Exercise Nutrition

A. J. Jacobs tackles his most challenging experiment yet: a yearlong mission to radically improve every element of his body and mind - from his brain to his fingertips to his abs. First, he had to tackle a complicated web of diet and exercise advice, most which is nonsensical, unproven, and contradictory. Second, he had to consult a team of medical advisers. And finally, he had to subject himself, over the course of two years, to a grueling regimen of exercises and a range of diets and nutritional plans.

Award-winning rapper, producer, and champion of healthy living — Khnum Ibomu, widely known as ‘Stic’ from the revolutionary but gangsta hip-hop duo, dead prez, has inspired millions with his music and lifestyle. But he wasn’t always the people’s champ of healthy living in hip-hop.

As recently as 1966, women were forbidden to run in the marathon. Professionals - including doctors - believed it was physically impossible and dangerous for women to run more than a mile and a half. But as with many other barriers women have faced over time, we fought our way in. Today, women make up almost half of the marathoning population. Yet most marathon training manuals are written by men. And while these men are experts when it comes to how men can and should train, women need training programs tailored to our bodies....

Prepare for success with this comprehensive audiobook designed specifically for aspiring personal trainers. Whether you're commuting, working out, or multitasking, this guide makes studying efficient and effective.

In recent years the field of aging research has exploded with new clinical findings. Many widely accepted ideas about aging—including those about the inevitability of our declining metabolism, our dying brain cells, and our deteriorating muscles and bones—have been debunked. Today we know that the physical signs of aging are far more a product of lifestyle choices than of calendar years. Aging Backwards offers an exciting and comprehensive plan for actively slowing down and even reversing the aging process through gentle exercise that develops strong, flexible muscles.

Diets. Fitness plans. A thousand choices. And for many, a thousand failures. Have you started strong but then faded over time, regressing into destructive habits? Mind over Diet will take you on an alternative journey. You’ll engage psychological principles to refresh your outlook and form a positive decision-making process. Mind over Diet’s step-by-step process will empower you to create an optimized food plan and “the best fitness plan ever created.” Learn how knowledge and perception is a tool to get energized, recalibrate negative habits, and sustain a positive lifestyle for ...

Ready to achieve what so many want, but so few have? Achieving 200 consecutive squats is an incredible show of strength that very few ever manage to accomplish.

Sensuality is about more than just pleasure. Sensuality is an innate power that can help you to tune in to your body, mind, and spirit. To be sensual is to know yourself so intimately that you can move through life with confidence and clarity, deeply connected to the fire within. In this book, Henika Patel invites you on a journey of expansion to find your unapologetic, unashamed, fully expressed sensual spirit.

Both instructive and inspiring, Kriya Yoga: Spiritual Awakening for the New Age can be the spark showing the aspiring devotee both how and why to take up the lifelong practice of Kriya Yoga. Learn the pitfalls to look out for along the way, and how to reach ultimate success on your journey to self-realization.

We’ve been sold a lie: The world tells us that pain is inevitable, that our bodies must break down as we age, and that there’s nothing we can do about it. Here’s the shocking truth: The vast majority of the pain that plagues our aging bodies is self-inflicted. It’s caused by the way we use our bodies every day - the way we sit, the way we stand, the way we walk and run. But with simple exercises, anybody can learn to heal their chronic musculoskeletal pain, and prevent future pain, injury, and joint problems from developing.

While mainstream yoga culture explodes, the teachings have often strayed far from yoga’s traditional roots. The result is a watered-down, often inaccurate or incomplete practice that doesn’t responsibly reflect the rich and powerful tradition. Susanna Barkataki invites yoga practitioners to become stewards of the tradition—bold and effective trailblazers for embodying the roots of yoga. Barkataki gives practitioners the knowledge, tools, and language to delve deeply into the tradition, authentically, responsibly, and with appreciation.

Growing up, Ben was an accomplished athlete who was always looking for an opportunity to run, ride, kick a ball or compete. After graduating from university, he went on to work for a prestigious private equity firm in London, but after a pivotal year of battling skin cancer and losing one of his family members to illness, he decided to take the jump and follow his dream of helping others through health and fitness. Raise the Bar is a narrative motivational book that focuses on lessons and advice all told through stories and insight from Ben.

Sly Moves - part candid autobiography, part nuts-and-bolts training manual, part motivational handbook - is a refreshingly sensible guide to getting immediate results that last a lifetime. It's also a provocative inside look at the trials of a body-conscious star rising in the most image-conscious industry in the world.

Traditional warm-ups zap valuable strength and energy, and ultimately performance suffers. Even worse, the typical warm-up will increase the risk of injury! If you are tired of spinning your wheels and getting nowhere with your training, then discover the real secrets to effective workouts. Most strength training warm-ups are a complete waste of time and many are counterproductive. They lack structure and purpose, resulting in a poor workout or worse, injury! Throw tradition out the window. The days of doing unnecessary and non-specific aerobic work followed by the mindless, boring and ...

That the average adult spends 50 to 70 percent of their day sitting is no surprise to anyone who works in an office environment. But few realize the health consequences they are suffering as a result of modernity's increasingly sedentary lifestyle, or the effects it has had on society at large. In Get Up!, health expert James A. Levine's original scientific research shows that today's chair-based world, where we no longer use our bodies as they evolved to be used, is having negativeconsequences on our health.

Primal Endurance shakes up the status quo and challenges the overly stressful, ineffective conventional approach to endurance training. While marathons and triathlons are wildly popular and bring much gratification and camaraderie to the participants, the majority of athletes are too slow, continually tired, and carry too much body fat respective to the time they devote to training. The prevailing "chronic cardio" approach promotes carbohydrate dependency, overly stressful lifestyle patterns, and ultimately burnout.

Fascinating soundscapes create a unique environment for all kinds of wellness activities, relaxation, meditation, and healing. The soft mix of dreamlike music and natural sounds lowers the heart rate and deeply relaxes body and mind. Relaxing soundscapes with a total running time of over 14 hours for Wellness, Meditation, QiGong, Zen, Yoga, Reiki, and Ayurveda. The tracks are so relaxing that most people are calm after just a few seconds. Patrick Lynen is one of the most influental european authors. Together with a team of world-famous musicians, he created these unique tracks.

With obesity rates soaring and fitness levels declining, superstar rapper 50 Cent offers an all-access pass to his premium plan for lifelong fitness. Through metabolic resistance training, 50 Cent’s six-week fitness plan breaks down the barriers between traditional weight training and cardio workouts, accelerating fat loss while building muscle. Coauthored with Jeff O’Connell, editor-in-chief at Bodybuilding.com, the book delivers a payoff that goes beyond six-pack abs and flab-free pecs.

Are you ready to take control of your aging journey? Look no further than "Healthy Aging," the comprehensive guide to living your best life as you age! With 18 informative chapters, this eBook covers everything from understanding the aging process to coping with loss and grief. You'll gain a deep understanding of your own fitness level and learn how to set realistic goals for yourself. With tips on developing an exercise plan, improving your flexibility and balance, and choosing the right equipment, "Healthy Aging" makes it easy to stay active and engaged with life. But fitness is just one ...

This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating back and related pains, even for the long-term sufferer. First in the best-selling Treat Your Own series, written by internationally-acclaimed physiotherapist Robin Mckenzie OBE CNZM, this book distils the essence of the McKenzie method(R) of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy(R), as taught to medical and other health professionals globally, in an easily accessible format, direct to the sufferer.