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Comment on About by Benny

Benny — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:44:30 +0000

I had planned to sumibt a review of Delavier’s Core Training Anatomy earlier, but upon its arrival my husband picked it up and has been reluctant to part with it. It fired his enthusiasm for getting back into shape because of its clear, simple text and precisely rendered illustrations and effective photographs. I have never seen him respond to exercise materials as he has to this book. The publisher, Human Kinetics, always produces quality books, but this particular book can fire you up to want to exercise because it reduces reluctance through a solid presentation that makes you feel that your understand how to achieve your goals and why other approaches may have been ineffective. My husband has tried to shore-up sagging abdominals for a long time, but always quit routines that were either boring or painful. Delavier gives him the insights into how the body works, a variety of approaches, and ways to avoid injury while training. I believe this time, with this book, my husband will achieve his goals.There are 460 visual depictions of the recommended exercises and the body itself. There is not guesswork. You know which exercise will impact which muscle group and why. Delavier ensures you know how muscles, joints and bones work together and are affected by the 100 exercises divided into 60 programs. There is truly something for everyone in this book, male or female, young, middle-aged or older. You can improve both your body’s health and appearance through the knowledge this book provides.This is not just another general fitness book. It targets the core specifically and then provides routines designed to the specific needs of its readers. Therefore, you can aim for sculpting abs, reducing fatty tissue, improving your heart health or reducing lower back pain, but you can also train for enhanced performance in over 20 different sports. You will be taught what you should do, how you should do it, and why it is important.The book is divided into 6 parts: a general introduction that helps you key into identifying your goals and how to achieve them by giving you the nuts and bolts answers you need to start and maintain a program, how to make your abs more visible,specific exercises complete with tips and cautions, advanced exercises and techniques to further your program, exercises involving machines and accessories, and finally, a section on sports and goal-specific programs incorporating those exercises allowing you to fine-tune your approach (e.g., of special interest to me as a woman is how to minimize bloating and digestive problems and how to minimize or avoid lower back pain.)Core muscle fitness is more important than looking sexier. It improves posture, protects and strengthens spinal health, avoids back pain, improves digestion and reduces risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Done properly, as illustrated and discussed in this book, you can also get cardiovascular workouts equal to hours of running, but without the risks of joint damage to your knees and back. Now, if that isn’t enough to tempt you, just take a look at the book itself. The quality of the information, illustrations and photography will blow you away. I always offer books I receive to review to my husband to get his take on it. This is the first book he has studied, whose recommendations he is trying, and the first one that he was reluctant to part with long enough for me review. I understand why. In fact, I may have to buy another copy so we each have our own. It is that good.

Comment on Play sport to avoid osteoperosis in later life by humankinetics

humankinetics — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:43:46 +0000

More research on osteoperosis in men showing the benefits of weight bearing exercise.

Comment on Play sport to avoid osteoperosis in later life by Osteoporosis Can Affect Men Too | EONLINETRAINER.COM

Osteoporosis Can Affect Men Too | EONLINETRAINER.COM — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:15:03 +0000

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Comment on Eight ways to mentally prepare for a marathon by peter

peter — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:02:24 +0000

Simple, easy to understand and great advice.
My experience can confirm this can work for everyone.

Comment on Should Cycle Helmet Laws only apply to children? by Richard Burton

Richard Burton — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:09:15 +0000

“In many countries it is a legal requirement for cyclists to wear bicycle helmets…..”? Half a dozen at most, and these laws were brought in without any discussion with cyclists or cycling organisations. In none of those countries has there been a reduction in risk to cyclists, and some research shows an increase in risk with helmet wearing.

This new research reinforces the conclusions that have been reached by all researchers who have looked at all the evidence: cycle helmets are at best an irrelevance, and at worst, a dangerous distraction from real measures to make cycling safe.

Most people think that cycling is very dangerous and cycle helmets are fantastically effective, but neither of these propositions is true. They believe this because there has been a twenty year long propaganda campaign to promote helmets, fronted by that utterly biased media organisation, the BBC.

