Exercise Nutrition

Are you tired of exercise routines that feel overly complicated or unmotivating? Are you looking for a simple, gentle way to stay active, improve mobility, and feel stronger without leaving your chair? Look no further. This simplified chair yoga guide is designed for seniors looking to achieve healthy weight, improve mobility and flexibility, and feel stronger and more confident—all in just 10 minutes a day from the comfort of a chair!

Want to feel young and strong without hard workouts or diets? For older folks, losing weight and staying energetic can seem tough. Regular exercises might be too hard, and gyms too scary. If joint pain, no motivation, or stress is stopping you, you're not alone. Michael Smith, a famous health writer, has a cool idea: Chair Yoga! It's easy yoga that you can do while sitting, to help you lose weight and enjoy moving again.

Strength is always something to aspire to. And, of course, a sculpted physique is always an asset, but more than the toned body and the bragging rights that come with it, having gains in strength will help you in so many more ways in your daily life. Imagine having the stamina to play with your kids, running up the stairs without getting out of breath, lifting all your bags of groceries at the same time instead of making several trips to the car, and much more. The benefits are endless, and it is possible for you to gain all of these!

Whether you can currently manage five push-ups or over 50, there is a place for you in this program. The 300 push-ups a day challenge is here to take your fitness to the next level if you’re willing to accept the challenge. Don’t wait to challenge yourself. Don’t wait to feel ready. Start today and become ready. Your new you is just 30 days away. Accept the challenge.

Movement Matters is a collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking investigation of the mechanics of our sedentary culture and the profound potential of human movement. Here she widens her message and invites us to consider our personal relationship with sedentarism, privilege, and nature.

Regain your balance, confidence, and independence in just 5 minutes a day! Do you worry about falling when you stand or walk? Does fear of losing balance keep you from doing what you love? You're not alone, and it doesn't have to stay that way. With simple, senior-friendly guidance, you can overcome these challenges and live confidently and independently.

A Guide to Better Movement offers a clear and practical look at emerging science related to the brain's role in movement and pain. It is written for movement professionals, athletes, chronic pain sufferers, and anyone else interested in moving better and feeling better.

Sixty Is a Good Start is filled with stories of later-life achievers and longevity-related research, all designed to change your mind. These, combined with Allison’s practical tips and ideas, will rekindle your sense of adventure as you take her Sixty-Day Dare and embark on this next phase of your life.

Chantel Hobbs lost 200 pounds without the help of surgery, pills, point systems, or a trendy diet. And just as important, she kept the weight off. Her dramatic turnaround began with five decisions - personal, no-excuses commitments that kept her from losing sight of her goals. It worked for Chantel and it will work for you. Once you unconditionally change your mind your body will follow, and your life will never be the same.

What if you could lose as much weight as you wanted WITHOUT spending money on pills, powders, weird diet food, or even exercise? The Code Red Revolution is all about taking your life back by eating real food and giving your body what it needs—water, high-quality nutrition, and plenty of sleep. Maintaining a healthy weight doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, when you keep it simple and just follow a few basic rules, the weight comes off naturally (even if you have health challenges). Most weight-loss books and plans teach you one magical way to lose weight, but they don’t take into account just how wonderfully individual we all are. This book shows you how to integrate the simple-but-effective program recommendations into your daily life.

It’s true that strength declines with age, and your abilities are changing with each passing year. That doesn’t have to mean you give up and let your body rot away. Your muscles can still be exercised and strengthened, and your balance and coordination can improve greatly. You just need to find different exercises that work for you -ones designed specifically for people your age.

From Gabrielle Harris, author of the bestselling The Language of Yin, comes this poetic and practical guide for yoga teachers who want to create transformational classes—rich in meaning, grounded in wisdom, and alive with inspiration.

The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali is a collection of Sanskrit sutras (aphorisms) on the theory and practice of yoga - 195 sutras (according to Vyāsa and Krishnamacharya) and 196 sutras (according to other scholars including BKS Iyengar). The Yoga Sutras was compiled in the early centuries CE, by the sage Patanjali in India who synthesized and organized knowledge about yoga from much older traditions.

Installez-vous confortablement, laissez-vous guider par la voix d'un expert et prolongez votre écoute avec son livre compagnon ! Avez-vous l'impression d'avoir perdu le contrôle sur votre appétit ? Souhaitez-vous réguler votre envie de manger ? Avez-vous envie de mincir sainement et durablement ? Avec la méthode sans contrainte proposée par Laurent Taton, vous pourrez apprendre à faire confiance à votre corps et à votre instinct.

The risk factors in exercise and athletics are going up. Why? Because people don't have enough information to know how to dose and scale the activities they do. The biggest problem in fitness today is not availability or access to fitness professionals, nor is it availability of information. It's a little simpler than that, and in this collection of recorded live lectures, Gray Cook explains what he's learned about movement and movement learning in his years as a physical therapist and strength coach.

Transform your preparation for the NASM Certified Personal Trainer exam with an audiobook designed to make studying simpler and more effective. If the course material feels overwhelming, this resource will guide you step by step, helping you absorb key concepts clearly and efficiently. With expert narration and a structure built to support learning, the audiobook covers every essential topic—from exercise science and biomechanics to client management and business strategies for professional success.

Featured in the best-selling book Born to Run, coach and performance guru Eric Orton has spent a lifetime learning and thinking about running and about the limitless possibilities of the human body and mind. In The Cool Impossible, Orton shares his wealth of knowledge in an inspiring step-by-step guide that will open up a new world of achievement for runners of all levels of ability and experience. The truth is: Athleticism is awareness. That simple phrase is at the core of The Cool Impossible.

Five years in the making, The Science of Yoga draws on more than a century of painstaking research to present the first impartial evaluation of a practice thousands of years old. It celebrates what’s real and shows what’s illusory, describes what’s uplifting and beneficial and what’s flaky and dangerous—and why. Broad illuminates how yoga can lift moods and inspire creativity. He exposes moves that can cripple and kill. As science often does, this groundbreaking book also reveals mysteries.

After being on yo-yo diets almost all her life, Sue Reynolds was still morbidly obese, but decided to try one more time without much hope for positive results. But this time was different. She was tired of not being able to tie her own shoes, fit in restaurant booths, or walk more than a few feet. She was ready. The Athlete Inside follows Reynolds's journey as she lost 200 pounds and found an athlete hiding inside her body.

The Teacher’s Guide to Accessible Yoga: Best Practices for Sharing Yoga with Every Body offers support and guidance for yoga teachers and yoga therapists to deepen their teaching skills and make their classes appropriate, useful, and effective in this moment. It is a source for information and inspiration to accompany teachers on their journey–whether they’re new or experienced.