Breast Fitness
Breast Fitness

Author: Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1466875003

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Never before has a book so clearly detailed how exercise can reduce the risk for and recurrence of breast cancer, and how women can incorporate a safe and effective exercise program into their lives to fight against the disease. In clear, accessible language, the expert authors explain: *How to ascertain your breast cancer risk factors *What you can do NOW to prevent Breast Cancer *Detailed diet and exercise programs that will keep you healthy and can save your life *How to detect breast cancer early *Your best lifestyle choices for surviving--and thriving--after diagnosis, and practical steps to maximize your chances of the cancer never coming back. Want to prevent breast cancer or keep it from coming back? With Breast Fitness, Dr. Anne McTiernan, Dr. Julie Gralow, and Dr. Lisa Talbott present the only comprehensive, illustrated guide to the new-found connection between exercise and fighting breast cancer, and what you can do to maximize your chances of living your life breast cancer-free.

Joint-Friendly Fitness
Joint-Friendly Fitness

Author: Bill Desimone

Publisher:

Published: 2021-01-24

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9781546540915

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The fitness program for those who don't want to aggravate old injuries-or risk new ones.For many, General Fitness is a perfectly acceptable goal. The benefits are numerous and established, and regular exercise is something you can do on your own behalf.But the hard-core images can get in the way. Bodybuilding, the combative sports, and extreme exercise can all produce impressive bodies, but impressive injuries as well. If staying injury-free is a major priority for you, these may not be the best influence on your workouts.Joint-Friendly Fitness is an approach to exercise that puts using your body safely first, above all other aspects of your program. It draws on anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology to determine how the muscles and joints work properly, and then applies that to exercise instructions. The goal is to get more fit, toned, and flexible while managing the risk of your workout itself causing an injury.Joint-Friendly Fitness is designed to avoid both the obvious injuries that happen during your workout, and the not-as-obvious wear and tear that leads to new injuries and chronic conditions. And what makes it The Optimal Exercise Program is that you can achieve the level of general fitness you desire, from looking better in clothes and moving without achy joints, to supporting your golf game or your 5ks, in the time and effort you have to devote to it.In this profusely illustrated manual, you will learn: How to use free weights, machines, cardio, and other exercises in a way that is more effective for conditioning yet easier on the joints. How your joints and muscles work most effectively, what their vulnerable positions are, and how to protect them during exercise. And how to organize your program for sustainable training with the intent of staying injury free. Strengthen your muscles, protect your joints, avoid injury...and benefit from exercise over a lifetime.

Firefighter Functional Fitness
Firefighter Functional Fitness

Author: Jim Moss

Publisher:

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780990844242

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Firefighter Functional Fitness is the essential guide to optimal firefighter performance and longevity. It provides all firefighters with the knowledge, mindset, and tools to:Maximize their fire ground performance Reduce their risk of injury and experiencing a line-of-duty deathLive a long, healthy career and retirementDesigned for firefighters by firefighters, this book shares the The 4 Pillars of Firefighter Functional Fitness: Physical FitnessRecovery and RestHydrationNutrition and LifestyleIt also reveals the The Big 8 concept, which includes over 100 photos and descriptions of functional exercises, movements, and stretches that are specifically designed to enhance firefighter performance. The Workout Programming chapter gives firefighters numerous options for putting The Big 8 into action, taking into account all levels of fitness. Additionally, each chapter provides practical action steps for both immediate improvement and long-term success.Must-read bonus chapters include:The Importance of Annual Medical EvaluationsAn Analysis of the Fire Service's Cardiovascular EpidemicFirefighter Physical Agility AssessmentsAddressing Organizational Barriers to FitnessFrequently Asked QuestionsAlarmingly, over the past 10 years, the fire service has suffered more than 1,000 line-of-duty deaths. Unfortunately, over 50% of these LODDs were attributed to heart attacks, strokes, and other medical causes. Firefighter Functional Fitness attacks these statistics by providing all firefighters with the tools needed to combat this epidemic.Firefighter Functional Fitness brings together the authors' combined 40+ years of fire service experience and decades of utilizing functional fitness principles. The result is an invaluable resource with the vital tools and knowledge that firefighters desperately need to not only enjoy a healthy and productive career, but also benefit with a healthy retirement.

LifeFit
LifeFit

Author: Ralph S. Paffenbarger

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 427

ISBN-13: 9780873224291

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Discusses the health benefits of exercise, and suggests a program designed with the goal of lifelong fitness

Optimal Guide to Your Best Physique
Optimal Guide to Your Best Physique

Author: Kameron George

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-10-09

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781518690556

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With many ways to pursue your fitness goal, there is always a smarter way to get the job done. Optimal Guide To Your Best Physique is the blueprint to achieving amazing results in the quickest and most efficient way. This simple and straightforward guide explains how to significantly burn fat and build muscle without wasting time and effort on unnecessary habits. As you learn the truth behind nutrition and training, you will observe that you don't have to be limited to certain foods in order to reach your goal. While misleading information finds its way through the fitness community, this guide helps you understand the basic science of how to eat and train effectively toward your goals. With tons of tips and advice, you will be completely aware and confident in achieving the results you really want.

