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Part V Cardio-Strength Workouts: Getting the Best of Both Worlds ...

In this part... You find out about workouts that combine aerobic activity and strength-building exercises. These days, everyone’ ...

Chapter 15 Chapter 15: Circuit Training for Fitness and Fun ...................................................... In This Chapt ...

gather up the following inexpensive equipment and set up stations in your exercise room, spare bedroom, (dry) basement, garage, ...

Dumbbell biceps curl This exercise, as you may expect, works the biceps. Hold a dumbbell in each hand and stand with your feet a ...

Pull-ups Pull-ups work all the upper-body muscles. For this exercise, you need a bar that can hold your body weight. Place your ...

locked. Pull in your abdominals; keep your shoulders back, down, and not rounded; and pull your chest up. Bending your elbows, l ...

step. Pull in your abdominals and bend your right leg on the step at the knee as you push your hips back, sinking into your righ ...

Leg raises Leg raises work primarily the lower portion of the abs. Lie on your back and place your hands, palms down, under the ...

Lunge Lunges are amazing for your butt, hips, and upper legs. Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart. Take a large st ...

Dumbbell shoulder presses Back extensions Pull-ups Single-leg squats Push-ups Hanging abs Tricep dips Leg raises One-ar ...

Set the timer on your watch for 20 to 45 seconds (start on the low end, and gradually build up) and before you begin doing an e ...

Chapter 16 Chapter 16: All about Yoga: Mind and Body .............................................................. In This Chap ...

exercises — are intended to promote the union of the mind, body, and spirit. Most forms of yoga focus on relaxation and deep bre ...

Integral: Integral classes involve lots of meditation and chanting. However, integral yoga is one of the easier forms to learn ...

Some yoga instructors don’t take into account individual differences in fit- ness and flexibility, so it’s up to you to know you ...

Yoga For Dummiesby Georg Feuerstein and Larry Payne (published by Wiley) discusses most of the poses and includes very helpful p ...

Photograph by Blaine Michioka/Rainbow Photography Child’s pose ................................................................. ...

Photograph by Sunstreak Productions, Inc. Sage twist ........................................................................... ...

Photograph by Blaine Michioka/Rainbow Photography Photograph by Blaine Michioka/Rainbow Photography Triangle pose .............. ...