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Recovering from Training is the ultimate guide to the theory and practice of recovery from training. It will allow the dedicated athlete and coach to plan out training, diet, and recovery strategies for optimal results. If you can recover better, you can train more, train harder, and make better gains over time.

Whether you are looking to improve your health, lose some of that pesky belly fat or develop the mind of a hardened warrior, running is a great activity to include in your training program. During the course of this introductory guide, we will take a look at what you need to know as a beginner, as well as provide you with the information you need to become an intermediate.

Do you want to be slim, healthy and fit? Are you over 40 and confused about what your exercise plan should look like? Are you discouraged and ready to give up? If so, Strength Training for Life is the perfect book for you! This book will teach you everything you need to know about weight lifting and muscle building for achieving your body's natural potential. It will show you exactly how often and at what pace to exercise and help you design a personalized fitness plan that will show real, visible results!

In just a few minutes a day, you'll witness transformative results. 'Wall Pilates for Seniors' is your passport to a simplified yet effective fitness journey – no complexity, just incredible benefits from the comfort of your home! These exercises are designed to meet you where you are. Our carefully curated program gently guides you, regardless of your current flexibility. You'll be surprised at how quickly your range of motion improves with every session.

Ed believes life is half fate and half what you do with it. The Three Muscleteers amplifies the importance of taking risks, creating the perfect team, and never giving up—inspiring bodybuilders, wrestlers, athletes, actors, architects, CEOs, and anyone willing to take a chance to flex their own muscles.

Do you struggle to keep your balance while doing simple tasks, like walking up a flight of stairs or getting out of bed? If so, then this book is for you. Even if you don't think you're the exercise type and have tried many exercises before that didn’t work, this book will surprise you. Amazon best-selling author and fitness expert Michael Smith provides a step-by-step, science-backed path to regaining full balance.

Push that iron, lift that steel! Iron On My Mind, Dave Draper's third book, is a collection of his best work, designed to provide invigorating shots of insight, encouragement and inspiration to push, drag, and lure his listeners to the gym day after day. Once known as the Blond Bomber, Draper's listeners now consider him the Pied Piper of bodybuilding.

Starting a strength training routine can seem daunting, especially when you’re older. This is your step-by-step guide to gaining strength and energy. Its unique W.I.S.E.R. Steps to Strength and Energy framework sets it apart–an adaptable, progressive approach to fitness just for seniors. Applying this framework, you will feel more robust, have more energy, and enjoy a higher quality of life.

What’s your max squat? How much ya bench? What’s your best deadlift? Can you press your body weight? Today, pushing quantifiable expressions of strength, like your maxes, is becoming increasingly ubiquitous. However, though strength may be specific, real strength is much more than a powerlifting total - it’s about resilience, capability, and adaptability. It’s survival of the fittest after all, not the strongest.

Healthy aging means fit, strong, smart, and potent until 85. Lifting weights is the way to get your strength back. HIIT quickly gives you endurance. Atherosclerosis is largely reversible. Flossing and a healthy diet will save your teeth. A plant-based diet will make you thin again. Understanding how to protect your health gives you hope. Understanding how disease develops helps you avoid it. You can optimize your health into your 80s. The book shows you how to stay strong, fit, smart and potent up to 85 years of age.

This book is aimed at seniors interested in maintaining their health and well-being through exercise and healthy aging practices. Overall, the book aims to empower seniors with knowledge and practical advice to lead active, healthy lives as they age.

Research shows that physical training in older adults enhances their mental and cognitive function while improving their psychological, emotional, and social well-being.

This book will take you through performing your first pushup in proper stance, tips and tricks that will help you, and even pushup variations. Through 30 different variations, you'll learn that not only are pushups a full body workout, but they also help to make sure that you work out in different ways depending on the variation you chose. You can build up your balance, strength, and endurance with pushups alone.

Is running something that you do a lot of? Are you considering doing an ultramarathon? Do you need some help to understand what it will involve? Whether you are already an ultramarathon runner or someone who is about to embark on the challenge, The Ultramarathon Guide: A Simple Approach to Running Your First Ultramarathon is an audiobook that can help you realize your dreams. In this audiobook, you will discover all you need to know about taking the first steps in this grueling challenge.

Looking for a way to stay fit and healthy without leaving the comfort of your own home? Look no further! The 9 Best At Home Workouts is your ultimate guide to achieving your fitness goals from the convenience of your living room. This book includes a variety of effective and easy-to-follow workouts that require little to no equipment.

Want to burn fat quickly without spending hours at the gym? Keep reading to find out how. Have you ever arrived home after a long exhausting day at work and planned to go to the gym, but came up with excuses not to go? Is it the lack of time, lack of motivation, or a mixture of both? If this sounds like you most days of the week, you may be putting yourself in the 80 percent of adults that don’t get their recommended weekly amount of exercise. Living a sedentary lifestyle is not only detrimental to your health, but it can eventually lead to an increase in your medical bills.

This audiobook provides a safe, reliable, and doctor-approved way to improve your balance: simple exercises you can perform seated in a chair or standing. We’ve also included helpful tests to assess your current balance level: For instance, can you touch your toes? With your doctor’s approval, you can practice balance exercises from home, a friend’s house, or a group setting without buying an expensive gym membership or specialized equipment! This audiobook is chock-full of simple yet effective ways to improve your balance.

The vagus nerve is the longest and most complex of all the 12 pairs of cranial nerves emanating from the brain! Obviously, owing to its size and complexity, you can bet that its responsibilities are just as many. For example, it is responsible for carrying messages to and from the heart, brain, digestive system, various organs, and muscles. It is responsible for the parasympathetic nervous system and oversees many critical body functions, including communicating motor as well as sensory impulses to every body organ.

Do you dread going to work at your desk because you feel pain every day? Every day people struggle through pain at their desk due to poor posture. Most often, this is due to poor workspace setup and bad habits that are learned over time. They grind through the day with aches and pains that affect their productivity and life. The antidote is fixing posture. The simplest way to fixing your posture is by modifying your work habits - specifically with this book, Posture Pain: Key Strategies to Stay Pain Free at Your Desk and in Life.

Power walking, also known as fitness or speed walking, is gaining popularity as an aging population looks for workout options that are good for their bodies and good for their wallets. This book includes expert tips and techniques for starting or expanding a power walking practice. Covering the author's journey from non-athlete to dedicated power walker, it is entertaining, motivational, and jam-packed with information. Here, power walking practice is contextualized through the author's goal to complete a half marathon in each of the United States.