Do you believe that your weight should be within the range recommended by one of the various height-weight tables that are always appearing in books and magazines?
Take back control of your health with this well-researched and easy-to-follow guide to preventing disease through the food you eat'This book helped me towards hope and focus when I was afraid .
This is a fully up-dated second edition of the successful guide that provides teachers with a range of practical strategies to motivate pupils of all ages to be more active.
'Filled to the brim with advice, tips and inspiration to enable you to achieve your dreams over whatever distance you want your legs to carry you' - Chrissie Wellington, OBE, four-time Ironman Triathlon World ChampionFrom complete beginners to seasoned off-road runners, The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook has all the training and nutrition advice, skills, gear and motivation you need to become a fit and confident trail runner.
In The 17 Day Plan to Stop Aging, Dr Mike Moreno - author of the bestselling sensation The 17 Day Diet- offers an incredible four-cycle plan designed to help you prevent or even reverse the symptoms of aging.
A new title in the Complete Guide series - Exercise Therapy will perfectly complement the Complete Guide to Sports Injuries and the Complete Guide to Clinical Massage.
This book answers readers' most pressing questions about exercise and physical activity and will serve as a valuable resource to anyone interested in starting and maintaining healthy habits in this important area of health.
Amplify your stretches and exercises and prevent and rehabilitate injuries with these foam roller workouts from the bestselling health and fitness author.
Written by a yoga student and teacher, For the Love of Food and Yogais a visually rich exploration of how the inner awareness we develop on our yoga mats fuels our bodies, minds, and overall states of well-being, which subsequently impacts our lifestyles and food experiences.
Transform strength training into a mindful, meditative practice *; Explains how to induce a calm, meditative state through the movements, breathing, and focus of strength-training exercises *; Contains illustrated instructions for 26 exercises to safely strengthen the neck, shoulders, arms, hips, knees, ankles, and torso *; Offers themed meditations on the embodied experience of the exercises to facilitate a mindful state during your session *; The perfect complement to a yoga flexibility practice Applying the wisdom of hatha yoga to weight-lifting exercises, Weight-Resistance Yoga reveals how to transform a strength-training session into a mindful, calm, and meditative yoga practice.
Fermented Foods in Health and Disease Prevention is the first scientific reference that addresses the properties of fermented foods in nutrition by examining their underlying microbiology, the specific characteristics of a wide variety of fermented foods, and their effects in health and disease.
A partir de la experiencia profesional de la autora y la evidencia científica, este libro ofrece a los profesionales del ámbito de la actividad física y la salud un amplio abanico de recursos para trabajar en la prevención de caídas y disminuir sus consecuencias, en el caso de que ocurran.
A yin yoga practice incorporates poses designed to improve the flow of qi, the subtle life force essential to organ health, immunity, and emotional well-being.
For yoga teachers at every stage of their careers – not a what-to-teach guide but a how-to-teach guide
There's so much more to teaching yoga than doing yoga -- from building a relationship with a studio (or opening your own) to navigating client relationships, publicising classes, and avoiding burnout.
Glucosinolates: Properties, Recovery and Applications covers all the important aspects of glucosinolates (properties, processing and recovery issues, particular applications).
From an internationally known expert in the teaching and practice of Fukushin, this is a unique book defining the therapeutic and diagnostic significance of the abdomen in East Asian medicine.
Muscle testing - A Concise Manual, provides a reference for understanding how structure relates to function, and how by knowing function we can learn structural configurations.
As someone who juggles many jobs between being a doctor, a personal trainer and an author, I understand how difficult it can be to prioritise food and eating well.
Millions of Americans follow the "e;best"e; medical advice every day to prevent heart attacks -- eating the standard low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet so widely recommended by doctors -- but in fact they are placing themselves at greater risk for heart disease.
Karma à la carte: Das ist die bewusste Entscheidung, sich in der eigenen Küche genau jene Gerichte zuzubereiten, die nicht nur dem Körper, sondern auch dem Geist und der Seele guttun.
