Giving advice on how to achieve total fitness at home, this text includes stretches, exercise techniques and individual workouts for home fitness equipment: weight machines, free weights, stationary cycles, stair climbers, treadmills and ski machines. The advice from fitness experts, along with the illustrations and photographs aim to help the reader: determine their fitness level; develop a personal fitness programme that's convenient and successful; make a home more conducive to working out; exercise injury-free; eat right and control weight; improve flexibility; and increase endurance and muscular strength.
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The Complete Home Fitness Handbook shows readers how to get started or to restart a workout program without leaving home. The Complete Home Fitness Handbook includes stretches, exercise techniques, and individual workouts for today's most popular home fitness equipment (weight machines, free weights, stationary cycles, stair climbers, treadmills, and ski machines). The Complete Home Fitness Handbook's 110 illustrations and photos, and 40 "how-to" exercises will help readers determine their current levels of fitness, exercise injury-free, develop a personal fitness program that's convenient and successful, make their homes more conducive to working out, eat right and control weight, improve flexibility, and increase endurance and muscular strength. The Complete Home Fitness Handbook also helps with choosing the best exercise resources for different fitness levels and budgets. Those who already own exercise equipment will learn how to optimize their workouts. -- Midwest Book Review
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"A comprehensive, information-packed guide by a group of top-notch contributors."
Carol Krucoff Health Columnist, The Washington Post
"This book treats every aspect of home fitness in admirable detail. The workout suggestions are especially informative."
Noah Liberman Senior Associate Editor, Home Gym and Fitness magazine
"Dr. Burke has done it again. This excellent book on home fitness is thorough, user friendly and scientifically sound. It is a great reference tool for the personal trainer and coach, as well as a guide for individuals embarking on a home fitness program. Whether you are an athlete or new to exercise, you will find this book to be full of answers from how to purchase and use equipment to how to get results from your exercise program. The sample programs and exercise instruction are so dynamic, it’s like having your own personal trainer. I consider THE COMPLETE HOME FITNESS HANDBOOK a vital addition to my library."
Gina LaBrusciano, NSCA-CPT
Owner, THE TRAINERS: Professional Fitnes Training in So. California Chair, NSCA Personal Trainer Committee
"No one is better qualified than Ed Burke to write a book on any form of fitness. Ed not only practices what he preaches, he is capable of teaching what he preaches. In my opinion, Ed is the best."
Bill Pearl Former Mr. American and five-time Mr. Universe winner
"I’m always skeptical about books that include ‘complete’ in their title, but I think this book comes as close as necessary for people who want indoor exercise programs to supplement their outdoor activities, to help prepare for sports, or to design an exclusively indoor program. The six authors are experienced and well-qualified. . . .
"The book is well-written, nicely illustrated, and modest in size and cost. . . . There’s a lot of valuable information here for home exercisers."
Trevor Smith Book reviewer Running & FitNews
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This book is a must own for every health/fitness enthusiast. It details all parts of an exercise program, explaining their importance, and how they correlate for a complete plan. Whether you are exercising for strength, muscle shaping and conditioning, or better overall health and well-being, this book will show you step-by-step how to get there. For people who active fitness buffs, this book will only enhance your current routine. I know Ed Burke from my college days and there is not a better leading expert in health and fitness around that is as knowledgable and can instruct with real-world examples and advice. Buy this book and you won't be disappointed.
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The three main reasons for the increased popularity of home fitness gyms and exercise are convenience, convenience, and convenience. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
low rowing, home fitness program, minutes moderate effort, home fitness center, pulley station, effort intervals, home fitness equipment, elevate your heart rate, lat pulldown, easy intervals, balanced fitness, hard intervals, triceps pushdown, stair climbers, target heart rate zone, spinal erectors, home workouts, squat racks, arm curl, exercise effort, shoulder press, home gym Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Muscles Emphasized, Trunk Curl, Food Guide Pyramid, One-Arm Dumbbell Row, Upright Row, Bent-Over Row, Recommended Dietary Allowances, Friday Squat, Monday Sets Repetitions Squat, American College of Sports Medicine, Department of Agriculture, Rockport Walking Test, Serving Calories, Triceps Press, Dumbbell Lateral Raise, Dumbbell Triceps Kickback, Friday Lunge, Leg Press, Men High, Moderate Week, Monday Sets Repetitions Lunge, Wednesday Squat New!
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The three main reasons for the increased popularity of home fitness gyms and exercise are convenience, convenience, and convenience. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
low rowing, home fitness program, minutes moderate effort, home fitness center, pulley station, effort intervals, home fitness equipment, elevate your heart rate, lat pulldown, easy intervals, balanced fitness, hard intervals, triceps pushdown, stair climbers, target heart rate zone, spinal erectors, home workouts, squat racks, arm curl, exercise effort, shoulder press, home gym Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Muscles Emphasized, Trunk Curl, Food Guide Pyramid, One-Arm Dumbbell Row, Upright Row, Bent-Over Row, Recommended Dietary Allowances, Friday Squat, Monday Sets Repetitions Squat, American College of Sports Medicine, Department of Agriculture, Rockport Walking Test, Serving Calories, Triceps Press, Dumbbell Lateral Raise, Dumbbell Triceps Kickback, Friday Lunge, Leg Press, Men High, Moderate Week, Monday Sets Repetitions Lunge, Wednesday Squat New!
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- Recommended Dietary Allowances: 10th Edition (Dietary Reference Intakes) by Subcommittee on the Tenth Edition of the Recommended Dietary Allowances on page 185, and page 188
- Food Values of Portions Commonly Used by Anna De Planter Bowes on page 192
- Training Nutrition: The Diet and Nutrition Guide for Peak Performance by Ed Burke in Back Matter
- Food Values of Portions Commonly Used on page 192
- Strength Training by NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association in Back Matter
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- Banish Your Belly, Butt and Thighs Forever!: The Real Woman's Guide to Body Shaping & Weight Loss by The Editors of Prevention Health Books for Women on page 245, and page 264
- BANISH YOUR BELLY, BUTT AND THIGHS (FOREVER!) The Real Woman's Guide to Permanent Weight Loss by The Editors of Prevention Health Books for Women on page 245, and page 264
- Off-Season Training for Cyclists (Ultimate Training Series from Velopress) by Ed Burke in Back Matter
- Sports, Exercise, and Fitness: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources (Reference Sources in the Social Sciences) by Mary Beth Allen on page 231
- Fat to Firm at Any Age by Alisa Bauman on page 239
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