These step-by-step instructions for fat-burning and building muscles will transform your body in 30 days, through a combination of exercise and walking.
Millions of people practice some form of yoga, but they often do so without a clear understanding of its history, traditions, and purposes. This comprehensive bibliography, designed to assist researchers, practitioners, and general readers in navigating the extensive yoga literature, lists and comments upon English-language yoga texts published since 1981. It includes entries for more than 2,400 scholarly as well as popular works, manuals, original Sanskrit source text translations, conference proceedings, doctoral dissertations, and master's theses. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author for easy access, while thorough author, title, and subject indexes will help readers find books of interest.
Transform your body with the exercises dancers, gymnasts, and Olympic athletes count on to stay strong, slim, and sexy. With The Core Strength Workout as your guide, you'll target the critical torso muscles that make the difference between fat and fabulous. You'll walk taller, sleeker, and leaner within weeks! Book jacket.
The exercise ball has reached new heights of popularity in both gyms and homes, mainly because it's easy to use, effective, and fun! Most people think of the ball as a tool for strength training, but in fact, it's a great cardio tool as well. In this book, ball expert Lizbeth Garcia shows you how to use the ball to boost metabolism, build muscle, and lose weight. In 101 moves, from beginner to advanced, you'll learn how to create simple routines that get your heart pumping and your fat burning. Illustrated with original full-color photos throughout, this book is perfect for ball enthusiasts of all fitness levels.
This timely story of America's love affair with yoga explores why yoga is so popular and argues that something essential is being lost as this five-thousand-year-old spiritual practice has become a pop culture fitness phenomenon. Original.
A book for women who want to improve or start a weight-lifting routine. Another follow-up to our successful 101 Ways to Work Out on the Ball, this book targets another piece of inexpensive yet powerful equipment - dumbbells. Many people buy them but either use them incorrectly or not at all because they're not sure how. This book gives 101 different exercises for upper and lower body that you can do in the gym or at home. Strength training can actually change the shape of your body, improve your metabolism, and build bone strength - but most women aren't sure how to do it. This book makes it easy to reap the enormous benefits of weight training?in your own home.
You can be as toned, energized, and beautiful as you were in your twenties or more so! Yoga practitioners have long known the secrets to looking and feeling young. Now you can harness the amazing power of this ancient art to fight flab and rejuvenate every part of your body with the three energizing routines in this book. Through simple step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow full-color photos, Glenda Twining shows you the miracle of anti-aging yoga. She has helped hundreds of people turn back the clock with her unique program, and you can be next! Book jacket.
Metabolism Jumpstart and Fat Free Cardio were created to raise the heart rate, burn calories, and strengthen and shape the upper and lower body. It's the best way for the body to defy gravity!
Once the province of gurus, yoga is now practised by such media-star personalities as Madonna and Sting. Yoga paraphernalia is everywhere, from malls to supermarkets, and the number of practitioners is growing daily. What prompted the change from spiritual to secular - and who is cashing in? Yoga Inc.examines the trends now sweeping the industry, from large 'McYoga' chains to yoga tournaments to high-profile yogis like Bikram Choudhury. Yoga Inc.asks- Can yoga survive with its good karma intact?
For more than 30 years, Yoga Journal has been helping readers achieve the balance and well-being they seek in their everyday lives. With every issue,Yoga Journal strives to inform and empower readers to make lifestyle choices that are healthy for their bodies and minds. We are dedicated to providing in-depth, thoughtful editorial on topics such as yoga, food, nutrition, fitness, wellness, travel, and fashion and beauty.