Health Exercise

Ready to rewrite the rules of aging? Discover the secret to optimal health, renewed vitality, and long-term independence in later life. Achy joints and stiff muscles? Waning energy and all around fatigue? It’s just part of getting older, isn’t it? It happens to everyone! It’s certainly true that many older adults do feel like this… but it isn’t a requirement of aging.

In Stop Missing Your Life, mindfulness teacher Cory Muscara takes us on a journey into the heart of what is required for real change, growth, and happiness. He exposes how the phrase "be present" has become little more than a platitude, imbued with the misguided message to be present just for the sake of being present, and reveals how to achieve true Presence: a quality of being that is unmistakably attractive about a person, and one that only comes when we've peeled back the layers of guarding that prevent us from being our full, honest, and integrated selves in the world.

Deb Dana is the foremost translator of polyvagal theory into clinical practice. Here, in her third book on this groundbreaking theory, she provides therapists with a grab-bag of polyvagal-informed exercises for their clients, to use both within and between sessions. These exercises offer readily understandable explanations of the ways the autonomic nervous system directs daily living.

Révélée par le Dr David Servan-Schreiber, la cohérence cardiaque est une pratique thérapeutique reconnue par la science et conseillée par les médecins. Cette pratique, gratuite comme l'air et inspirante, est basée sur une respiration rythmée.Découvrez comment l'incorporer à votre quotidien pour qu'elle délivre tous ses bénéficesLes bienfaits de la cohérence cardiaque.

Life is busy, full of things competing for our time and attention, and it’s easy to believe that the best way to get things done is just to keep going—as fast as possible. But that just isn’t true. In fact, taking time to re-centre ourselves can have tremendous personal and professional benefits. In this concise programme, sports psychologist Dr Josephine Perry and yoga for sports specialist Lexie Williamson will guide you through tried-and-tested relaxation techniques designed especially for busy people—which, let’s face it, is all of us.

Burn fat, build lean, sexy muscles, lose inches, and feel healthier, more energetic, and youthful than you ever have in your life...with a revolutionary new approach to resistance training.

Because most nutrition products and training plans are designed for men, it's no wonder that so many female athletes struggle to reach their full potential. ROAR is a comprehensive, physiology-based nutrition and training guide specifically designed for active women. This book teaches you everything you need to know to adapt your nutrition, hydration, and training to your unique physiology so you can work with, rather than against, your female physiology.

Building on the foundation laid by Moshe Feldenkrais, Thomas Hanna's groundbreaking work completely redefines the body's potential for withstanding decline. His gentle program for the mind and body proves once and for all that so many problems we accept as inevitable over time - chronic stiffness, bad back, chronic pain, fatigue, and, at times, even high blood pressure - need never occur if we maintain conscious control of nerve and muscle, replacing Sensory-Motor Amnesia with Sensory-Motor Awareness.

In this book, Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D., shares the groundbreaking weight-loss solution based on her highly acclaimed Bright Line Eating Boot Camps. Rooted in cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology, and biology, Bright Line Eating explains why people who are desperate to lose weight fail again and again: It’s because the brain blocks weight loss.

There is no denying that the emotional bond between horses and the humans who love them can reach mystical proportions, and nowhere is that relationship more evident than in these 24 true-life accounts of horses rescuing people. Many of the stories recount incidents where death or physical injury was imminent, and only because a horse intervened are the narrators alive to tell the tale.

The Vagus Nerve is one of the most misunderstood (and unknown!) parts of our body. Inside, you'll learn not only EVERYTHING you need to know about it but also discover the BEST exercises to activate it! EMDR therapy is one of the most underrated modes of therapy to not only deal with traumatic experiences, but to move past them and kick-start your natural healing.

With this funny, in-your-face guide, you won’t find advice on how to “enjoy” exercise, or tips for making broccoli and kale taste as good as donuts and ice cream. What you will find are solid skills to help you actually do the healthy things you know you should be doing. Using these skills - based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and neuroscience - you’ll learn to find the motivation you’re craving to adopt healthy habits, even if they do suck. You’ll also discover how to accept self-criticism, develop self-compassion, and live a more meaningful life.

Have you been going to the gym for months now, but don’t look any different? Do you feel like, for the time invested, you should be bigger or more muscular than you currently are? If you’ve ever felt like you’re missing a piece of the puzzle, know this: Building muscle isn’t as complicated as the fitness industry wants you to believe. You already know what to do. You just lack the confidence to do it.

The bestselling fitness book for women who want to lose up to 35 pounds of fat or more and gain whole-body muscle definition in just 3-5 hours per week—and without giving up delicious foods or doing grueling workouts.

Thriving Beyond Fifty is the word-of-mouth bestseller from physiotherapist and over-fifties health specialist Will Harlow, who has helped millions via the videos on his popular YouTube channel. If you’ve been told your problems are ‘just a part of getting old’ or you’re worried about becoming reliant on medication and missing out on the things you enjoy, this book is for you. Life expectancy rises every year, yet many of us experience health and mobility issues that impact our quality of life.

Mieux manger est plus simple que ce que l'on croit, ne coûte pas plus cher et peut nous sauver la vie. C'est ce que nous démontre le docteur Michael Greger dans l'ouvrage ultra documenté et pourtant très facile d'accès qu'il a coécrit avec Gene Stone. Un véritable guide qui nous ouvre les portes d'un univers fascinant, celui de la science des aliments. Michael Greger analyse d'abord le rôle de l'alimentation dans les principales maladies du siècle, telles que les maladies cardiaques, pulmonaires, cérébrales.

Surpoids, dépression, diabète, maladies de peau… et si tout se jouait dans l’intestin ? Au fil des pages de son brillant ouvrage, Giulia Enders, jeune doctorante en médecine, plaide avec humour pour cet organe qu’on a tendance à négliger, voire à maltraiter. Après une visite guidée au sein de notre système digestif, elle présente, toujours de façon claire et captivante, les résultats des toutes dernières recherches sur le rôle du « deuxième cerveau » pour notre bien-être.

Reduce stress and anxiety, increase your productivity, detox your body, balance your health, and find the path to greater mindfulness with this collection of signature breathing techniques by the world's leading breathmaster, Dan Brulé.

Stronger tells a story of breathtaking scope, from the battlefields of the Trojan War in Homer’s Iliad, where muscles enter the scene of world literature; to the all-but-forgotten Victorian-era gyms on both sides of the Atlantic, where women build strength and muscle by lifting heavy weights; to a retirement home in Boston where a young doctor makes the astonishing discovery that frail ninety-year-olds can experience the same relative gains of strength and muscle as thirty-year-olds if they lift weights.

In The Mobility Method, Tiktok and Instagram's favourite fitness coach Adam Richardson shows how to work quick flexibility 'snacks' into your daily routine - without having to find time for a full workout in your busy day. Whether you want to target your 'text neck', tight hips or tired ankles, this book provides inclusive exercises for all ages, shapes and body size, all of which can be done within the comfort of your own home. No equipment or gym membership required.