LaReine Chabut

Weight Training For Dummies

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Produktbeschreibung

Tone up, burn calories, stay strong
Weight Training For Dummies makes it easy to get startedwith weight training by offering trusted and straightforwardguidance on the latest circuit and resistance training, and all-newinformation on the highly popular bodyweight and High IntensityInterval Training (HIIT). Whether you re working with dumbbells,free weight sets, or machines, you ll find out how to combineweight training with other exercise to properly strength train andget in the best shape of your life.

Along with aerobic exercise and flexibility, body weighttraining is an integral part of a complete physical activityprogram. But with all the different equipment and techniquesavailable, getting started can feel overwhelming. Want to getpumped about weight training? Consider these facts: strengthtraining, whether via free weights or a machine, builds muscle. Andthe more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism and the lessprone you are to injuries-in and out of the gym. Plus,strength training promotes bone strength, which can significantlyreduce your odds of developing osteoporosis. If that s not enough,strength training-unlike cardio workouts likerunning-reaps benefits almost immediately. So what are youwaiting for? Weight Training For Dummies has everything youneed to get started.

Provides examples and directions for powerful 20-minute weighttraining routines for the time challenged
Features advice to help you choose a weight training systemthat you enjoy and that fits into your lifestyle
Includes new coverage devoted to warm-ups and the hottest andmost beneficial stretches
Introduces using weight training to address specific health ororthopedic conditions
Whether you re already in the gym several times a week or arejust starting out with a fitness routine, Weight Training ForDummies shows you how to use free weights or weight machines toget results-fast.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 4. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2015
• Abmessung: 233mm x 187mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 666g
• ISBN-13: 9781118940747
• ISBN-10: 1118940741
• Artikelnr.: 41238875

Autorenporträt

LaReine Chabut is a distinguished lifestyle and fitness expert, bestselling author, model, and mom. As the on-camera host of MSN's hit web series Focus on Feeling Better, LaReine helped everyday people across America fit in exercise daily. She is most recognized as the lead instructor of The Firm, a series of popular workout videos and her blog losethatbabyfat.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Weight Training 5 Chapter 1:
Weight Training for Life 7 Chapter 2: The Principles of Training: Concepts
and Terminology 13 Chapter 3: Testing Your Strength, Setting Goals, and
Tracking Your Progress 27 Chapter 4: Weight-Training Tools and Equipment 39
Chapter 5: Safety First: Protecting Yourself and Preventing Injury 55 Part
II: Gaining Weight-Training Wisdom 69 Chapter 6: Set ting Up Your Own Gym
at Home 71 Chapter 7: Exercising Away from Home: Clubs, Trainers, and
Classes 81 Chapter 8: Your Muscles and How to Use Them Properly 97 Part
III: Tackling the Exercises 105 Chapter 9: Working Your Back 107 Chapter
10: Working Your Chest 129 Chapter 11: Working Your Shoulders 145 Chapter
12: Working Your Arms 161 Chapter 13: Working Your Abdominals 175 Chapter
14: Working Your Butt and Legs 187 Chapter 15: Weights for Core Strength
209 Chapter 16: Stretching: The Truth 223 Part IV: Setting Up Your Workout
Programs 239 Chapter 17: Basic Workouts to Get Started 241 Chapter 18:
20-Minute Workouts for the Time Challenged 251 Chapter 19: Tackling
More-Advanced Programs 261 Chapter 20: Workouts for the Family: New Moms,
Moms-to-Be, Kids, and Teens 275 Chapter 21: Workouts for Baby Boomers and
Beyond 297 Chapter 22: Adding Yoga and Pilates for Flexibility 309 Part V:
The Part of Tens 321 Chapter 23: Ten (Or So) Ways to Use Exercise Bands to
Tone and Tighten 323 Chapter 24: Ten (Or So) Ways to Have a Ball with
Exercise Balls 335 Index 351