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CrossFit celebrity Christmas Abbott shows how to attain the body of
your dreams with a targeted eating strategy and total-body workout
plan that will whip glutes and hips-and every problem area-into top
shape. As a formerly "skinny fat" woman, Christmas Abbott knows
what real women need to get the butt and body of their dreams. In
The Badass Body Diet, she dispels the myth of the health benefits
of a "pear shape" body, teaches readers how to spot-reduce excess
fat with targeted meal plans and recipes that zap cellulite, and
galvanizes them with a quick and simple workout plan for a toned
butt-the key to total body fitness. Your "glutes" (the technical
term for booty) are the body's largest and most powerful muscle
group-and one of the most beautiful-but they can go dormant, flat,
and flabby. Packed with essential information, and inspirational
before-and-after photos of her clients, The Badass Body Diet shows
how to whip that butt into shape and provides essential information
on how to: * Select essential "booty foods"-the right proteins,
fats, and carbs * Experience a total body workout with an
easy-to-follow, powerful exercise program * Improve posture and
functional mobility and enhance overall health * Target cellulite
through diet, workout strategies, and other proven tips * And much
more. Unlike most "one approach fits all" diet and exercise books,
The Badass Body Diet identifies the three types of dieters that
Christmas has discovered working with hundreds of clients at her
CrossFit gyms-Modifiers, Gainers, and Maintainers-and tailors her
approach to each, providing specific goals for maximum results.
Stop obsessing about a flat belly, Christmas advises. A Badass Body
is a birthright, and it starts at the bottom-with a trim and tight
tush.
A revolutionary work that guides new parents in helping their baby
form healthy movements, strong muscles, and a fit body during the
child's critical first year of life, filled with vital information
and over 400 full-color photographs that clearly show how to create
a strong foundation for a baby's musculoskeletal health and future
wellness A child's first steps are one of the great miracles in
life-one we think of as a natural, essential, intuitive process.
But just as new parents foster positive digestive, emotional, and
intellectual growth, we cannot leave it to nature and instinct
alone to ensure that infants develop the strong musculoskeletal
foundation they need. Little bodies are malleable: nerves are
elongating, bones are hardening, muscles are strengthening-newborns
are a never-ending process of physical change. The problem is that
the car seat, the bouncer, the carrier, the crib, the
pack-n-play-the very devices modern parents depend on for
hands-free parenting-leave that precious developing bundle at the
mercy of gravity and passive, bodyweight-based alignment. Shaping
Your Baby's Foundation gives new parents the information they need
to safely and effectively build their baby's muscle tone,
strengthen the child's growing body, and set their newborn on the
path for a lifetime of wellness. Shaping Your Baby's Foundation
isn't about hitting milestones (for example, walking early can mean
a child missed some key areas of strengthening at earlier stages),
it's about growing well. Jen Goodman gives parents the tools they
need to give their baby a body that will be strong and balanced by
the time the child is vertical. By helping a baby meet gravity's
challenges during the first year of life, this book vastly
increases the chances of that baby later remaining strong, fit, and
healthy as a toddler, teen, and adult. Written in Goodman's gentle
and accessible, yet authoritative, voice, and aided by over 400
full-color photographs to guide parents step-by-step through the
first year of their baby's life, Shaping Your Baby's Foundation is
a revolutionary parenting bible for a new generation.
Silver Winner - 2012 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord
MagazineSilver Winner - 2012 Jenkins Living Now AwardFinalist -
2012 Eric Hoffer AwardFinalist - 2012 USA Best Books Award Sunset
Tai Chi is a comprehensive introduction to using Tai Chi for stress
relief. This mind/body program is designed for beginners and
teaches how to calm down and recuperate from the stress of the day,
thus preventing and healing numerous stress-related illnesses. A
full mind/body workout is presented, which can be practiced sitting
or standing. This workout includes restorative poses from yoga,
purifying movements and meditations from qigong, tai chi stances
and drills, as well as a short Sunset Tai Chi form.* Relax and
rejuvenate yourself after a long day.* Incorporate mind/body
exercise into your daily activities.* Increase your lung capacity
and increase your oxygen intake.* Prevent injuries.* Boost your
natural healing of chronic conditions, including arthritis,
fibromyalgia, insomnia, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and cancer.Report
from the New England Journal of Medicine: Using elements found in
the Sunset Tai Chi program, a controlled study at Tufts School of
Medicine showed the benefits of tai chi for fibromyalgia. The
results were published in the prestigious New England Journal of
Medicine on August 19, 2010 regarding this single-blind, randomized
trial of classic Yang-style Tai Chi as compared with a control
intervention consisting of wellness education and stretching for
the treatment of fibromyalgia. The conclusion is that Tai Chi may
be a useful treatment for fibromyalgia and merits long-term study
in larger study populations.
