A complete plan for total body transformation, Hot Point Fitness introduces more than 100 unique super-exercises, demonstrating routines that exact 100 percent muscle output for leaner and denser muscle in a fraction of the time standard weight-training and aerobic exercises take to get results. When seen through MRI scans, muscles actually glow red hot after these incredible workouts. Focus-ing on precision in movement and on exercise variation, Hot Point Fitness presents amazing three-, four-, and five-day-a-week workouts as well as advice on the optimum foods to fuel the body, manipulate metabolism, and burn that stubborn fat.

A wonderful conditioning exercise for women of all shapes and sizes, Pilates is now recognized as one of the best overall exercises for the pregnant body as well. A low-impact and relaxing exercise regimen, Pilates doesn't divert blood flow from the growing fetus. As important, Pilates strengthens the abdominal muscles known as the "powerhouse," making it easier for new mothers to recover from childbirth and regain their pre-pregnancy waistline.Working with Dr. Uzzi Reiss, a prominent Los Angeles-based gynecologist and obstetrician, Mari Winsor has developed the first mat-based Pilates routine for pregnant women, bringing this time-efficient and highly effective means to get and stay in shape into the home. Illustrated with 100 black-and-white photographs, the exercises in The Pilates Pregnancy are gentle on the body and easy to do at any stage of pregnancy.