Total Fitness for Women: Proven Strategies to Trim down, Firm up and Get Fit

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Exposes the myths and misconceptions surrounding fitness and weight loss, and clearly demonstrates how each of us possesses the power to control and shape our physical destiny. The book is designed to benefit women of all ages, and fitness levels who want to lose inches, burn fat and tone muscles. Exhaustive workouts, restrictive diets, nutritional supplements and extreme self denial are not required parts of the package. Instead the reader learns how to harness the immense power of habit and focus that power ...
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Overview

Exposes the myths and misconceptions surrounding fitness and weight loss, and clearly demonstrates how each of us possesses the power to control and shape our physical destiny. The book is designed to benefit women of all ages, and fitness levels who want to lose inches, burn fat and tone muscles. Exhaustive workouts, restrictive diets, nutritional supplements and extreme self denial are not required parts of the package. Instead the reader learns how to harness the immense power of habit and focus that power toward the realisation of fitness goals.
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Many women turn to crash diets and exhaustive workouts when they want to lose fat and inches instead of setting realistic goals and making fitness and good nutrition lifelong habits. Here, peak performance coach and educator Luxbacher and his coauthors argue that a more effective approach is to use skill, knowledge, and attitude to lose weight, get fit, and eat healthfully. Luxbacher offers strategies for women of all ages and fitness levels to help them lose weight, develop strong muscles and bones, gain more energy, and make fitness a lifelong habit. Readers will learn how to determine their current fitness level and create an exercise program. Sample aerobic, strength, and flexibility exercise plans are also included, complemented by illustrations and healthy eating suggestions, and special chapters target children, pregnant women, and older women. This book is informative and easy to read, but it does not offer much that's new. An optional choice for larger fitness and exercise collections; libraries owning Miriam Nelson's "Strong Women" series (e.g., Strong Women Eat Well, Strong Women Stay Slim) could probably skip. Samantha J. Gust, Niagara Univ. Lib., NY Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781930546554
  • Publisher: Wish Publishing
  • Publication date: 10/28/2011
  • Pages: 190
  • Sales rank: 1,001,843
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.50 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Table of Contents

Section I Becoming Fit: We Become What We Repeatedly Do
Preface viii
Chapter 1 The Fit Lifestyle 3
Chapter 2 The Incredible Power of Habit 7
Chapter 3 Building a Foundation 11
Chapter 4 Slim Down--Firm Up--Get Fit 16
Chapter 5 Barriers to Success 20
Section II Becoming Fit: The Essential Elements
Chapter 6 Body Composition 25
Chapter 7 Muscular Fitness 34
Chapter 8 Aerobic Fitness 43
Chapter 9 Flexibility 50
Section III Becoming Fit: The Process
Chapter 10 Planning for Success 57
Chapter 11 Weight Loss Basics 61
Chapter 12 The Seven Steps to Permanent Fat Loss 68
Chapter 13 Getting Stronger 76
Chapter 14 Shaping a Feminine Physique 83
Chapter 15 Getting F.I.T. 113
Chapter 16 Rating the Aerobic Exercises 118
Chapter 17 Improving Flexibility 123
Chapter 18 Eating for Optimal Fitness 132
Section IV Becoming Fit: Special Conditions
Chapter 19 Kids and Fitness 153
Chapter 20 Exercise and Pregnancy 158
Chapter 21 You're Never Too Old! 161
Chapter 22 Exercise and the Environment 167
Chapter 23 Commit to be Fit! 173
Total Fitness for Women
Appendix A 175
Appendix B 176
Reference List 178
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