Workouts For Dummies

Every few months a new diet, wonder drug, or workout machine hitsthe market promising instantaneous results. Unfortunately, none ofthese fads ever seems to work. That's because the secret togood health is based on a balanced workout routine, which consistsof eating a healthy diet, exercising, resting your body, and doingyour best to find balance in all aspects of your life. If you candedicate yourself to this goal and are willing to work for what youwant you can have a healthy and fit body.

Workouts For Dummies by Tamilee Webb, whose buffed bodyis the star of the Buns of Steel workout video series, will showyou how to get the most out of your workout routine no matter whatyour current level of fitness. If you're a workout enthusiastthis book will help you shape up with easy workouts you can doanytime, anywhere. Even if you've never exercised,don't worry--this book starts with basic topics such aschoosing shoes and warming up.

Workouts For Dummie s covers everything you'll needto create an effective exercise program, starting with anexplanation of body types (so you don't think you'llend up looking like Cindy Crawford if you don't already) andthe workouts that suit your body type. You'll also finddirections for stretches, aerobic exercises, muscle conditioning(using weights, furniture, exercise bands, and bars), and workoutsfor different locations (home, office, gym), all withillustrations. Workouts For Dummies also deals with thefollowing topics and much more:
* Creating a personalized workout
* Warming up, cooling down, and stretching
* Preventing common injuries
* Targeting and toning trouble spots
* Evaluating equipment, gear, and gadgets
* Determining your fitness level
* Working out while traveling
Filled with expert tips, techniques, and step-by-step photos thatillustrate over 100 exercises, Workouts For Dummies willhelp you make exercising an enjoyable part of your life.

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started 5

Chapter 1: Motivate Your Mind, Exercise Your Body 7

Chapter 2: The “Where” and “Wear” of Working Out: Shoes, Clothes, and More 19

Chapter 3: Warming Up, Cooling down, and Stretching 29

Chapter 4: Listening to Your Body: Injury Prevention 51

Part II: My Body Type’s Best Workout 57

Chapter 5: The Mesomorph Body Type 59

Chapter 6: Life as an Ectomorph 69

Chapter 7: The Endomorph Body Type 77

Chapter 8: Your Personalized Workout Program 87

Part III: Upper-Body Workouts 107

Chapter 9: Cardiovascular Exercise 109

Chapter 10: Flex Your Pecs: Arm and Chest Exercises 125

Chapter 11: Carry the Weight of the World: Back and Shoulder Exercises 143

Part IV: Lower-Body Workouts 159

Chapter 12: Crunch Time: Awesome Abdominal Exercises 161

Chapter 13: Strong, Fit Legs: Leg Exercises 171

Chapter 14: I Love My Thighs: Inner and Outer Thigh Exercises 183

Chapter 15: Firm Those Buns: Bun Exercises 193

Part V: Special Workouts at Home, on the Road, in the Office, or at the Gym 201

Chapter 16: A Home Workout With an Exercise Band 203

Chapter 17: Hotel and Travel Workouts 215

Chapter 18: Working Out at Work 235

Chapter 19: Working Out at the Gym 263

Chapter 20: Special Workouts for Special Needs: Pregnancy, Seniors, and Kids 271

Part VI: The Part of Tens 299

Chapter 21: My Ten Favorite Exercises and Why You Should Do Them 301

Chapter 22: Tamilee’s Top Ten Workout videos 305

Chapter 23: My Ten Favorite Fitness Books 311

Part VII: Appendixes 317

Appendix A: Exercise Program Chart 319

Appendix B: Finding Fitness in the Web 331

Index 333

Book Registration Information… Back of Book

Tamilee Webb, star of 22 Buns of Steel videos and author of The Rubber Band Workout and Step Up to Fitness, can currently be seen on cable TV's Health Network. "This book is simple, informative, and fun. You'll love it!" Jake Steinfeld, CEO, Body By Jake Enterprises Praise for Workouts For Dummies^® "Longtime fitness instructor Tamilee Webb tells you everything you need to know about designing a workout you'll stick to and see results from." — Detroit News "Combines all of Ms. Webb's experience as a master fitness trainer into an easy-to-understand format to help you reach your fitness goal." — Cincinnati Enquirer

Step-by-step photos illustrate over 100 exercises

Shape up with easy workouts you can do anytime, anywhere Get the skinny on what body type you are — and create a customized exercise program that works for you! Filled with expert tips, techniques, and step-by-step instructions, Workouts For Dummies^® will help you get the most out of your routine, whether you're working out at home, at the office, or in the gym.

Discover how to: Create a personalized workout Target and tone trouble spots Evaluate equipment, gear, and gadgets Prevent common injuries Work out while traveling — and even at work

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