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The Fitball Workout
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By
Jan Endacott
$13.30
Price includes NZ wide delivery! Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback / softback, 128 pages, Revised edition Edition | | Other Information: | 200 colour | | Published In: | UK, 15 June 2008 |
Increasingly popular, gym balls are fun, extremely versatile and highly effective. The pilates and yoga inspired exercises in "The Fitball Workout" greatly improve core stability, stretch and tone muscles and increase strength and flexibility for a leaner, more streamlined body. The safe, non-impact workouts are suitable for men and women of all fitness levels, and are especially useful for sufferers of back pain. Also included are 'Trainer's Tips' boxes, variations on exercises and a menu of different routines so that readers can tailor the workouts to suit their individual needs. With this book even those normally reluctant to exercise will soon become hooked on this comfortable way of achieving great results. |
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION; WARM-UPS; Gentle stretching exercises to: Open the chest and upper body; Create awareness of proper alignment and correct breathing; Awaken core muscles; Mobilize the joints gently; Prepare the mind THE UPPER BODY; Toning exercises for the upper body and arms, including exercises using free weights ABDOMINALS AND BACK; Exercises to strengthen and tone the whole of your back and activate all sections of the stomach, producing a strong centre and a flat tummy LEGS AND BUTTOCKS; Exercises to build strong but lissom legs, topped by a firm, tight bottom that will instantly turn heads COOL-DOWN STRETCHES; Exercises to cool down the muscles with stretches. These exercises will also improve flexibility and leave you relaxed and refreshed WORKOUT PLANS; A selection of personalized workout programmes for men and women, plus routines for back sufferers as well as the less mobile and elderly INDEX; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS About the AuthorJan Endacott is a personal trainer, sports psychologist and Pilates instructor and the author of a number of books for Hamlyn. Her training programmes have helped women from all walks of life achieve their personal fitness goals. PrizesFitballs are now amongst the most popular exercise tools and are used in fitness classes worldwide Curl-ups with a fitball are 30% more effective than when carried out on a flat surface INTRODUCTION; WARM-UPS; Gentle stretching exercises to: Open the chest and upper body; Create awareness of proper alignment and correct breathing; Awaken core muscles; Mobilize the joints gently; Prepare the mind THE UPPER BODY; Toning exercises for the upper body and arms, including exercises using free weights ABDOMINALS AND BACK; Exercises to strengthen and tone the whole of your back and activate all sections of the stomach, producing a strong centre and a flat tummy LEGS AND BUTTOCKS; Exercises to build strong but lissom legs, topped by a firm, tight bottom that will instantly turn heads COOL-DOWN STRETCHES; Exercises to cool down the muscles with stretches. These exercises will also improve flexibility and leave you relaxed and refreshed WORKOUT PLANS; A selection of personalized workout programmes for men and women, plus routines for back sufferers as well as the less mobile and elderly INDEX; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| Publisher: | Hamlyn | | ISBN: | 0600617483 |
| EAN: | 9780600617488 | | Dimensions: | 21.0 x 14.0 centimeters (0.27 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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