No exercise has swept the nation like walking. It's simple, it works, and you've been doing it all your life. Now, The 90-Day Fitness Walking Program leaves you no excuses. The editors of Walking magazine take you through a day-to-day progressive workout that helps you strengthen your heart, burn fat, feel healthier, and remain injury-free - all in 90 days! Most importantly, they guide you to building a safe, healthy, effective exercise habit that will last a lifetime. Day one - walk for ten minutes today, tomorrow, and the next day, but take day four off - and why. Starting up - fitting exercise into your day, and how to talk to your doctor about beginning a program. Chart your course - following your progress with an easy-to-use training log. It's the shoes - choosing the right pair, and why it's so important. Str-r-r-etch and strengthen - simple stand-up exercises for before and after your walk to keep your entire body supple and toned. How am I doing? - how to assess your improving health andfitness. Sticks and stones - whether hand-weights and walking poles are right for you. Do the diet - hydration, nutrition, calorie burn, and cutting the fat. Moving forward - advanced techniques, speed workouts, and racewalking for the ambitious. Beyond the book - how to write your own exercise prescription and keep up this great habit now that the first ninety days are behind you.

Breath Taking offers an easy and provocative program that uses human instinct as the basis for maximizing the 20,000 breaths we take every day. Through a series of 15-second, 1-minute, and 5-minute breathing techniques, author Dr. Lorin Roche helps readers tap into the basic human instincts: eating, exploring, homing, resting, playing, grooming, mating, hunting, self-expression, and healing. Accessing the hunting instinct can increase confidence and aggression levels -- key elements to a successful business interview. Nerves can be calmed before public speaking by tapping into the resting instinct. And the mating instinct can improve intimacy -- and even increase the intensity of orgasm. The 60 techniques in Breath Taking have been developed through work with vocal coaches, yoga instructors, athletic coaches, divers, Lamaze instructors, and others who use breath to enhance awareness, promote relaxation, improve performance, and focus concentration. The simple, effective exercises can be practiced anywhere, making Breath Taking the most practical guide to using breath to improve the quality of life.

Dennis Lewis draws on his many years of study in the Gurdjieff Work, Advaita Vedanta, and Taoism to show how natural, whole-body breathing can improve health, increase energy, and support the quest for inner growth. Along with breathing practices designed to open the three primal energy centers, the book defines natural breathing; provides a clear, illustrated description of the physiology of breathing; and offers suggestions on how to use spacious breathing both in times of stress and in everyday life.

We've all heard the mantra, exercise for good health. In fact, exercise, or lack of it, may be the most important factor in avoiding, or surviving and recovering from, the top three killers across developed countries_heart disease, cancer, and stroke. But few of us understand exactly how different forms of exercise work_physiologically speaking_to keep us healthy and prevent or treat disease. Here, two nationally known exercise experts lead a stellar team explaining, in reader-friendly terms, what exercise does to our bodies and how it spurs beneficial biological actions.

Yoga can be a fantastic way to cut down on stress, relax, and get better posture, improved breathing, and more peace of mind — all from your own living room! There's a lot to learn about yoga, but 101 Essential Tips: Yoga has everything you need to get started. This handy pocket guide explains yoga philosophy and guides you through many yoga poses and breathing exercises. Build your knowledge and confidence — fast! This pocket guide has all the essentials you're looking for, including the latest tips and tricks. For the price of a magazine, you get incredible research and colorful design that breaks a big subject down in a way that's complete and easy to understand. With 101 Essential Tips, you get a pocket guide that's jam-packed with information and details, from simple explanations of the basics to illustrated step-by-step guides and close-up pictures with detailed descriptions. Whether you want to build up your basic skills, become an expert, or just have a little more confidence in conversation, 101 Essential Tips is right for you. This pocket guide is chock-full of information to guide you, inspire you, and give you the knowledge and confidence you're looking for. Want to continue learning? Be on the lookout for our complete set of 101 Essential Tips pocket guides from DK.

A developmental exercise program designed to help decrease body measurements and increase muscle tone.