"Chronic pain is the most common cause of long-term disability in the United States. Twenty percent of American adults accept back spasms, throbbing joints, arthritis aches, and other physical pain as an inevitable consequence of aging, illness, or injury. But the human body is not meant to endure chronic pain. Miranda Esmonde-White has spent decades helping professional athletes, ballet dancers, and Olympians overcome potentially career-ending injuries...

Describes the benefits of exercise, the importance of building up stamina, and the different ways to exercise.

"Cindy Whitmarsh shows you step-by-step 101 exercises with weights for your upper and lower body"--P. [4] of cover.

A useful and adaptable guide for anyone in need of an original and effective physical therapy to improve balance and stability at any age.

"Millions practice yoga, but what kind? Hatha, Ashtanga, Bikram, Iyengar? Hot room, flowing, or held postures, with or without meditation and chanting? And everyone practices for different reasons - weight loss, strength training, injury healing, relaxation. Those new to yoga should know they have choices (so as not to be put off by one bad fit), and regular practitioners should know that there are dozens of ways to expand or reinvigorate their routine....

Looking to revamp and revitalize your fitness and overall well-being, but not sure where to start? Well look no further than running guru and health expert Scott Douglas's 100 Things You Can Do to Stay Fit and Healthy . Each short section in this tome features a simple, and easy-to-implement, physician- approved practice that that will improve your health in an instant, and, when continued, will elevate your overall well-being permanently. In this...

Examines the health benefits of staying active with exercise and physical fitness activities.

At some point in their lives, 80% of Americans will seek expert help for back pain. It's an epidemic, with a cost to society in medical expenses and lost productivity that is steeper than heart disease. But remember the 80% figure--that's the astonishing cure rate at Dr. Jeremy James's Aspen Club Back Institute. A Doctor of Chiropractic who took that path because of his own severe injury-induced back pain, he has developed a revolutionary behavioral/whole-body...

Artistic. athletic. attainable: these three words represent the promise of Ballet Beautiful, a transformative approach to reshaping your body so that it becomes slender, long, and lean--with the strength and grace of a ballerina. Founder Mary Helen Bowers has used this method to help women lose weight, turn fat into lean muscle, and re-contour their bodies to achieve the regal posture, strength, and elegance of a ballerina. Helps you: achieve the...