T'Ai Chi Ch'uan (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by Petra Kobayashi and Toyo Kobayashi
Unlock the secrets and health benefits of this ancient internal Chinese martial art! T'ai Chi Ch'uan (or taijiquan), a Chinese internal martial art, is best appreciated in the West for its health and fitness benefits, as an art of self-defense, and as a spiritual path. In classical Tai Chi, these aspects form an inseparable unity. In this guide to the classical Yang style, Petra and Toyo Kobayashi present the foundations of T'ai Chi Ch'uan and give comprehensive insights into its methods. Speci...
The Advanced Fitness Instructor's Handbook (Fitness Professionals)
by David Archer and Morc Coulson
The Advanced Fitness Instructor's Handbook follows on from The Fitness Instructor's Handbook. It is the first textbook to cover the National Occupational Standards and the Qualifications framework for Level 3 and Level 4 Instructors teaching Exercise and Fitness - required to teach one-on-one, and the standards which gyms are increasingly expecting staff to attain.
Designing Resistance Training Programmes
by Steven J. Fleck and William J Kraemer
This book is designed for strength training coaches, serious athletes who design their own resistance training programmes, and all scientists interested in learning how strength is developed. Debunking old weight training myths along the way, the authors translate research and theory into practical training guidelines.
Increasingly popular as a self-defence method and fitness program, Krav Maga is the Israeli military's renowned method for fending off attackers. Based on the principles of doing minimal harm and enhancing our natural instincts for self-protection, anyone can master its moves - regardless of strength, size, age or gender. In this excellent beginner's guide David Khan presents the basic techniques and principles. Topics include: Anticipating an attack; Understanding the bodies vulnerable targets;...
GET IN FIGHTING SHAPE WITH THE US MARINES You want to get fit? Tell it to the Marines! This authentic, inside look at the physical fitness training programs of the United States Marine Corps is guaranteed to get you in the best shape of your life. Whether you are a Marine, plan to be a Marine, or just want to be as tough as a Marine, you’ll discover how to get in top physical condition. WITNESS THE LEATHERNECKS IN ACTION! Come join us at Recruit Basic Training and Officer’s Candidate School as...
Mein Schrittzähler Tagebuch
by Schrittzahler Tagebuch and Schrittmesser Tagebuch
Strength Ball Training (Poetry Europe S., #2)
by Lorne Goldenberg and Peter Twist
This work combines two of the most effective ways to train for fitness and sports performance: Swiss balls and medicine balls. Both methods of training can replicate specific sports movements, or create a platform ideally suited to train stabilizing muscles to improve agility and mobility. It shows athletes and fitness enthusiasts how to use Swiss ball and medicine ball exercises to develop greater strength and stability for muscle definition and sports performance. It presents strength exercise...
In his new book TRUTH Body Solutions, Frank Sepe provides easy, nutritionally sound, common-sense eating strategies that not only are easy to follow, but will help you lose the excess weight forever without pills or gimmicks. Frank doesn't believe in the latest fad diet, but would rather provide you with the nutritional information his clients pay thousands of dollars to learn. There are also separate chapters for those of you who need to actually gain a few pounds in a safe way. Frank also foc...
Keep Calm And Exercise - Fitness Journal
by Fitness Journal and Workout Log
100 TAGE INTENSIVES BODYBUILDING Und VEGANE MAHLZEITEN
by Mariana Correa
By the time many men get to 40, they are starting to lose their battle with the bulge, they work incredibly long and stressful hours at work, are away from their families, and their sex life might well have taken a severe downward turn. How to Fix Your Life - Now! is the proverbial kick in the behind for all of those slightly overweight and unfit men who feel their lives are stuck in a rut. Duncan Goodhew, Olympic Gold Medallist and motivational speaker, knows all about facing challenges and in...