Helmets are a scam on the gullible, who are willing to pay good money for a pound’s worth of plastic that doesn’t work and you can’t take back when it fails. It’s worth noting that the manufacturers make no claims for the protective effect of their product, because they’d fall foul of advertising standards, so they leave that to the helmet zealots.

Check out cyclehelmets.org for the facts, rather than the BBC’s fairy tales.

Comment on Exercise can make cancer treatment easier by Candida Abrahamson PhD

Candida Abrahamson PhD — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:19:51 +0000

You’re absolutely right about the benefits of exercise in terms of the side effects of cancer treatments (amazing that if people can work through their fatigue to exercise, that in turn lifts their fatigue, no?). But what’s even more astounding to me is what researchers have found about the impact of exercise on recurrence and mortality rates–for all types of cancers. (I just finished extensive survey at http://wp.me/p22afJ.) Amazing what some good, concentrated physical activity can do!

Comment on The benefits of a glass of milk a day by James Kilner

James Kilner — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:59:59 +0000

Now where did I put that cow!!

Comment on Older adults benefit from improved elasticity of arteries after aerobic exercise by versicherung lkw

versicherung lkw — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:08:55 +0000

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Comment on The benefits of a glass of milk a day by yvettepearson

yvettepearson — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:28:32 +0000

I’m going to go and have a glass of milk!!

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Comment on The GB Rowing Team invites you on board by Sam Murphy

Sam Murphy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:08:30 +0000

Not much incentive for those of us on the wrong side of 25 then!

Comment on Top 10 fitness trends and activities for 2012 by John Waite

John Waite — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:57:16 +0000

How is Crossfit not on this list? It was already exploding even before the Reebok push. It will be THE big story in 2012. Obstacle racing (Spartan Race, Warrior Dash, etc) should be on the list as well.

Comment on Top 10 fitness trends and activities for 2012 by Ohio Chiro

Ohio Chiro — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:23:11 +0000

As always, exercise will never go out of style. It makes us active, fit and healthy. We just have to make sure that we have the right exercise for our body since not everyone is the same. We can get advice from experts about what will match our health and our lifestyle.

Comment on Many disabled children fail to reach their full potential by Sue Thomas

Sue Thomas — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:51:38 +0000

it was the Conservative governments decision to scrap the School Sports partnerships, which were one of the best things that had happened to state school P.E in years. But then theTories don’t like Sport. I am suprised they haven’t cancelled the Olympics! – but of course they will be sitting in the front row, with the tickets that we the taxpayer have bought for them.

P.E teacher

Comment on Top twenty fitness trends for 2012 by humankinetics

humankinetics — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:18:35 +0000

Hi Juliette,
Human Kinetics has just published End Back and Kneck Pain and it has a chapter on Stretching and Exercising that you might find useful.

Comment on Top twenty fitness trends for 2012 by Juliette Johnson

Juliette Johnson — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:00:33 +0000

I love fitness exercises. I used to do mine regularly until I experience this chronic back pain. I wanted to find out what fitness regime can serve as alternative for people suffering with back pain. Do you have any idea?

Comment on Top twenty fitness trends for 2012 by sweetopiagirl

sweetopiagirl — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:29:54 +0000

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Comment on Top twenty fitness trends for 2012 by graciouswolfpe

graciouswolfpe — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:55:56 +0000

Reblogged this on educationisphysical and commented: Here's 10 of the predicted top 20 fitness trends for the year 2012.

Comment on United marketing boss developed blood clot from over exercising by Anatoli Grigorenko

Anatoli Grigorenko — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:53:52 +0000

It is a big difference to exercise for sports performance or exercise for… being “fit”.
The criterion for “fit” is too dodgy and the competence level on health-related exercise is just simply not enough out there in the gyms. There is a lot of truly admirable enthusiasm and passion, but mostly often there is a “the more the better” believe. And this believe has nothing to do with health…