Workouts for dummies
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Workouts for dummies
（--For dummies）
Hungry Minds, c1998
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Includes index
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内容説明
Every few months a new diet, wonder drug, or workout machine hitsthe market promising instantaneous results. Unfortunately, none ofthese fads ever seems to work. That's because the secret togood health is based on a balanced workout routine, which consistsof eating a healthy diet, exercising, resting your body, and doingyour best to find balance in all aspects of your life. If you candedicate yourself to this goal and are willing to work for what youwant you can have a healthy and fit body.
Workouts For Dummies by Tamilee Webb, whose buffed bodyis the star of the Buns of Steel workout video series, will showyou how to get the most out of your workout routine no matter whatyour current level of fitness. If you're a workout enthusiastthis book will help you shape up with easy workouts you can doanytime, anywhere. Even if you've never exercised,don't worry--this book starts with basic topics such aschoosing shoes and warming up.
Workouts For Dummie s covers everything you'll needto create an effective exercise program, starting with anexplanation of body types (so you don't think you'llend up looking like Cindy Crawford if you don't already) andthe workouts that suit your body type. You'll also finddirections for stretches, aerobic exercises, muscle conditioning(using weights, furniture, exercise bands, and bars), and workoutsfor different locations (home, office, gym), all withillustrations. Workouts For Dummies also deals with thefollowing topics and much more:
* Creating a personalized workout
* Warming up, cooling down, and stretching
* Preventing common injuries
* Targeting and toning trouble spots
* Evaluating equipment, gear, and gadgets
* Determining your fitness level
* Working out while traveling
Filled with expert tips, techniques, and step-by-step photos thatillustrate over 100 exercises, Workouts For Dummies willhelp you make exercising an enjoyable part of your life.
目次
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started 5
Chapter 1: Motivate Your Mind, Exercise Your Body 7
Chapter 2: The "Where" and "Wear" of Working Out: Shoes, Clothes, and More 19
Chapter 3: Warming Up, Cooling down, and Stretching 29
Chapter 4: Listening to Your Body: Injury Prevention 51
Part II: My Body Type's Best Workout 57
Chapter 5: The Mesomorph Body Type 59
Chapter 6: Life as an Ectomorph 69
Chapter 7: The Endomorph Body Type 77
Chapter 8: Your Personalized Workout Program 87
Part III: Upper-Body Workouts 107
Chapter 9: Cardiovascular Exercise 109
Chapter 10: Flex Your Pecs: Arm and Chest Exercises 125
Chapter 11: Carry the Weight of the World: Back and Shoulder Exercises 143
Part IV: Lower-Body Workouts 159
Chapter 12: Crunch Time: Awesome Abdominal Exercises 161
Chapter 13: Strong, Fit Legs: Leg Exercises 171
Chapter 14: I Love My Thighs: Inner and Outer Thigh Exercises 183
Chapter 15: Firm Those Buns: Bun Exercises 193
Part V: Special Workouts at Home, on the Road, in the Office, or at the Gym 201
Chapter 16: A Home Workout With an Exercise Band 203
Chapter 17: Hotel and Travel Workouts 215
Chapter 18: Working Out at Work 235
Chapter 19: Working Out at the Gym 263
Chapter 20: Special Workouts for Special Needs: Pregnancy, Seniors, and Kids 271
Part VI: The Part of Tens 299
Chapter 21: My Ten Favorite Exercises and Why You Should Do Them 301
Chapter 22: Tamilee's Top Ten Workout videos 305
Chapter 23: My Ten Favorite Fitness Books 311
Part VII: Appendixes 317
Appendix A: Exercise Program Chart 319
Appendix B: Finding Fitness in the Web 331
Index 333
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