Smart Guide to Getting Strong and Fit (Paperback)

Michael Cader

ISBN 10: 047129635X / ISBN 13: 9780471296355

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, New York, 1998

About this Item

Paperback. Smart Advice on designing a surefire, step-by-step plan for making safe and effective exercise a regular part of your lifeSmart Strategies for breaking old habits and replacing them with a customized, easy-to-follow fitness plan Smart Tips on being strong, staying young, and looking terrific An all-you-need-to-know introduction to making safe and effective exercise a regular and rewarding part of your life Smart Strategies for achieving optimum health through a focus on cardiovascular fitness, musculoskeletal function, and body composition Smart Tips on getting the most out of weight training, aerobic fitness, abdominal work, stretching, and more Smart Advice on how to inject painless bits of fitness-enhancing physical activity into every part of your day--and how to make the best use of your gym workout Smart Definitions of plyometrics, Spinning, circuit and interval training, anaerobic exercise, and much more Quick reading and easy referencing with a comprehensive index and loads of sidebars and tables Smart Guides take readers seriously. They satisfy even the most curious person's desire to know the essentials about any of a wide range of topics--from vitamins to mutual funds to stress relief. It's all about good reading and expert information. The choice is yours. More people are using health clubs and recent studies have revealed the preventative benefits and health giving effects of even moderate exercise. This guide prepares the general reader for all aspects of fitness and exercise. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Smart Guide to Getting Strong and Fit (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047129635X
• ISBN 13: 9780471296355
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Finally. A series that won′t treat you like a dummy . . .

Smart Guides are sensible books that take readers seriously, satisfying even the most curious person′s desire to know everything about any of a wide range of topics from vitamins to mutual funds to stress relief.

No idiots. No dummies. No name–calling. Just good reading and expert information. Isn′t it about time?

Here is a surefire, step–by–step plan for getting fit, featuring expert strategies for breaking old habits and replacing them with safe, easy–to–follow and wonderfully satisfying fitness regimes. Effectively dispelling and counteracting the glut of bad or ineffective fitness advice in today′s media, this book provides honest information and truly expert advice, with hundreds of lively illustrations, icons, and a comprehensive index and useful appendices for easy reference.

About the Author

Carole Bodger is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in the New York Times, McCall′s, Glamour, Working Woman, and Longevity. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.