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Whether you're an extreme exercise enthusiast or you're just
looking to shed a few pounds, this is the last book on training,
endurance, health, and life you will ever need. In this book you
will learn: The 2 best ways to build fitness fast without
destroying your body; Underground training tactics for maximising
workout efficiency; the best biohacks for enhancing mental
performance and entering the zone; how to know with laserlike
accuracy whether your body has truly recovered; 26 ways to recover
quickly from workouts, injuries, and overtraining; the 25 most
important blood and saliva biomarkers and how to test them; 5
essential elements of training that most athletes neglect; 7
stress-fighting weapons to make your mind-body connection
bulletproof; proven systems to enhance sleep, eliminate insomnia,
and conquer jet lag; 40 high-calorie, nutrient-dense meals that
won't destroy your metabolism; Easy tools for customising your
carbs, proteins, and fats for your unique body; 9 ways to f
Whether you long to live with less stress, reduce anxiety, find the
confidence to follow your dreams or simply find more happiness and
meaning in your everyday life, Thrive Through Yoga will take you on
a journey towards health, strength and freedom. Thrive Through Yoga
unites ancient wisdom with modern psychology to create a
revolutionary route to freedom from the anxieties and worries of
21st-century living. This life-changing 21-day journey maps out a
clear path to healing and personal growth through daily yoga
routines, heart-centred explorations and meditations. Find the
inspiration, guidance and courage to let go of whatever is holding
you back, transform struggle into strength, and grow as bold and
brave and beautiful as you were born to be.
A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the
transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the
bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist John J. Ratey, MD. Did
you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss,
sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by
elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is
incontrovertible: Aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains
for peak performance. In Spark, John J. Ratey, M.D., embarks upon a
fascinating and entertaining journey through the mind-body
connection, presenting startling research to prove that exercise is
truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to
addiction to aggression to menopause to Alzheimer's. Filled with
amazing case studies (such as the revolutionary fitness program in
Naperville, Illinois, which has put this school district of 19,000
kids first in the world of science test scores), Spark is the first
book to explore comprehensively the connection between exercise and
the brain. It will change forever the way you think about your
morning run -- -or, for that matter, simply the way you think.
Dating from about the third century A.D., the Yoga Sutra distills the essence of the physical and spiritual discipline of yoga into fewer than two hundred brief aphorisms. It is the core text for any study of meditative practice, revered for centuries for its brilliant analysis of mental states and of the process by which inner liberation is achieved. Yet its difficulties are legendary, and until now, no translation has made it fully accessible.
This new translation, hailed by Yoga Journal for its "unsurpassed readability," is by one of the leading Sanskrit scholars of our time, whose Bhagavad Gita has become a recognized classic. It includes an introduction to the philosophy and psychology underlying the Yoga Sutra, the full text with explanatory commentary, and a glossary of key terms in Sanskrit and English.
This daring, visionary book revolutionizes yoga practice--and makes it truly accessible to everyone, in every body, at any age, and in any state of health.
Yoga practice has so much to offer us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. But many of us feel discouraged to practice because we see young, slim, flexible, well, and able-bodied people dominating yoga spaces. Yet, yoga is truly a practice for all--conferring enormous benefits to our overall well-being as our bodies change, age, and navigate various health challenges. Jivana Heyman, founder of Accessible Yoga, views yoga as a basic human right--saying we all deserve to practice it in whatever state we find our body or mind. Accessible Yoga offers a simple, clear, and wonderfully adaptable practice for all people regardless of ability, health, and body type. Heyman has spent over twenty years sharing yoga with people of all abilities and backgrounds, and in this book, he shares his knowledge by breaking down complex yoga poses, breathing practices, meditation techniques, and yoga teachings into clearly understandable and practical tools we can use every day, regardless of our limitations or challenges.
Thousands have found renewed health and increased sensory awareness through the Feldenkrais method as explained in Awareness Through Movement. Here is a way for people of every age to integrate physical and mental development into a new, invigorating wholeness. Feldenkrais provides a modern-day, practical program for the perennial ideal of a healthy mind in a healthy body. His down-to-earth method carefully avoids any mystical component and never obliges any pupil to master abstruse theories. Exercises for posture, eyes, imagination, and more will simultaneously build better body habits and focus new dimensions of awareness, self-image, and human potential.
Immersing the reader in Daoist philosophy and its impact on life,
this new edition of Vital Breath of the Dao by Master Zhongxian Wu
is a fully illustrated guide to qigong, a way of physical and
spiritual cultivation, and a way of life. The book includes the
historical background, practical application, underlying principles
and techniques of Daoist cultivation practices to bolster health
and intensify spiritual connection to universal energy. Lineage
holder Master Zhongxian Wu uses storytelling and a wealth of
practical examples to introduce powerful qigong and internal
alchemy methods and offers previously unseen personal stories to
deepen his explanation of Daoist philosophy.
PREVENT BONE LOSS AND DECREASE THE RISK OF INJURY WITH THIS
FULLY-ILLUSTRATED WORKOUT GUIDE As you get older, osteoporosis is a
big concern. Luckily, there are things you can do to keep it from
adversely affecting your life. Featuring more than 100 step-by-step
exercises divided into detailed fitness plans, Beat Osteoporosis
with Exercise guarantees that, regardless of your current fitness
level, you can radically improve all aspects of your health,
including: * Preventing bone loss * Increasing mobility * Avoiding
fractures * Building strength * Lowering risk of injury * Improving
balance * Fixing posture As these exercises become a regular habit,
you'll have an improved and sustainable quality of life while
engaging in your favorite physical activities, such as golf,
hiking, fishing, tennis or even salsa dancing. This book's safe,
age-appropriate, customizable approach to exercise offers stability
to your bones while lowering risk of injury.
Have you ever thought why every workout you have ever done stopped
at the neck? Or wondered why traditional yoga calms the mind, tones
the body but forgets the face? Are you looking for a natural way to
look and feel younger and healthier? Danielle Collins, TV's Face
Yoga Expert, believes we should all have the opportunity to look
and feel the very best we can for our age and to care for our face,
body and mind using natural and holistic techniques. Her method
requires just 5 minutes a day and could not be easier to get
started. Integrating practical facial exercises with inspirational
lifestyle tips, including diet and skincare, Danielle Collins' Face
Yoga is a revolutionary new programme to help you achieve
healthier, firmer, glowing skin.
Qigong is an aspect of traditional Chinese medicine that involves
coordinating breathing patterns with physical postures to maintain
health and well-being. Wu Qin Xi: Five-Animal Qigong Exercises is
an accessible, fully-illustrated guide to a particular qigong
exercise that imitates the movements of animals and birds. The book
explores the development of the five-animal exercises from the work
of Hua Tua, a leading physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty whose
inspiration came from the observation of tigers, deer, bears,
monkeys and birds. He came to the conclusion that wild creatures
regularly performed certain exercises which can be replicated in
order to build up the constitution and improve life skills. Each
routine is described step-by-step, and is illustrated with
photographs and key points. The authors also point out common
mistakes and offer advice on how to correct these. Complemented by
an appendix of acupuncture points and accompanied by online
content, this book will be of interest to Qigong and Tai Chi
practitioners at all levels, students of martial arts and anyone
interested in Chinese culture.
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