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 [...]
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8 Minutes in the Morning
Jorge Cruise
ISBN 0-06-050538-9
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Jorge Cruise tells how his weight loss plan works:
“Follow my 8 minutes in the Morning program and you will see amazing weight-loss results in just 28 days. But it doesn’t stop there. I will also give you the tools you need [...]
Boredom is the main reason that people desert an exercise program. After the first few weeks of an exercise program, anyone will begin to feel better. Endorphins, the good-feeling hormone secreted by the brain, are released with exercise.
Interval training beats the boredom as it incorporates several types of exercise. Switching the exercises daily as well [...]
Develop exercise modules using the following suggestions:
15-20 minutes each
Types of exercise included:
For balance,
For flexability
For endurance
For strength
Goals for exercise:
Weight loss
Improve health
Focus on parts of the body
Gain energy
Self-esteem
Toning exercises
Fighting a Sedentary Lifestyle:
Every hour do something physical
Intensity of workout—should be able to talk freely during exercise
Food isn’t the problem—inactivity is
Workout aids-
Have an exercise partner
Wear bright, fun clothes
Shape Walking: Six Easy Steps to Your Best Body
Marilyn L. Bach and Lorie Schleck
ISBN 1-56731-647-6
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
Use an exercise notebook to list the results of the following tests throughout your exercise program. One that we recommend is The Ultimate Workout Log by Suzanne Schlosberg.
The tests are:
Determining your resting heart rate
Your target heart rate zone
Your working heart rate
Total body weight
Dress, pant, and shirt sizes
Body fat measurements
Push yourself up
Abdominal curls
Stretching to the [...]
For the High Energy Diet, 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 recommend [...]
Relaxation learning stems from needing to free the body of our mental and emotional trigger points. You are the only person who can identify your trigger points. Keep a written record of the situations that may you tense. Notice yourself getting tense sometimes before anything has happened.
By learning simple physical exercises, you can combine these [...]
