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Chapter 10: Exercising Outdoors 157 your legs a better workout. If you’re a beginning swimmer, you may feel like you’re going no ...

Swimming tips for rookies ................................................................ Even if you’re the queen of your aero ...

For these reasons, Suzanne was thrilled to discover snowshoeing — now her favorite winter sport and one that’s booming in popula ...

Still a few handy techniques can help you navigate hilly terrain. When you climb a steep slope, kick the front of your snowshoe ...

Part IV Lift and Curl: Building a Stronger Bod with Weights ...

In this part... W e give you the know-how to tone and strengthen your muscles, whether you work out at home or at the gym. Chapt ...

Chapter 11 Chapter 11: Why You’ve Gotta Lift Weights ............................................................... In This Cha ...

Stay strong for everyday life ............................................................ People who don’t exercise lose 30 to ...

Strong muscles and strong bones go hand in hand. The more weight you can lift, the more stress you can put on your bones; this s ...

How does this work? First, a couple of definitions: Your metabolismrefers to the number of calories you’re burning at any given ...

How long does it take to get stronger? ........................................... You may be able to lift more weight after jus ...

Strength is one thing, but how long will it take before my body looks better? Most people start to see changes after six weeks o ...

weight. You may even gain a few pounds, because muscle weighs more per square inch than fat, but your clothes may fit better. As ...

reason people may gain fat when they stop lifting weights is that they keep their calorie intake the same but are no longer burn ...

Chapter 12 Your Muscles: Love ’Em or Lose ’Em In This Chapter
Discovering the formal names — and the slang — of your muscles
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Deltoid Biceps External Obliques Rectus Abdominis Internal Obliques Adductors Quadriceps Tibialis Anterior Pectorals Figure 12-1 ...

Deltoid Trapezius Rhomboids Triceps Erector Spinae Latissimus Dorsi Forearm Gluteus Medius Gluteus Maximus Hamstrings Gastronemi ...

This section simply discusses the major muscles of the body; it doesn’t show you a weight-lifting technique for that muscle grou ...

Job description:Your delts help your arms move in a wide range of directions. The training payoff:You’ll never have to wear shou ...

Our favorite exercises:Internal and external rotation, performed with an exercise band, a dumbbell, or a weight plate, or on a c ...