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Pub. Date
2012
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Bob Harper, superstar trainer and co-host of NBC's hit show "The Biggest Lose," distills his vast knowledge of nutrition, weight-loss strategy, and human nature down to twenty simple, nonnegotiable principles and offers a month's worth of menu plans and more than 90 delicious, rule-abiding recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks to keep you cooking and eating skinny for life.
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Pub. Date
c2012
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The First 20 Minutes—a rollicking book packed with information about exercise science and practical recommendations on physical training—seems inspired by Isaac Newton: bodies in motion remain in motion, but, alas, bodies at rest don't go anywhere. Reynolds highlights the concept that when it comes to longevity, the benefit of exercise is front-loaded. Most reduction in mortality is accrued during the initial 20 minutes of exercising. While no...
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Pub. Date
c2003
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Investigates the scientific truth behind the health benefits of various exercise regimes, tracing the history of the fitness movement, examining trends in the late twentieth century, and including interviews with exercise devotees, as well as a look at the exercise industry.
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Book Description: What does an elephant do? It stomps its foot. Can you? From the creator of such beloved classics as The Grouchy Ladybug and The Mixed-Up Chameleon comes this interactive story that invites kids to imitate animal movements. Watching giraffes bend their necks or monkeys wave their arms is fun, but nothing could be better than joining inches From their heads down to their toes, kids will be wriggling, jiggling, and giggling as they...
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Pub. Date
2016
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"Fitness, money, and wisdom--here are the tools. Over the last two years...Tim Ferriss has collected the routines and tools of world-class performers around the globe. Now, the distilled notebook of tips and tricks that helped him double his income, flexibility, happiness, and more is available as Tools of Titans"--Page 4 of cover.
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2020.
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A deep, science-backed look at how the coronavirus pandemic will change the way we live forever -- from renowned physician and sociologist Nicholas Christakis. APOLLO'S ARROW offers a riveting account of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on American society as it unfolded in 2020, and on how the recovery will unfold in the coming years. Drawing on a combination of fascinating case studies and cutting-edge research from a range of scientific disciplines,...
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[2020]
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"This highly engaging landmark work, a natural history of exercise--by the author of the best seller The Story of the Human Body--seeks to answer a fundamental question: were you born to run or rest The first three parts of Exercised roughly follow the evolutionary story of human physical activity and inactivity, even as each chapter shatters a particular myth about exercise. Because we cannot understand physical activity without understanding its...
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2015.
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"Author of the phenomenal national best seller, Born to Run, Christopher McDougall now travels to the Mediterranean where he discovers that the secrets of ancient Greek heroes are still alive and well on the island of Crete and in the muscles and minds of fitness enthusiasts everywhere. While researching Born to Run, Chris McDougall encountered the story of Pheidippides, the legendary ancient Greek 'all-day runner.' Later, when McDougall met a dedicated...
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Pub. Date
[2013]
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"A practical, empowering guide to managing and reversing prediabetes through diet and exercise, from a registered dietitian. Increasingly diagnosed by doctors and affecting millions of Americans, prediabetes is a condition in which blood sugar levels are elevated. It often develops into full-blown diabetes, one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and it is a major risk factor for heart and blood vessel disease, kidney failure, and...
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[2024]
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"Staying strong and flexible becomes even more important as we age. This guide for seniors makes it easy to stay in motion with short and simple exercises you can do anytime and anywhere. Featuring step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations, you'll learn how to build muscle mass, improve bone density, and feel great in only 10 minutes per day.
A 3-part plan...No equipment required...Boost overall well-being...Options for everyone." --
Pub. Date
c2015
Description
"Great fast-paced, action packed paddle game. Pick the feather birdie you'd like to use, stand at a distance of 5 to 30 feet, and see how long you can go without dropping it... The two yellow birdies are for fast...and the two red birdies are better closer and easier play... Can be played inside as the feather birdies are lightweight and shouldn't break anything"--
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2014.
Description
Encouraging our aging adult population to work towards optimal health through physical fitness, this lively film features a group of seniors called the "U of Agers" who meet twice a week at the University of Alberta to learn and rehearse a series of gymnastics activities. The U of Agers are just "ordinary" people trying to do "extraordinary" things and confirm that if they can do gymnastics, then others in Canada have the potential to excel at whatever...
20) Spikeball
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[20--?]
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"The game is a combination of volleyball and foursquare and can be very competitive and challenging. It is typically a four-player game with two teams of two players each (or 2 by 2)"--
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