For the High Energy Fitness Plan, we recommend acquiring your own library of the books we recommend for health, food programs, and exercise. Several books give you several choices of exercise that you may choose. Some of these books are:
Yoga for Weight-Loss (ISBN 0-7607-5454-3) This book by Celia Hawe is a 4 week plan. We [...]
Escape Your Shape: How to Work Out Smarter, Not Harder
Edward Jackowski
ISBN 0-7432-1144-8
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In Escape Your Shape, Edward Jackowski, the author, uses the following profiles for each of the four body types. The types are:
1) The hourglass body type means that you tend to carry weight in both upper and lower body with a slender spot [...]
The 7 Secrets of Slim People
Vikki Hansen and Shawn Goodman
ISBN 0-06-101338-2
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Chapter 1: How Does Weight Control Damage You?
Chapter 2: Dieting Can Make You Fatter!
Chapter 3: Weight is Not Your Proble
The secrets:
Chapter 4: Secret #1 Listen to your body, not your mind
Chapter 5: Secret #2 Eat with awareness and without judgment
Chapter 6: Secret #3 Eat [...]
Healthy Woman: Walk Off the Weight
Prevention/Rodale
ISBN—none listed—call 1-800-848-4735 for Rodale products
The following information is from “Smart Walking Strategies” to help you not give up walking. Most importantly, plan your walk and follow your plan. Remember, failing to plan is planning to fail.
Use Time Wisely
Make the commitment—remember the benefits—get rid of the “All or nothing” mindset—stop [...]
Complete Guide to Pilates, Yoga, Meditation Stress Relief
Parragon Publishing
ISBN 1-4542-216-5
This guide has four main sections: pilates, yoga, meditation and stress relief. Following are an excerpt from each section: 1) Pilates: “Pilates exercises have been designed to work the muscles of the body as efficiency as possible in the minimum time. These low-impact exercises treat the [...]
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Workouts for Dummies
Tamilee Webb
ISBN 0-7645-5124-8
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From How This Book is Organized:
1) Part I: Getting Started—is about getting motivated to begin exercise on a regular basis.
2) Part II: My Body Type’s Best Workout
Choose your body type from the diagrams for mesomorph,
ectomorph or endomorph.
3) Part III: Upper-Body Workouts
Pick and choose your favorite exercises to put in your [...]
Essential Stretch: Gentle Movements for Stress Relief, Flexability and Overall Well-Being
Michelle LeMay
ISBN 0-300-52893-8
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Essential Stretch by Michelle LeMay with the ISBN 0-399-52893-8 is featured in this post. Michelle has spent years developing and teaching her stretch techniques. The table of contacts includes the basics, the blessings, the techniques (oscillations, breath, heart activation, meditation and [...]
Move Your Body Tone Your Mood
Kate F. Hayes
ISBN 1-57224-275-2
Kate Hays has created what she called “the workout therapy wookbook”. In the introduction she requests that you adopt two actions from the beginning: 1) thinking of yourself as an investigator or searcher for truth, and 2) making a commitment to one form of sedentary activity—wring out [...]
