Peak Performance Fitness: Maximizing Your Fitness Potential Without Injury or Strain
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ISBN: 089793296X / Publisher: HUNTER HOUSE, October 2000
A comprehensive guide to achieving overall fitness instructs readers in how to use simple exercises to prevent or heal a wide variety of ailments and improve one's overall health and well-being, offering a step-by-step approach for developing one's cardiovascular capacity, strength, and flexibility. Simultaneous.
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<b>Does Your Fitness Program Really Fit <i>You</i>?</b><p>Do you have a personal predisposition to injury? Do you know what it is? Has any health professional (or book) ever explained to you the need for a postural evaluation to assess what you should—or shouldn’t—do in your workout?</p><p>When it comes to exercise, most people have the best intentions. What they often lack is the best information. As a result, they often injure themselves while exercising and cannot reach or maintain their peak fitness level.</p><p><b>Protect Yourself by Reshaping Your Workout</b></p><p>Columbia University trained physical therapist Jennifer Rhodes gives the reasons behind most common exercise injuries and outlines a program that will strengthen and lengthen your muscles while correcting your alignment. She explains why sit-ups don’t work, biceps curls are a waste of time, and your knee pain may be caused by a foot problem.</p><p>Her book contains over 20 illustrated exercise routines, clear anatomical explanations with drawings, and charts to track your progress. You will learn:</p><p></p><ul><li><span>how different body parts work and how to balance them</span><br></li><li><span>how to activate key muscles that most workouts neglect</span><br></li><li><span>how to customize an exercise program for yourself</span><br></li></ul>Whether you are new to exercise or an elite athlete, <i>Peak Performance Fitness </i>is a program you are sure to return to again and again!<br><p></p>
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