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"Chronic pain is the most common cause of long-term disability in the United States. Twenty percent of American adults accept back spasms, throbbing joints, arthritis aches, and other physical pain as an inevitable consequence of aging, illness, or injury. But the human body is not meant to endure chronic pain. Miranda Esmonde-White has spent decades helping professional athletes, ballet dancers, and Olympians overcome potentially career-ending injuries...
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Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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2015.
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English
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"The most complete collection of yoga Asanas ever photographed, and the first-ever to categorize an astonishing 2,100 yoga poses. This beautifully designed book is a must-have for yogis of all levels and every practice. 2,100 Asanas is an unprecedented, meticulously crafted catalog of yoga poses and modifications. It is also a gorgeous work of art, showcasing the beauty and athleticism of the human form. Each photograph features an expert yogi performing...
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Robert Rose
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"Using the latest advances in the science of movement, this book offers the unique and innovative Spinal Training method to help prevent and alleviate back pain. And in addition to strengthening your back, Spinal Training will also improve your posture, eliminate tension, reduce your stress response and diminish pain, "--Amazon.com.
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Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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"Explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die, [tracing] CrossFit's rise from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters, and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes"--Dust jacket flap.
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John Argue
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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Presents exercise routines for individuals with Parkinson's disease designed to increase flexibility, balance, and coordination and to delay the progression of symptoms. Also demonstrates ways to strengthen the voice and improve speech. Part 1 contains a series of routines of lesser difficulty, featuring exercises to be performed on a chair and on the floor. Part 2 presents a series of more difficult standing routines.
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Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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'Paleo Fitness' guides you through the fitness and exercise plan designed to get a strong, lean physique by eating and working out the way nature intended. A healthy, athletic physique is as easy as tuning in to how your body evolved. This book shows how to work out with functional, playful, and primal movements for: improved strength, speed and stamina; greater mobility and flexibility; life-long fitness and good health. Includes a step-by-step exercise...
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Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Suzuki interweaves her personal story with groundbreaking research in the neurosciences, and offers practical, short exercises--4 minute Brain Hacks--to engage your mind and improve your memory, your ability to learn new skills, and function more efficiently.
10) Why we swim
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"Bonnie Tsui looks at our love affair with the water, from evolution to mythology, from survival and well-being, from community swim clubs to competitive races, and she goes around the world to explore its significance in many cultures"--
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"Dilbert creator Scott Adams offers his most personal book ever -- a funny memoir of his many failures and what they eventually taught him about success. How do you go from hapless office worker to world-famous cartoonist and bestselling author in just a few years? No career guide can answer that, and not even Scott Adams (who actually did it) can give you a road map that works for everyone. But there's a lot to learn from his personal story, and...
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