Gardener's Fitness

Gardener's Fitness

Author: Barbara Pearlman

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing

Published: 1999-04-01

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1461708877

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A practical, easy-to-follow manual, Gardener's Fitness includes conditioning exercises, postural guidance for moving correctly and safely, therapeutic stretches to relieve discomfort, and a variety of gentle exercises designed to relax tired muscles and restore energy after laboring in the garden.


Get Fit Through Gardening

Get Fit Through Gardening

Author: Jeffrey P. Restuccio

Publisher: Hatherleigh Press

Published: 2008-03-11

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9781578262687

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Get Fit Through Gardening A Fun Program to Get Your Body Fit, Your Food Fresh, and Your Mind Calm A new approach to gardening that shows how gardeners can get the maximum amount of health benefits from planting and tending to their garden Gardening is traditionally thought of as a gentle hobby suited for the weekend–not as exercise. It’s time to turn over a new leaf with Get Fit Through Gardening. Thousands of gardeners worldwide will benefit from this unique exercise program that will emphasize strengthening their backs and knees to prevent injury. It also introduces this novel approach to fitness enthusiasts everywhere, suggesting that the way to fitness may just be a Saturday afternoon spent weeding and raking. Get Fit Through Gardening is completely different than traditional gardening. It’s all about the gardener’s needs, health, and muscles–not the needs of the plants. What you grow becomes secondary to how you grow, and the focus is on getting the maximum amount of health benefits as possible from your exercising. Inside, you’ll learn how to: • turn your garden into your own personal fitness center • properly assume one of eight stances to protect your back and knees • stretch properly, before and after your gardening exercise • alternate hands and tools to get a complete body workout in 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week You can grow vegetables or flowers, or just use the techniques inside to monitor your perfect lawn. Either way, it’s up to you to reap what you sow: a fit and healthy body.


Garden Your Way to Health and Fitness

Garden Your Way to Health and Fitness

Author: Bunny Guinness

Publisher: Timber Press (OR)

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 088192881X

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A leading landscape designer joins forces with a physiotherapist to provide a guide that combines gardening with health exercises and furnishes step-by-step sequences, based on Pilates, that emphasize safe gardening techniques, boost fitness, and avoid stresses and strains, with tips on planting designs for time-pressed gardeners, how to use daily cultivation methods to promote varying activity levels, and more. Original.


Journey Into Health

Journey Into Health

Author: Sheena Bull

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1460289528

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If you’re looking for a typical fitness book, this isn’t it — and that’s a good thing! Part memoir, part reference book, and part motivational text, Journey into Health: Inspiring Lessons in Fitness and Business speaks to those who are interested in becoming fit and healthy for life, not just in looking for six-pack abs or competing in a sporting event. With warmth and compassion, this book describes how health affects an entire community and how gyms and fitness centres are the core of a healthy community. It also explains how everyone has a personal responsibility to become fit and stay fit to benefit themselves, their families, their communities, and the planet. Even the most reluctant exerciser will be motivated and inspired! Be prepared to buy a new gym outfit and hit your favourite fitness studio— and don’t worry, you’ll find common sense advice on getting started in this book, too. With the help of Journey into Health: Inspiring Lessons in Fitness and Business, you too can overcome a fear of the gym and become healthier and happier in order to enjoy life fully.


The Lifelong Gardener

The Lifelong Gardener

Author: Toni Gattone

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2019-08-20

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1604698535

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“The secret to making the most of later life is to keep doing what you love. With practical advice and gentle inspiration, Gattone shows us how gardening can work for people of any age.” —Carl Honoré, author of In Praise of Slowness You can keep gardening for life, you just need to make adjustment as you age. In The Lifelong Gardener, adaptive gardening expert Toni Gattone shares her proven methods for making your favorite hobby easier on your aging body—techniques that that will help you garden smarter, not harder. This helpful guide includes dozens tried-and-true methods that help eliminate the physical strain of gardening, like buying ergonomic tools, using raised beds, and moving tools around in bins on wheels. The Lifelong Gardener celebrates the joy of gardening, and Gattone’s message of empowerment will stir you to find joy in your garden for years to come.


Fitness the Dynamic Gardening Way

Fitness the Dynamic Gardening Way

Author: Jeffrey P. Restuccio

Publisher: Balance of Nature Pub

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9781880886106

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FITNESS THE DYNAMIC GARDENING WAY is the result of two-&-a-half years of research & interviews with dozens of the nation's leading fitness specialists, psychologists, horticultural therapists & physicians. THE DYNAMIC GARDENING WAY both expands & integrates the exercise, nutritional & psychological benefits of organic gardening. Combined, they create a health & wellness lifestyle where success is measured in seasons, years & decades. Home-grown fruits & vegetables are less expensive, better tasting & more nutritious than store-bought produce. THE DYNAMIC GARDENING WAY is a fitness program flexible enough to be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of their age or athletic ability. Gardening is used as a tool to learn how to enjoy the moment & build self-esteem. "Anyone following this well-conceived program will lead a wholesome, vigorous & rewarding lifestyle." - Charles Norelli, M.D. Author Jeffrey Restuccio is the Southeast regional new varieties tester for ORGANIC GARDENING magazine & the founder & past president of the Mid-South Organic Network (MIDSON). To Order, call Publishers Distribution Services (1-800-345-0096); FAX at (616) 929-3808.


A Way to Garden

A Way to Garden

Author: Margaret Roach

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 1604699175

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“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.


Functional Fitness for Older Adults

Functional Fitness for Older Adults

Author: Patricia A. Brill

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9780736046565

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Older adults are liable to resist exercise, yet remaining active is crucial in enabling them to retain or regain a reasonable quality of life. This text is an illustrated guide for activity professionals working with mature adults over the age of 65, especially those who have reduced quality of life.


Movement Matters

Movement Matters

Author: Katy Bowman

Publisher: Uphill Books

Published: 2016-11-29

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1943370044

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Human beings have always moved for what they need until recently. We know how a lack of movement impacts our bodies but how does culture-wide sedentarism impact the world? Movement Matters is an award-winning collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking presentation on the interconnectedness of nature, human movement, and the environment. Winner: Foreword Indies Book Award (Gold) Here Bowman widens her there is more to movement than exercise message presented in Move Your DNA and invites us to consider this idea: human movement is a part of the ecosystem. Movement Matters explores how we make ourselves, our communities, and our planet healthier all at the same time by moving our bodies more–as well as: How did we become so sedentary? (Hint: Convenience often saves us movement, not time.) the missing movement nutrients in our food how to include more nature in education why ecosystem models need to include human movement the human need for Vitamin Community and group movement Unapologetically direct, often hilarious, and always compassionate, Movement Matters demonstrates that human movement is powerful and important, and that living a movement-filled life is perhaps the most joyful and efficient way to transform your body, community, and world. A must read for exercise teachers, environmentalists, and those wanting simple, accessible ways to take action for a better world.