The Awesome Foursome
The Awesome Foursome

Author: Irwin Schwartz

Publisher: Ingram

Published: 2010-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780981693521

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Forget the latest fad diet or exercise craze. In The Awesome Foursome, health and fitness expert Dr. Irwin Schwartz, Ed.D. gives you his comprehensive, easy-to-follow and sustainable strategy for incorporating proper nutrition and regular exercise into your lifestyle. The book covers sensible eating, weight lifting, aerobic exercise and stretching. Dr. Schwartz has thirty-five years of experience as an educator, fitness consultant, and strength and conditioning specialist. The students in his Wellness and Physical Fitness course at Pace University have benefited from his straightforward approach for nine years, and his clients for thirty.

ROAR
ROAR

Author: Stacy T. Sims, PhD

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2016-07-05

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1623366879

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“Dr. Sims realizes that female athletes are different than male athletes and you can’t set your race schedule around your monthly cycle. ROAR will help every athlete understand what is happening to her body and what the best nutritional strategy is to perform at her very best.”—Evie Stevens, Olympian, professional road cyclist, and current women’s UCI Hour record holder Women are not small men. Stop eating and training like one. Because most nutrition products and training plans are designed for men, it’s no wonder that so many female athletes struggle to reach their full potential. ROAR is a comprehensive, physiology-based nutrition and training guide specifically designed for active women. This book teaches you everything you need to know to adapt your nutrition, hydration, and training to your unique physiology so you can work with, rather than against, your female physiology. Exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist Stacy T. Sims, PhD, shows you how to be your own biohacker to achieve optimum athletic performance. Complete with goal-specific meal plans and nutrient-packed recipes to optimize body composition, ROAR contains personalized nutrition advice for all stages of training and recovery. Customizable meal plans and strengthening exercises come together in a comprehensive plan to build a rock-solid fitness foundation as you build lean muscle where you need it most, strengthen bone, and boost power and endurance. Because women’s physiology changes over time, entire chapters are devoted to staying strong and active through pregnancy and menopause. No matter what your sport is—running, cycling, field sports, triathlons—this book will empower you with the nutrition and fitness knowledge you need to be in the healthiest, fittest, strongest shape of your life.

Optimal Muscle Training
Optimal Muscle Training

Author: Ken Kinakin

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9780736081726

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Looks at how muscles function, provides tests to determine the ability to do weight-training exercises, and includes exercise to improve muscle function and strength.

Just Eat
Just Eat

Author: Barry Estabrook

Publisher: Lorena Jones Books

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0399580271

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The New York Times bestselling author of Tomatoland test drives the most popular diets of our time, investigating the diet gurus, contradictory advice, and science behind the programs to reveal how we should—and shouldn’t—be dieting. “Essential reading . . . This will completely change your ideas about what you should be eating.”—Ruth Reichl, author of Save Me the Plums Investigative journalist Barry Estabrook was often on the receiving end of his doctor’s scowl. Realizing he had two options—take more medication or lose weight—Estabrook chose the latter, but was paralyzed by the options. Which diet would keep the weight off? What program could he maintain over time? What diet works best—or even at all? Over the course of three years, Estabrook tried the regimens behind the most popular diets of the past forty years—from paleo, keto, gluten-free, and veganism to the Master Cleanse, Whole30, Atkins, Weight Watchers—examining the people, claims, and science behind the fads, all while recording his mental and physical experience of following each one. Along the way, he discovered that all the branded programs are derived from just three diets. There are effective, scientifically valid takeaways to be cherry-picked . . . and the rest is just marketing. Perhaps most alarming, Estabrook uncovered how short-term weight loss can do long-term health damage that may go undetected for years. Estabrook contextualizes his reporting with an analysis of our culture’s bizarre dieting history, dating back to the late 1800s, to create a thorough—and thoroughly entertaining—look at what specific diets do to our bodies, why some are more effective than others, and why our relationship with food is so fraught. Estabrook’s account is a relatable, pragmatic look into the ways we try to improve our health through dieting, revealing the answer may be to just eat.

Heartmath Brain Fitness Program
Heartmath Brain Fitness Program

Author: Rollin Mccraty

Publisher: Waterfront Digital Press

Published: 2017-03-30

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9781945949456

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Your Brain Fitness Companion: emWave and Inner Balance As you practice on the go, or at your computer, you increase your heart-brain synchronization and your ability to take charge of your mental and emotional reactions and stress. Mental clarity and intuition, communications, relationships and quality of life all improve. Praise for HeartMath and Brain Fitness "We hace had great success using HeartMath's TestEdge Program with thousands of our students in middle and high school and we are very excited about being able to give out elementary students the same advantage." -- Kathy Reutman Bryant, executive director, student services, Boone County Schools, Kentucky "Typically, I introduce the emWave Desktop as a primary intervention to assist students in developing the self-management skills needed to cope with stress. I find it very useful because it offers visual feedback. Students see the result of their actions. And it is so easy to use." -- Vern Russell, director of Student Counseling Services, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. www.heartmath.com 1-800-459-9111