Millions of Americans know yoga as a superb form of exercise and as a potent source of calm in our stress-filled lives. Far fewer are aware of the full promise of yoga as a 4,000-year-old practical path of liberation--a path that fits the needs of modern Western seekers with startling precision. Now Stephen Cope, a Western-trained psychotherapist who has lived and taught for more than ten years at the largest yoga center in America, offers this marvelously lively and irreverent "pilgrim's progress" for today's world. He demystifies the philosophy, psychology, and practice of yoga, and shows how it applies to our most human dilemmas: from loss, disappointment, and addiction, to the eternal conflicts around sex and relationship. And he shows us that in yoga, "liberation" does not require us to leave our everyday lives for some transcendent spiritual plane--life itself is the path. Above all, Cope shows how yoga can heal the suffering of self-estrangement that pervades our society, leading us to a new sense of purpose and to a deeper, more satisfying life in the world.
Professor Zhang Guangde's most popular form of Dao Yin Yang Sheng
Gong (DYYSG) exercises are carefully designed to promote and
maintain good health and wellbeing. This book presents the
movements and offers a means of developing good health, calmness
and tranquillity. Detailed guidance and photographs show how the
series of eight movements can be carried out safely and
effectively, regardless of age or health condition. Accompanying
online videos featuring Professor Zhang Guangde provide a useful
reference for ensuring that each exercise is being carried out in
the correct way. Expert commentary on the form explains the wide
range of health benefits, from improving breathing to promoting
longevity. The principles shared in this book are also useful in
the practice of many other dao yin sequences.
Sleep Recovery gives you the knowledge, tools and resources to
repair your own natural ability to rest - starting tonight. If
you're suffering from insomnia or interrupted sleep, or waking up
feeling un-refreshed, you're not alone. This compassionate and
practical guide to recovering your sleep helps you to repair the
physical, mental, emotional and energetic habits that may be
sabotaging your sleep. You'll find your personal sleep type, put in
place healthier habits and re-learn how to rest deeply and easily.
You'll find your best pathway to sleep recovery, with results you
can see immediately, and that build over time. Includes: simple
yoga stretches and powerful breath practices to settle you for a
good night's sleep, and super-charge your energy in the morning;
restorative yoga postures and mindfulness to give you energy all
day; and all the information you need to troubleshoot your
lifestyle to support better sleep. The book is illustrated
throughout with inspiring line drawings and instructive diagrams.
Using the practical wisdom in this book, you'll learn to wake up
happier and healthier, at every age and stage in your life.
Running is one of the most popular activities worldwide, and
provides an incredible feeling of achievement as well as offering
an enjoyable and accessible way to get fit. This superb book is an
ideal reference guide for beginners, with easy-to-follow advice and
guidance on getting started, staying motivated, and improving your
performance. To help you begin to run, the first part of the book
provides practical advice, including basic health checks,
progressive walk/run programmes, a six-week plan of running for
fitness, and exercises to build up strength. Appropriate clothing
and equipment, stretching exercises and warm-up routines are
described. Once you have achieved a certain standard you may want
to try an event, and there is a special section devoted to
explaining what kinds of events are suitable, from a 5K walk/run to
a marathon. With over 300 photographs and illustrations, including
step-by-step instruction, this expert book is essential reading for
anyone who wants to begin and to improve their running. This title
is the perfect introduction to one of today's fastest-growing and
most popular activities, full of tips to help you stay motivated.
