Exercise and Fitness

Keeping Fit all the Way
by Walter Camp
It has long been a startling fact regarding Americans that so soon as their school-days were over they largely abandoned athletics; until, in middle life, finding that they had been controverting the laws of nature

The Path to Fitness
Mind Over Body: The Key to Lasting Weight Loss Is All in Your Head
by Nordine Zouareg
The true secret to weight-loss success is all in your head. Nordine Zouareg has helped thousands of clients get healthier, be happier, and lose weight for good. And in the process, he's discovered something astounding

How to Eat: A Cure for Nerves
by Thomas C. Hinkle
People in this country are now beginning to get away from the idea that a man or woman who is past sixty is getting 'old.' When the Rev. John Wesley, the itinerant preacher and author, was eighty-eight years old

Your Post-Baby Body
Lean Mommy: Bond with Your Baby and Get Fit with the Stroller Strides Program
by Lisa Druxman
You came out of pregnancy with a different body. Plus, the physical demands of motherhood take a real physical and mental toll. This chapter explains your new needs and how to emerge fitter and stronger than ever.

Welcome to Zodiaction! Fitness From the Stars
Zodiaction: Fat-Burning Fitness Tailored to Your Personal Star Quality
by Barrie Dolnick, Ellen Barrett
Millions of us turn to horoscopes for guidance in our personal lives - but what about our physical lives? Now, for the first time, a fitness maverick and an acclaimed astrologer combine their expertise to show you how the wisdom of the stars can help you

Vitality Supreme
by Bernarr Macfadden
Inactivity is non-existence. It means death. Our bodily powers and organs were given to us for a definite purpose. Failure to use them brings serious penalties. There can be no real health with physical stagnation.

Maintaining Health
by R. L. Alsaker
Nature demands of us that we use our mental and physical powers in order to get the best results. Man was made to be active. In former times he had to earn his bread in the sweat of his face or starve. Now we have evolved, or is it a partial degeneration,

A Handbook of Health
by Woods Hutchinson
The chief use of exercise in childhood, whether of body or mind, is to make us grow; but it can do this only by being kept within limits. Within these limits it will increase the vigor of the heart, expand the lungs, clear the brain, deepen sleep

Diagnosis: Disease
Training for Life: Walk Your Way to Fitness and Weight Loss in 14 Days
by Debbie Rocker
A complete workout plan that changes your life, not just your body. There are hundreds of reasons you're not in the shape you'd like to be. Hectic schedules, stress, and the availability of junk food are just a few of the factors that keep you

Time Is Prime: Just Give Me 12 Days!
12-Day Body Shaping Miracle: Change Your Shape, Transform Problem Areas, and Beat Fat for Good
by Michael Thurmond
The truth is that all exercise is not created equal and the key is not to train harder, but to train smarter! People often struggle to lose weight because they are not doing the right exercise.

It Starts With a Plan
Triathlete Magazine's Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide: Plans, Scheduling Tips, and Workout Goals for Triathletes of All Levels
by Matt Fitzgerald
Triathlete Magazine's Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide offers 42 complete training plans for every variety of triathlete, from absolute beginner to elite veteran, for every distance from sprints to Ironman.

Guide to Help You Start Exercising
by National Institute of Health
Some people are active every day. You see them walking through your neighborhood, carrying a gym bag to work, or running around the park. How do people make regular physical activity a part of their lives?

Weight Control and Exercising: Health Benefits of Physical Activity
by National Institute of Health
Regular physical activity can help you reach and maintain a healthy weight. Being physically active can also make you more energetic, improve your mood, and reduce the risk of developing some chronic diseases.

Exercise for Older Adults
by National Institute on Aging
You are never too old to get in shape. I am often asked what I've done over the years to stay in shape. At different times, I have engaged in many different activities. When I was in school I played football and basketball.

Physical Activity for Women with Disabilities
by CDC
The importance of physical activity for women with disabilities cannot be overstated. Physical activity can prevent or delay many of the secondary conditions that often complicate disability, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes

Benefits of Exercise for Older Adults
by National Institute on Aging
Think about making a one-month commitment to exercise. If you are able to increase your physical activity for 30 days, that's a good sign that you are on your way to making exercise and physical activity regular, life-long habits. Let's get started!

Bodywork Techniques
The Core Program: Fifteen Minutes a Day That Can Change Your Life
by Peggy Wachterhauser Brill, P.T.
Pilates, which is excellent at strength-building, muscle-balancing and alignment. But to use Pilates equipment you have to go to a Pilates studio, usually paying for individual instruction.

As a Woman, You Need the Core Program
The Core Program: Fifteen Minutes a Day That Can Change Your Life
by Peggy Wachterhauser Brill, P.T.
The Core Program derives from my experience of treating thousands of women for the most frequent aches and pains they experienced in their heads, necks, shoulders, arms, backs and legs.

What Every Woman Needs to Know
The Core Program: Fifteen Minutes a Day That Can Change Your Life
by Peggy Wachterhauser Brill, P.T.
The Core Program is the fifteen-minutes-a-day, five-times-a-week exercise regimen that will give you benefits no single other fitness program can offer. In a very short time it will: Build strength, Abolish muscle aches and pains, Improve your posture

The 28-Day Challenge
Fit and Fabulous After 40: A 5-Part Program for Turning Back the Clock
by Denise Austin
The goal of this book is to help you develop positive habits that will last a lifetime. Setting small, short-term goals like wearing sunscreen or eating more fruits and veggies is important because these serve as stepping stones to your ultimate