A basic daily exercise plan:
Deep breathing—10 minutes daily
Walk 30 minutes daily.
MONDAY 20 minute endurance
TUESDAY 10 minute strength
WEDNESDAY 20 minute endurance
THURSDAY 10 minute strength
FRIDAY 20 minute endurance
SATURDAY Add 30 minute extra walk—Do Am and PM
Yoga for Weight-Loss: The Effective 4-Week Slimming Plan for Body, Mind and Spirit
Celia Hawe
ISBN 0-7607-5454-3
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In the introduction, Celia Hawe writes this short overview of the book:
“My Yoga for Weight-Loss program will help you to lose fat effortlessly and permanently.
All you have to do is:
1) Learn a few easy postures
2) Challenge [...]
Yoga: Three in One: Three Complete Home Workout Programs
Hinkler Books
ISBN 1-7415-7416-1
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The three home workout programs in this book are: (1) Simply Yoga, (2) Yoga Class, and (3) Yoga: One Partner-Sharing and One Individual Yoga Class. All the poses are illustrated.
The first workout program, Simply Yoga, introduces yoga breathing, corpse pose (opening exercise), [...]
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The World’s Fittest You: Harness the Power of Interval Training-and Get On the Road to Fitness in Just One Month
Joe Decker
ISBN 0-451-21401-3
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Joe Decker’s The World’s Fittest You is my favorite guide for weight loss/exercise. He includes the following ten steps to healthy eating:
(1) Follow a schedule for eating, (5 times daily),
(2) Downsize everything [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Shape Walking: Six Easy Steps to Your Best Body
Marilyn L. Bach and Lorie Schleck
ISBN 1-56731-647-6
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Step One-Are you ready to shape up with Shapewalking?
Step Two-Getting Started with Fitness Walking
Step Three-Fitness Walking Plus
Step Four-Strength Training
Step Five-Target Toning
Step Six-A Week in the Life of a ShapeWalker
Overview of the Exercises
Heart Rate
Blank Worksheets
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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, [...]
