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A word about cost .............................................................................286 Popular classes ............. ...

Monitoring Your Prenatal Workout Routine ............................................335 Keep Exercising after the Baby Arrives ...

Weightlifting Gloves ....................................................................................369 A Workout Log ..... ...

Fitness Magazines .......................................................................................389 Check out specialty ...

Introduction ................................................................ S ome things in life never change, like the traffi ...

Fitness For Dummies,3rd Edition, tells you the stuff you really want to know, such as:
Will you burn more fat if you exercise a ...

Whatever your situation, this guide helps you make the best choices for your goals, lifestyle, and current fitness level. We giv ...

Part III: Getting to the Heart of the Matter ......................................... This part is devoted to cardiovascular ex ...

Part VI: Conquering the Gym (Even at Home) ................................... Walking into a health club can be a terrifying pr ...

Icons Used in This Book ................................................................................. Iconsare small picture ...

Part I Getting Your Butt off the Couch ...

In this part... W e help you get going on a fitness program, no matter what shape you’re in. Chapter 1 gives you a brief overvie ...

Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Fitness 101: Getting the Scoop ...................................................................... In Th ...

Blood pressure:This test measures how hard your heart has to work to pump blood through your blood vessels. Cardio activities ( ...

The simplest — and, perhaps, the cheapest — cardio exercise is walking. Other popular cardio exercises include running, cycling, ...

that you perform some flexibility movement prep before your workout — see Chapter 6.) And the bottom line is that you want to av ...

A gym isn’t the only place to use exercise equipment. If you have the money to invest in your own equipment, you can set up your ...

14 Part I: Getting Your Butt off the Couch ...

Chapter 2 Chapter 2: Testing Your Fitness ..................................................................................... ...

What’s Your Health History? ........................................................................ When you join a gym, one of ...