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"I know I need to exercise, but I just don’t have time."
Now there are no excuses. If you can allot just 10 minutes a day for exercise, you can look better and feel better in just 30 days. Ten Minute Tone-Ups For Dummies describes a safe and sensible exercise program for men and women — one you can do in your home and at your convenience. It’s ideal for people who have not been active or for those who already have a fitness regime but want to expand it or tackle special problem areas. Whether you want quick results to look your best for an upcoming event such as a class reunion, wedding, or beach vacation (bathing suits are not forgiving), or have just faced the fact that your clothes aren’t really shrinking, this book helps you:
- Motivate yourself and set realistic goals
- Stretch, warm up, and cool down properly
- Adapt exercises to your fitness level
- Create an interactive workout
- Target your trouble spots: the chest—upper back, slouching shoulders, flabby arms; the lower body—thighs, hamstrings and quadriceps, buns, and calves; the core: abs and lower back
- Add cardio to your workout
Clear, step-by-step instructions and photos ensure that you do the exercises correctly and achieve maximum results. Written by Cyndi Targosz, a certified lifestyle/fitness expert, president and founder of STARGLOW Production, Inc., and a popular motivational speaker, this book also includes easy-to-follow guidelines for sound nutrition. If you tune- up your diet and tone-up your body, ten minutes a day make a tremendous difference in your looks and your life!
Synopsis
Photos show how to correctly perform exercises
Tone your body, add cardio to your workout, and look great fast!
Need to tone up in a hurry? Relax! This safe, sensible exercise program delivers fast results while targeting your trouble spots in quick ten-minute sessions. You get expert advice on stretching, working the upper and lower body, and adding cardio workouts to your schedule, as well as lots of time-saving options to help you reach your fitness goals.
Discover how to
- Get motivated to exercise
- Target specific muscles
- Create an interactive workout
- Warm up and cool down
- Adapt exercises to your fitness level
About the Author
Cyndi Targosz is a certified lifestyle/fitness expert and President and founder of STARGLOW Production, Inc. She is also a motivational speaker who has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: Get Ready, Get Set, Get Active!
Chapter 1: Maximizing Ten Minutes for Life.
Chapter 2: Devising a 30-Day, Ten Minute Plan of Action.
Chapter 3: Preparing for Your Workout.
Chapter 4: Warming Up and Stretching.
Part II: Upper-Body Workouts.
Chapter 5: Shaping a Tip Top: Chest.
Chapter 6: Working Out the Upper Back.
Chapter 7: Shrugging Off Shoulder Slouch.
Chapter 8: Waving Goodbye to Flabby Arms.
Part III: Lower-Body Workouts.
Chapter 9: Lightening Up Thunderous Thighs.
Chapter 10: Getting a Leg Up: Hamstrings and Quadriceps.
Chapter 11: Buns Voyage!
Chapter 12: To Calf or to Calf Not.
Part IV: Core: Abs and Lower Back.
Chapter 13: Peak Obliques.
Chapter 14: Bustin’ that Beer Belly: Lower Abs.
Chapter 15: Ab-Sense Makes the Waist Look Slimmer: Upper Abs.
Chapter 16: Back to the Future: Lower Back.
Part V: Customizing Your Workouts and Maximizing Your Results.
Chapter 17: Fast-Fitness Menus to Go: Ten Minutes Each.
Chapter 18: Full-Course Fitness Menus: 20 Minutes or More.
Chapter 19: Discovering the Joy of Eating.
Chapter 20: Adding a Cardio Workout.
Chapter 21: Traveling Fit and Well.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: Ten Common Motivational Pitfalls.
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Fit Tone-Ups into Your Schedule.
Chapter 24: Ten Favorite Workout-Wear Manufacturers.
Index.