From Booklist
A quick perusal of this slim guide to exercising when spatially challenged discloses a decided dependence on old-fashioned isometrics. Desirous that others not suffer the fate of Dan Quayle--pulmonary embolism--by sitting cross-legged on planes too much, Diamond revives the revered exercise regimen of yesteryear and upgrades its presentation in the process. She not only makes her book commuter-specific but also adds sections on visualization and on "alternative" remedies to common air-travel maladies such as jet lag, sinus problems, and fear of flying. And she imaginatively explains how individual isometric exercises work on the body (e.g., "Imagine the pelvis as the rim of an ice cream cone . . . watch a cherry at the level of the bottom of the rib cage"). What else could today's health-concerned air commuter ask for in a handy, freshly composed book of, well, isometrics? Mike Tribby
