Health Exercise

Science has now proved the legendary Wim Hof method of breath control and cold training can dramatically enhance energy levels, improve circulation, reduce stress, boost the immune system, strengthen the body, and successfully combat many diseases. The Way of the Iceman documents how anyone can use Wim’s methods to transform his or her health and strength quickly and safely.

Am I Meant to Become a Parent? Why Can’t I Conceive? What Is My Unborn Child Trying to Tell Me? In this reassuring, supportive, and accessible book, leading clairvoyant and medium Walter Makichen offers guidance to prospective parents eager to create a warm, nurturing environment for their...

What if you are only tapping into 75% of the full potential of yoga? If there was a simple and free way to harness the other 25% and make major improvements in both your asana practice and overall health, would you want to know what it is? This revolutionary yoga and breathing manual unites modern science, with clinically-proven breathing techniques, and the (mostly) forgotten wisdom of ancient Yogis to enhance your yoga practice. Written by international breath expert Patrick McKeown and leading yoga educator Anastasis Tzanis, this is an essential book for every practitioner and instructor.

Fitness may be the most failed human endeavor, and exercise science has missed some obvious principles that, when enacted, will turn you into the superhuman that you've always wanted to be. Authors Dr. John Jaquish and Henry Alkire explore the science that supports this argument and present a superior strength-training approach.

Keep your brain young and healthy at any age with this practical workbook through the 12-week program from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Keep Sharp. Chief CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta helped countless readers keep their brains sharp and effortlessly productive with...

After collaborating on two major books featured as PBS specials, Super Brain and Super Genes, Chopra and Tanzi now tackle the issue of lifelong health and heightened immunity. We are the midst of a new revolution. For over twenty-five years Deepak Chopra, M.D. and Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D. have...

Cutting-edge advice on how to achieve your personal best, for everyone from casual runners to ultramarathoners. In 80/20 Running, respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald introduced his revolutionary training program and explained why doing 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and...

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.

If you feel like stress is controlling your life, it’s time to tap into the powerful healing system already inside you—your vagus nerve. Are you constantly overwhelmed, anxious, or exhausted—no matter how hard you try to relax or “push through”? Do you find yourself stuck in cycles of burnout, poor sleep, emotional spirals, or digestive issues? If so, you're not broken—and you're not alone. You may simply need a reset.

Improve your lifelong health and well-being by understanding what mitochondria really do for you, and how through small lifestyle changes, these awe-inspiring powerhouses can better your life. Have you ever wondered what makes every heartbeat, every thought, and every movement possible? Meet...

There’s so much more to teaching yoga than doing yoga - from building a relationship with a studio (or opening your own) to navigating client relationships, publicizing classes, and avoiding burnout. Sage Rountree has been training yoga teachers for over a decade, and she’s heard the same concerns over and over: How can I help my students best? How can I keep my teaching fresh? How can I make smart choices around my schedule, my money, and the next steps in my career? The Professional Yoga Teacher’s Handbook speaks directly to these concerns in a warm, friendly voice.

Exercise researcher and author Ellington Darden has studied exercise and fat loss for more than 40 years. His most recent program combines his previous findings on fat loss and muscle gain with new research on the principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer for a six or 12-week plan that will eliminate belly bloat, destroy flab, and stoke metabolism. Integrating his many years of research, the program has had more than 1,137 participants who shed an average of 29.5 pounds of fat and lost six inches off their waist or belly.

Travis Macy has summited glacial peaks in the French Alps, rappelled into limestone caves in China, and raced through parched deserts in Utah. In 2013 he famously won the Leadman Series, a combination of nearly 300 miles of high-altitude trail running and mountain biking over the course of five epic endurance races. Macy achieved all of these victories without elite professional training or even exceptional strength, speed, or flexibility.

Aside from her rock star looks, Catra Corbett is a standout in the running world on her accomplishments alone. And, unbelievably, she's also a former meth addict. After two years of addiction, Catra is busted while selling, and a night in jail is enough to set her straight. She gives up drugs and moves back home with her mother, abandoning her friends, her boyfriend, and the lifestyle that she came to depend on. Her only clean friend pushes her to train for a 10K with him, and surprisingly, she likes it and decides to run her first marathon after that.

Drawing on modern neuroscience, ancient wisdom, and decades of practice and teaching, Eddie Stern’s One Simple Thing, with a foreword from Deepak Chopra, explains how what we do affects who we become, and reveals how a steady routine of physical movements, activities, and attitudes are able to transform not just our bodies but our brain functions and emotions, and how we experience life.

No gym wants you to know this, but you can get an amazingly toned body all from the comfort of your home. There is a simple training style that is gaining new found popularity, and all by using only your bodyweight. This style of training has taken people from not being able to support their own bodyweight to performing more than 20 pull-ups without breaking a sweat.

One of the foremost researchers in human metabolism reveals surprising new science behind food and exercise. We burn 2,000 calories a day. And if we exercise and cut carbs, we'll lose more weight. Right? Wrong. In this paradigm-shifting book, Herman Pontzer reveals for the first time how human...

Dans 9 cas sur 10, c'est parce qu'on gère mal son stress qu'on grossit. Ou qu'on ne maigrit pas. C'est à cause du stress que l'on grignote, que l'on craque pour une tablette de chocolat, une glace ou un gâteau. Voici la seule méthode corps-esprit pour maigrir, basée sur une technique de gestion du stress ultrasimple et ultraperformante : la cohérence cardiaque. Grâce à elle, des dizaines de milliers de personnes ont retrouvé la ligne et l'équilibre. Avec la cohérence cardiaque, suivre un régime n'est pas indispensable !

Et si un grand bain d'eau glacée avait le pouvoir de nous rendre plus serein, moins fatigué, plus motivé, en meilleure santé ? On imagine souvent que la nage en eau froide est l'apanage de quelques "givrés" et autres habitués d'Europe du Nord. Pourtant, cette activité sportive simple et naturelle est pratiquée dans le monde entier. Mieux : selon les dernières nouvelles de la science, elle serait à l'origine d'un cercle extrêmement vertueux, pour le corps comme pour l'esprit.

Based on 10 years of scientific research at the University of New South Wales, Belly Fat Breakthrough shows how you can shed - and keep off - that stubborn excess belly fat. With simple, easy-to-follow guidelines, Dr. Stephen Boutcher explains how to apply exercise, eat healthy, and manage stress in a practical, easy-to-follow program. And you'll see the difference in just six weeks.