It provides a fascinating insight into the world of running and its
history, with a survey of the greatest runners and famous races. It
includes start-up advice on basic health checks, running kit and
footwear, core strength training and stretching exercises, and
more. As you develop your distance and running skills there are
progressive walk/run programmes and guidance on building up miles
and hill running. It contains expert advice on pre-run and post-run
nutrition, and entering and training for events. Clear and
instructive step-by-step photographic sequences throughout make it
easy to start and keep running.
Loren W. Christensen shows you over 300 ways you can add variety to
your daily martial arts training routine. Whether you're a student
looking for fun new solo drills to spice up your home training or
an instructor in search of new ways to pump up your classes, this
book has what you need. It is an incredible collection of drills,
techniques, and exercises that will take your workouts to the next
level. *Organize your solo workouts to get maximum results from
even the shortest training sessions.*Improve your speed and power
with dozens of inside tips and tricks.*Beat boredom and get excited
about your solo training sessions.*Become a well-rounded fighter by
adding essential skills your instructor may not be teaching
you.*Safely experiment with new techniques to find your ideal
personal style of training.*Get an edge on your opponents with
training methods that will elevate your skills in the ring and on
the street. Not only will you learn enough new training strategies
and methods to keep you busy for years, but Loren W. Christensen's
no-nonsense writing style will get you up and moving, even on the
days you'd rather skip your solo workout. This book is packed with
insight, technique, and motivation. It will become your favorite
training partner.
Whether we realise it or not, everyone and everything, from the
rolling of the tides to the balance of emotions in our bodies, is
influenced by the moon. Moon Yoga is your guide to harnessing the
moon's energy to lift and balance your life through mindful
movement. Yoga is both a physical practice and a spiritual one.
Expert yoga instructor Lisa Hood provides insightful guidance on
how to shape a spiritual practice that channels the moon's energy
to stimulate vitality, creativity, productivity and relaxation.
Whether you work through a whole flow, focus on one pose, or just
work through a breathing exercise, aligning your body and your mind
in a moment of spiritual connection with the moon can help you
centre yourself, even if just for a few moments in the middle of a
busy day. - Learn about how each phase of the moon brings a
different energy into your life. - Move with the moon with yoga
positions and flows that draw on the energy of each of the nine
lunar phases. - Adjust your practice seasonally with practices for
each of the full moons of the year, such as the Wolf Moon, Flower
Moon and Corn Moon. - Find rituals to carry you through the cycles
of the moon. With uplifting mantras and rituals to provide
grounding, strengthened intuition and mindfulness beyond your
physical practice, Moon Yoga gives you all the tools you need to
move in sync with the moon.
Standing qigong is a simple, effective form of exercise suitable
for all ages that can increase health, balance and vitality. This
complete and accessible guide introduces standing qigong for health
and martial arts. Beginning with an introduction describing his own
discovery of the practice and an exploration of the health
benefits, the author provides detailed instruction on the basic
health postures and the process for diaphragmatic breathing. The
second part of the book focuses on the martial postures and
provides guidance on the subtle variations of the movements that
help to cultivate and strengthen healing and internal power.
Practice sequences are also included to help readers get started
immediately, including, in the third part of the book, the Xing Yi
Five Element linking form. Easy-to-follow, and covering all the
basics, this guide to standing qigong is perfect for anyone who is
looking for ways to improve their health, or with an interest in
the internal or martial arts, especially practitioners of Taiji,
Qigong, XinYi, Bagua,YiQuan and yoga.
Can't put your socks on without sitting down? Tight hips,
hamstrings, hip flexors, back and shoulders... sound familiar? Then
this is the book for you! For men who want to improve their
flexibility, reboot their energy levels, decrease stress and, most
importantly, regain their zip and zeal for life, Stiff Guy Yoga is
here to help. Yoga teacher Nikki Lynds-Xavier invites readers to
take her 30 day challenge. The focus of the book is very much on
the mechanics of the yoga body. The appeal of Stiff Guy Yoga has
led to Nikki teaching the British Army and the Fire Brigade.
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