Fitness for everyone 50 exercises for every type of body
Book - 2020
"No matter who you are, you can perform every exercise in this book. You want to get into shape but feel limited by your weight, age, or ability. You want to exercise but think everything seems too difficult. You want to develop a fitness routine but don't want to be forced into something. You want simple, flexible, and effective. This book offers these features: 50 exercises that have modifications for every body type, 10 fitness routines for specific physical and mental benefits, and expert fitness advice on how to incorporate fitness into your everyday life. If you thought you couldn't do a pushup or a jumping jack or a burpee, this book has the right modification for you to allow you to do these exercises and dozens other...s"--adapted from publisher website.
- Subjects
- Published
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New York, NY :
Alpha, an imprint of DK Publishing
2020.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First American edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 256 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781615648993
- Foreword
- Yes, you can exercise!
- Author feature: Louise Green
- Chapter 1. Fitness Basics
- Making fitness accessible-for everyone
- Making fitness "core" in your life
- Creating consistency & confidence
- Breathing techniques
- What you need to exercise
- How to use this book / Meet the models
- Chapter 2. Upper Body & Core
- T-Raise
- Chest Press
- Squat to Shoulder Press
- Split Stance Front Raise
- Push-Up
- Biceps Curl Crossover
- Lat Pulldown
- Triangle Push-Up
- Pullover
- Triceps Dip
- Model feature: Simi Athwal
- Wood Chop
- V-Sit Oblique Rotation
- Upright Pull
- Bent-Over Row
- Superhero (Lower Back Extension)
- Upright Plank
- Leg Drop
- Dead Bug
- Biceps Curl
- Side Plank
- Model feature: Thea Hill
- Chapter 3. Lower Body & Cardio
- Squat
- Hip Thrust
- Reverse Lunge
- Wall Sit
- Donkey Kick
- Fast Feet
- Deadlift
- Lateral Leg Raise
- Jab & Cross
- Model feature: Jordan Herdman
- Single-Leg Calf Raise
- Squat Kick
- Speed Skating
- High Knees
- Glute & Leg Extension
- Burpee
- Jumping Jack
- Mountain Climber
- Model feature: Faedragh Carpenter
- Chapter 4. Stretch & Balance
- Upper Back Stretch
- Chest & Pectoral Stretch
- Glute Medius Stretch
- Oblique & Lat Stretch
- Hip Flexor Stretch
- Calf Stretch
- Model feature: Taz Visram
- Hamstring Stretch
- Shoulder Stretch
- Quad Stretch
- Single-Leg Weight Pass
- Single-Leg Arm Rotation
- Airplane
- Pendulum
- Model feature: Rob Gosse
- Chapter 5. Combinations, Intervals & Complexes
- Interval Training
- Multi-Action
- Full-Body Complexes
- Stretch & Balance Complexes
- Upper Body / Lower Body / Core
- Index
- About the Author / Acknowledgments