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From the most visible woman writing about weightlifting today, a "profoundly engrossing" memoir and manifesto about how lifting helped dissolve her allegiance to diet culture; taught her to be at home in her body; and led her to grow every kind of strength (Elizabeth Greenwood). In A Physical...

Twenty-six point two miles isn’t enough anymore. Obstacle course racing, which combines the endurance challenges of a marathon with the mind-bending rigors of overcoming obstacles along the way, is taking the world by storm. At the center of this phenomenon is Joe De Sena, the driving force behind the enormously popular Spartan Race. De Sena offers a simple philosophy: commit to a goal, put in the work, and get it done.

This book helps with the biggest challenges a lot of guys face: anxiety, self-regulation, and executive function. Do you ever feel so anxious at school, during sports, or even just hanging out with people that you feel sick? Do you constantly worry about what others think, overthink everything, and shut down in social situations? Do you chew your nails, bite your lips, zone out, or just want to hide under the covers all day? Do you get angry over small things and then feel bad about it later?

The second edition of this book is written for anyone who wants to change his or her life through bariatric weight loss surgery. Learn realistic and practical strategies for dealing with emotional difficulties encountered before and after your weight loss surgery that help you relieve stress without using food; modify unhealthy behavior; overcome hurdles to establishing a consistent exercise program; deal with negative reactions by friends, family, and spouse to your weight loss; prevent relapse; and more.

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.

True Yoga is an inspirational guide that shows you how to overcome difficulties and achieve lasting happiness no matter what life brings, through the Eight Limbs of Yoga outlined in the Yoga Sutras. Whether challenged by work, health, relationships, or parenting, you'll find tangible practices to illuminate your every day and spiritual life. Using daily techniques, self-inquiry questions, and inspiring affirmations, yoga therapist Jennie Lee presents a system that opens the path to fulfillment and helps you connect with your own Divinity.

More than half of people over the age of 60 have lumbar spinal stenosis—yet most of us know very little about it, and even less about how to manage it. If your "stenosis diagnosis" has caused you all sorts of confusion and panic, take heart. No matter what course of treatment you are considering, Rehab Your Own Spinal Stenosis, Amazon's best-selling book on this topic, will give you the necessary understanding (in easy layman's terms), a wealth of information, and the basic steps that will help you improve the health of your spine.

Regain your youthful energy, improve your sleep, and lose stubborn fat while fixing your fatty liver with diet and exercise. Get started on your journey to a happier, healthier you, even if you've tried diets in the past with no success. Do you struggle to find the energy to make it through the day? Are you tired of feeling sluggish and low on energy? What many people don't realize is that symptoms like fatigue and excess weight can often be traced back to one culprit: The liver.

In God's Battle Plan for the Mind, pastor David Saxton seeks to convince God's people of the absolute necessity for personal meditation and motivate them to begin this work themselves. But he has not done this alone. Rather, he has labored through numerous Puritan works in order to bring together the best of their insights on meditation. Standing on the shoulders of these giants, Saxton teaches us how to meditate on divine truth and gives valuable guidance about how to rightly pattern our thinking throughout the day.

So you've been eating healthy and working out to achieve your fitness goals, but do you feel as if you need a greater boost in your nutrition? Do you think that what you're doing and what you're consuming are just not enough? Most men dream of having a sculpted physique that simply screams "Alpha Male". But sometimes, gaining lean muscle is not as simple as a healthy diet and a regular workout regimen. Often, you need a bigger boost to help you achieve your fitness goals. The good news is that you can get that boost you need through supplementation, and this book can show you how!

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.

All parts of the body need exercise for optimal health, and the eyes are no different. Vision for Life presents an approach to eye health for people with 20/20 vision who wish to maintain their perfect vision as well as people who see poorly and would like to improve their eyesight. ...

The first running book by a leading pioneering running doctor and athlete, creator of the Air Force's Efficient Running program--the result of more than three decades of study, practice, and science that shows us in clearly illustrated and accessible text how easy it is to run efficiently and...

A leading brain scientist's look at the neurobiology of pleasure-and how pleasures can become addictions. Whether eating, taking drugs, engaging in sex, or doing good deeds, the pursuit of pleasure is a central drive of the human animal. In The Compass of Pleasure Johns Hopkins neuroscientist David J. Linden explains how pleasure affects us at the most fundamental level: in our brain.

The Art of Vinyasa takes a unique look at Ashtanga yoga as meditation in motion that produces profound inner change. Two of the most well-respected teachers of the Ashtanga style of yoga, Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, explore this rigorous practice not as a gymnastic feat but as a meditative form.

Keeping the body in shape becomes a necessity in these modern times. Vigorous exercises are not only performed for aesthetic purposes, but also for the physical health. If a person has a well-maintained figure, he has few health risks. It is not actually difficult to find time for weekly exercises. A good mindset is the key to reaching your goal successfully. Among the existing forms of psychomotor movements, yoga is the simplest and most efficient.

In simple language and easy-to-follow exercises, Your Resonant Self synthesizes the latest discoveries in brain science, trauma treatment, and the power of empathy into an effective healing method that literally rewires our brain and restores our capacity for self-love and well-being. Each chapter weaves the core concepts of neurobiology with guided meditations, painting an inspiring picture of the human brain's inherent yearning toward healing and wholeness.

While the practice of Yoga is now being widely embraced by the West in context with health benefits, body flexibility and as a relaxation method, in a world where most of us now have on a material level almost everything we need, the spiritual aspects and questions of quality of life, happiness and well-being are center stage questions now. To be happy is now more valued than material riches, money and prestige which many have but realize that they did not find happiness through them.

It sounds incredible, but running can be a thoroughly enjoyable, lifelong practice - without injury or fatigue. Ultramarathoner Danny Dreyer combines the wisdom of T'ai Chi with insights of a champion runner to present ChiRunning, a step-by-step audio program to help everyone from beginners to professionals "run like a kid again" - effortless, free, and boundlessly energetic.

No one says losing weight is easy, but Matt Hoover is here to tell you that if he can do it, you can, too. Matt began gaining weight in college, depressed after failing to achieve the high standards he had set for his wrestling career. By the time he reached 340 pounds he had given up on college, wrestling, and his first marriage. When he was cast on NBC's The Biggest Loser, he had no idea how much his life (or his waist size) was about to change.