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Keep in mind the following tips as you perform the double calf stretch: Keep both heels flat on the floor or as close to the fl ...

Keep in mind the following tips as you perform this stretch: Keep your abs pulled in to prevent your lower back from sagging.  ...

Photograph by Sunstreak Productions, Inc. Finding Alternative Ways to Stretch .................................................. ...

Little research has been conducted yet on AI, but we think this method works, and we particularly like it for people who don’t e ...

Hold for two seconds, and then release, allowing your right leg to relax for a few seconds. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for a total of ...

Calf stretch To keep your calves loose and supple, sit up and wrap the rope around your right foot (left foot bent or straight — ...

PNF involves tightening a muscle as hard as you can right before you stretch it. PNF is most often used for stretching the hamst ...

84 Part II: Enjoying Total-Body Health: Eating Well and Staying Injury-Free ...

Chapter 7 Nutrition Basics In This Chapter
Counting calories
Understanding the balance of fat, carbs, and protein
Developing ...

86 Part II: Enjoying Total-Body Health: Eating Well and Staying Injury-Free You shouldn’t have to carry around a diet book and c ...

Chapter 7: Nutrition Basics ............................................................................................ Stop w ...

88 Part II: Enjoying Total-Body Health: Eating Well and Staying Injury-Free Trans fats These artery-clogging fats may be just as ...

Chapter 7: Nutrition Basics 89 by solid evidence. Certain Greek populations of the 1960s ate as much as 40 percent fat — primari ...

90 Part II: Enjoying Total-Body Health: Eating Well and Staying Injury-Free If you just don’t eat a lot of fiber in your diet an ...

Chapter 7: Nutrition Basics 91 Get Enough Protein, but Don’t Fall for High-Protein Propaganda ........... Protein is crucial bec ...

92 Part II: Enjoying Total-Body Health: Eating Well and Staying Injury-Free rather than as your main course. Sprinkle meat on yo ...

Chapter 7: Nutrition Basics 93 Add a percentage of Step 3 to account for your activity. For a relatively sedentary day — say, a ...

94 Part II: Enjoying Total-Body Health: Eating Well and Staying Injury-Free illustrates one of the pyramid’s main flaws: failure ...

Chapter 7: Nutrition Basics 95 A final gripe: The base of the pyramid — which includes bread, cereal, rice, and pasta — fails to ...

96 Part II: Enjoying Total-Body Health: Eating Well and Staying Injury-Free The Mediterranean Diet Pyramid prioritizes the high- ...