortunately, none of these fads ever seems to work. That s because the secret to good health is based on a balanced workout routine, which consists of eating a healthy diet, exercising, resting your body, and doing your best to find balance in all aspects of your life. If you can dedicate yourself to this goal and are willing to work for what you want you can have a healthy and fit body.
Workouts For Dummies by Tamilee Webb, whose buffed body is the star of the Buns of Steel workout video series, will show you how to get the most out of your workout routine no matter what your current level of fitness. If you re a workout enthusiast this book will help you shape up with easy workouts you can do anytime, anywhere. Even if you ve never exercised, don t worry this book starts with basic topics such as choosing shoes and warming up.
Workouts For Dummie s covers everything you ll need to create an effective exercise program, starting with an explanation of body types (so you don t think you ll end up looking like Cindy Crawford if you don t already) and the workouts that suit your body type. You ll also find directions for stretches, aerobic exercises, muscle conditioning (using weights, furniture, exercise bands, and bars), and workouts for different locations (home, office, gym), all with illustrations. Workouts For Dummies also deals with the following topics and much more:
Creating a personalized workout
Warming up, cooling down, and stretching
Preventing common injuries
Targeting and toning trouble spots
Evaluating equipment, gear, and gadgets
Determining your fitness level
Working out while traveling
Filled with expert tips, techniques, and step–by–step photos that illustrate over 100 exercises,
Workouts For Dummies will help you make exercising an enjoyable part of your life.
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
<p>Part 1: Getting Started 5</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Motivate Your Mind, Exercise Your Body 7</p>
<p>Chapter 2: The Where and Wear of Working Out: Shoes, Clothes, and More 19</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Warming Up, Cooling down, and Stretching 29</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Listening to Your Body: Injury Prevention 51</p>
<p>Part II: My Body Type s Best Workout 57</p>
<p>Chapter 5: The Mesomorph Body Type 59</p>
<p>Chapter 6: Life as an Ectomorph 69</p>
<p>Chapter 7: The Endomorph Body Type 77</p>
<p>Chapter 8: Your Personalized Workout Program 87</p>
<p>Part III: Upper–Body Workouts 107</p>
<p>Chapter 9: Cardiovascular Exercise 109</p>
<p>Chapter 10: Flex Your Pecs: Arm and Chest Exercises 125</p>
<p>Chapter 11: Carry the Weight of the World: Back and Shoulder Exercises 143</p>
<p>Part IV: Lower–Body Workouts 159</p>
<p>Chapter 12: Crunch Time: Awesome Abdominal Exercises 161</p>
<p>Chapter 13: Strong, Fit Legs: Leg Exercises 171</p>
<p>Chapter 14: I Love My Thighs: Inner and Outer Thigh Exercises 183</p>
<p>Chapter 15: Firm Those Buns: Bun Exercises 193</p>
<p>Part V: Special Workouts at Home, on the Road, in the Office, or at the Gym 201</p>
<p>Chapter 16: A Home Workout With an Exercise Band 203</p>
<p>Chapter 17: Hotel and Travel Workouts 215</p>
<p>Chapter 18: Working Out at Work 235</p>
<p>Chapter 19: Working Out at the Gym 263</p>
<p>Chapter 20: Special Workouts for Special Needs: Pregnancy, Seniors, and Kids 271</p>
<p>Part VI: The Part of Tens 299</p>
<p>Chapter 21: My Ten Favorite Exercises and Why You Should Do Them 301</p>
<p>Chapter 22: Tamilee s Top Ten Workout videos 305</p>
<p>Chapter 23: My Ten Favorite Fitness Books 311</p>
<p>Part VII: Appendixes 317</p>
<p>Appendix A: Exercise Program Chart 319</p>
<p>Appendix B: Finding Fitness in the Web 331</p>
<p>Index 333</p>
<p>Book Registration Information Back of Book</p>
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