Synopses & Reviews
Make it Easy! Weight training is increasingly recognized as an essential part of a well-rounded fitness program for women - and as an excellent route to healthy weight loss. But trying to keep up with the dizzying array of new equipment and advice out there can seem like a full-time job. Not so with Knack Weight Training for Women! Taking a step-by-step, no-nonsense, picture-driven approach, this comprehensive guide provides an easy-to-follow visual understanding of the principles of weight training. Full-color photos throughout show exercises and equipment, along with a focused eight-week training program aimed at getting results - whether that means more shapely arms and legs or an overall slimmer profile. 400+ full-color photos showing: free weightsmachinestummy-flattening exercisesmoves for shaping arms, legs & bunsback-strengthening routinesten-minute tune-upsmust-do movements for healthy livingworkouts at home and in the gym
Synopsis
Weight training is today recognized as a key part of a well-rounded health and fitness program not only for men but also for women, and this book provides a clear and easy-to-follow visual understanding of all the essential principles. Covering both home programs and gym routines, it combines photos of exercises with anatomical illustrations depicting where muscles are, how they work, and why strengthening them will yield results--whether that means more shapely arms and legs, or an overall slimmer profile.
Synopsis
Knack Weight Training for Women uses the unique Knack format to provide a clear and easy-to-follow visual understanding of the principles of weight training.
About the Author
Leah Garcia has the knack! She is a television personality, former professional cyclist, and certified personal trainer. She has won multiple championship titles over her twenty-year international career. Her company, Naturally Caffeinated.com, produces on-demand workout videos and provides consulting services, sports modeling, and on-air talent services.
Mark Doolittle has the knack! A veteran photographer whose work has been commissioned by various corporate clients and by Running Times Magazine.
Jennifer L. Brindisi, B.S., M.A., technical reviewer, is a Health Fitness Instructor and Exercise Test Technologist certified by the American College of Sports Medicine.