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

Genie Tartell (Author), Ted Kavanau (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2006

Here is the fitness solution many of us have been waiting for - a strengthening, conditioning and toning program that anyone can do from the warmth and comfort of his or her own bed. Older folks, people with health problems such as fibromyalgia, arthritis and chronic fatigue, those recovering from surgery or injury and expecting mothers who've been put on bed rest will especially benefit from these techniques. A series of forty-two exercises drawn from yoga, pilates, karate and stretching, the 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 lucid detail, illustrated with a series of step-by-step photographs, and includes modification for certain health and lifestyle conditions.

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From the Publisher

Build Strength and Flexibility, Beat Stress, and Improve Sleep Right from Your Own Bed

About the Author

Genie Tartell, DC, RN, has been a practicing chiropractor for twenty years. She was the team chiropractor for the New York-based Reebok aerobic team and is the preferred chiropractor for Steps Dance Studio. Ted Kavanau is the founder and former top executive of CNN Headline News. He has multiple Emmys and other professional awards.

Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (August 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572244607
• ISBN-13: 978-1572244603
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #951,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to feel alive again!, October 5, 2006

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Brooke Burke (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Get Fit in Bed: Tone Your Body & Calm Your Mind from the Comfort of Your Bed (Paperback)

I love this book! All of the exercises are so easy to follow, and with so little time to work out I can finally get some much needed toning in from my bed! It's fantastic! Since I've started using the exercises in Get Fit in Bed, I really do feel healthier, and more rested too! I recommend everyone tries this at least once.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars helps my elderly Mom, September 30, 2006

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Harriet R. Flehinger (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Get Fit in Bed: Tone Your Body & Calm Your Mind from the Comfort of Your Bed (Paperback)

I bought two copies of the book, one to help warm up my 59 year old body in the early morning and the other to give my elderly mother. My mother used to do floor exercises but in recent years had found it too difficult to get up off the floor. This book has such clear pictures and directions that she began using it immediately. Now she has Post-it notes stuck on the pages with the exercises she MUST do every day. She loves it. And Getting Fit in Bed is totally safe for older people to attempt on their own...No danger of falling.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Knee Problems? This is the book for you!, October 26, 2007

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Ilene C. (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

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

After two arthroscopic knee surgeries I was ordered NOT to use the treadmill, only low/no impact exercises. My husband made fun of me when I bought this book based on the title. Well let me tell you, he's not laughing at me any more. I found the book simple to follow and definitely felt the exercises in my muscles. NO impact on me knees and my husband said I have actually changed my shape. The best money I've spent in a very long time! :)