Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started 5
Chapter 1: Motivate Your Mind, Exercise Your Body 7
Chapter 2: The “Where” and “Wear” of Working Out: Shoes, Clothes, and More 19
Chapter 3: Warming Up, Cooling down, and Stretching 29
Chapter 4: Listening to Your Body: Injury Prevention 51
Part II: My Body Type’s Best Workout 57
Chapter 5: The Mesomorph Body Type 59
Chapter 6: Life as an Ectomorph 69
Chapter 7: The Endomorph Body Type 77
Chapter 8: Your Personalized Workout Program 87
Part III: Upper-Body Workouts 107
Chapter 9: Cardiovascular Exercise 109
Chapter 10: Flex Your Pecs: Arm and Chest Exercises 125
Chapter 11: Carry the Weight of the World: Back and Shoulder Exercises 143
Part IV: Lower-Body Workouts 159
Chapter 12: Crunch Time: Awesome Abdominal Exercises 161
Chapter 13: Strong, Fit Legs: Leg Exercises 171
Chapter 14: I Love My Thighs: Inner and Outer Thigh Exercises 183
Chapter 15: Firm Those Buns: Bun Exercises 193
Part V: Special Workouts at Home, on the Road, in the Office, or at the Gym 201
Chapter 16: A Home Workout With an Exercise Band 203
Chapter 17: Hotel and Travel Workouts 215
Chapter 18: Working Out at Work 235
Chapter 19: Working Out at the Gym 263
Chapter 20: Special Workouts for Special Needs: Pregnancy, Seniors, and Kids 271
Part VI: The Part of Tens 299
Chapter 21: My Ten Favorite Exercises and Why You Should Do Them 301
Chapter 22: Tamilee’s Top Ten Workout videos 305
Chapter 23: My Ten Favorite Fitness Books 311
Part VII: Appendixes 317
Appendix A: Exercise Program Chart 319
Appendix B: Finding Fitness in the Web 331
Index 333
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