Product Description: A combination of confidence-boosting ballet instruction and fitness facts, with plenty of photographs (although all in black and white), Ballet-Fit offers a multitude of tips for beginners. You'll learn what to wear to class, the best way to break in a new pair of pointe shoes, and how to prevent injuries. And you'll even learn the proper pronunciation of the French dance terms, from arabesque to temps de flèche. For folks who don't live near a ballet studio or dancewear store, there's a helpful directory of magazines, catalogs, videos, audiotapes, and Web sites.

The Joffrey Ballet School's Ballet-Fit (Paperback)

Product Description: Here is the fitness solution you've been waiting for--a wonderful workout you can do right from your own bed. Anyone can benefit from this simple program, especially including seniors and people recovering from surgery or injury.

The series of forty-two exercises draw upon yoga, Pilates, karate, and stretching. The easy-to-do routine is grouped into three sections: exercises to be done lying on your back, sides, and stomach. Regular practice will tone muscles, increase strength and endurance, calm the mind and, yes, even improve sleep! Each exercise is described in detail, fully illustrated with a series of step-by-step photographs, and includes modifications for specific health and lifestyle conditions.

Get Fit in Bed: Tone Your Body & Calm Your Mind from the Comfort of Your Bed (Paperback)

Product Description: The latest trend in fitness for the overworked and underexercised? The office cubicle, of course! Fitness 9 to 5 is the perfect antidote to long hours hunched over a desk and missed dates with the gym. This handy book features 75 quick and easy exercises that can be performed discreetly while sitting at a desk, standing at a file cabinet, and even on the morning commute. Coffee Pot Curls in the kitchenette build up biceps, while Stairwell Bun Blasters are sure to improve the bottom line. And stress-busters for tired eyes and wrists keep computer fatigue at bay. A calorie count is provided for each exercise, so it's easy to see how simple changes can shed pounds. With charming illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Fitness 9 to 5 is the best defense against the office candy jar.

Fitness 9 to 5: Easy Exercises for the Working Week (Paperback)

Product Description: Fit to Deliver is an innovative prenatal and postpartum exercise program for beginning, intermediate, and advanced fitness levels. The book contains 175 professionally tailored exercises for core strength training, walk-run programs, stretching and relaxation, ball-balance workouts, aerobics, water exercise, pilates, and yoga. While safely maintaining fitness levels, the program prepares women for delivery, decreases common pregnancy ailments, and eases postpartum recovery.

Featuring a beautiful two-color design throughout with lay-flat binding, this resource contains over 25 exercise routines for well-rounded workouts. In addition, women can design their own routines to accommodate busy schedules and fluctuating energy levels. The book's user-friendly format contains over 300 black and white photos, sidebars, charts, and “tips from the team.”

Fit to Deliver: An Innovative Prenatal and Postpartum Fitness Program: Safe and Fun Exercises Tailored by Professionals to Benefit Both You and Your Baby (Paperback)

Start where you are—then go wherever your goals take you! The fitness experts from the American College of Sports Medicine have put together a comprehensive plan for developing a personal fitness program and sticking with it.

ACSM Fitness Book includes a simple and scientifically proven fitness test to determine your starting point and monitor your ongoing progress. The book includes step-by-step instructions; sample programs; and insights on nutrition, weight control, motivation, and overcoming setbacks.

Whether your objective is to improve cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, or overall body condition, the ACSM Fitness Book is the one book you need for the tools—and the motivation—to put your personal program on track.

Acsm Fitness Book (Paperback)

Product Description: "Finally- we are rolling ! In her user friendly book, Donna Gambino divulges the secrets of the magical foam roller. On a Roll @ Home guides you through over 50 exercises safely and with care. Whether you are in need of a hard-core abdominal workout, seeking that perfect stretch for tight neck, shoulder and leg muscles or yearning for a feel-good massage, the foam roller does it all. Forget all the pieces of useless fitness equipment that you bought on a whim and are vegetating in your basement: keep the roller in the living room, store one in your car and don't forget that it fits nicely in the airplane overhead bins. Join the Club of Healthy Rolling People." --Nicola Conraths-Lange, Founder of Logokinesis Publishing and author of "Survival Skills for Pilates Teachers" and "Pilates Space"

On a Roll @ Home, Home Exercises for Core Strength and Massage on the Foam Roller (Spiral-bound)

Are you intrigued by the idea of working out during pregnancy, but think it can’t be safe? Are you unsure how the words fit and pregnancy actually make sense in the same sentence? If so, you’ve come to the right place. This easy-to-follow guide shows you how you can be fit and pregnant, whether you’re new to exercise or have been working out for years, and whether you’re in your second week of pregnancy or your 32nd.

Fit Pregnancy For Dummies is for you if you’re pregnant, if you’re thinking about becoming pregnant, and You want to be as fit and healthy as you can be — whatever your current fitness level — without in any way jeopardizing your health or the health of your baby. This guide gives you the straight facts on:

• Staying safe when you exercise

• Developing a plan with your health provider

• Choosing the right equipment

• Modifying your routine for each trimester

• Eating well for nine months and beyond

Fit Pregnancy for Dummies (Paperback)