Hi Folks.... I went to the local friendly LARGE book store (Barnes and Noble) and stared at the myriads of excercise and fitness books. I would like to ask those of you who do some type of excecise regeim at home... Is there a book (manual) in particular that has been of assistance to you? I did look for a few minutes at the ProBodX book and I don't know if the book is simply a means to sell their equipment or if any of you have actually tried the program? Charlie...if you're ou there, I do recall that you made some comments on it a week or so ago, but I can't track down that post for some reason. Can anyone help? Thanks Folks..... Jim

Exercise Book "Pilates for Beginners" by Kelina Stewart has been of particular benefit to me, and I still use the routine regularly. It's basically a series of calisthenic exercises while lying on a mat (any pad will do to protect your spine). The photographic presentation is very clear, and the spiral binding lets you stand the book up for easy viewing. Charlie

Jim

Hiya! What kind of exercise program are you interested in? Of course, if you ask Dr. Lisa, she will suggest a combo of weights and cardio (how revolutionary!) :wink: . Anyway, for a weightlifting program, my all-time absolute favorite reference book that I use all the time is Arnold's big-ass book......"Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding". It is a massive, rather $$ book, but is so far the BEST I have found..............he goes into great detail on proper form, complete with pictures, for every exercise for every body part. Whether you work out at home with light free weights (as I do), or with a home gym, or at a commercial gym, it is extremely important to lift correctly. Although it may appear so, this book is not just for jock muscle heads. You should give it a look through.

I found that Body for Life by Bil Phillips has a good anaerobic and aerobic program. Coupled with the Zone way of eating, I had very good results. The nice thing is you can access Body for Life on the internet and there are workout charts downloaded on Adobe.

Yeah, I have Bill Phillip's Body For Life, too. If you ignore his nutritional advice, the workouts and exercises are pretty good. I especially liked his method of increasing intensity for cardio workouts.......doing a few minutes at low intensity, and then increasing it a level per minute, and then dropping back......works well for me on the stationary bike.

[quote:44db700956="Cowlover2"]Yeah, I have Bill Phillip's Body For Life, too. If you ignore his nutritional advice, the workouts and exercises are pretty good. I especially liked his method of increasing intensity for cardio workouts.......doing a few minutes at low intensity, and then increasing it a level per minute, and then dropping back......works well for me on the stationary bike.[/quote:44db700956] I really like the cardio workout using the different intensities on the treadmill. It's only 20 minutes, but you really get a good sweat on. At present I am doing circuit training which incorporates high reps, low weights interspersed with cardio. I go through 3 full circuits and then finish wih cardio.

[quote:5be5a65bbe="cduane"]"Pilates for Beginners" by Kelina Stewart has been of particular benefit to me, and I still use the routine regularly. It's basically a series of calisthenic exercises while lying on a mat (any pad will do to protect your spine). The photographic presentation is very clear, and the spiral binding lets you stand the book up for easy viewing. Charlie[/quote:5be5a65bbe] There are two books, titled "[i:5be5a65bbe]Pilates for Beginners[/i:5be5a65bbe]." Another one by Roger Brignell. Do you know the difference between the two? P.S.: Our Nashua Public Library carries the book by Roger Brignell. I will check this one out.

<<"Pilates for Beginners." Another one by Roger Brignell. Do you know the difference between the two?>> not sure, but it's probably okay as long as you proceed gradually and gently. Besides the other books mentioned above, I like "Education of a Body Builder" which shows the 29-year-old Schwarzenegger's calisthenic exercises (he calls them "freehand"). Also particularly useful are Bill Pearl's book "Getting Stronger" and his video tape "Keys to Weight Training" which you can get at www.billpearl.com. I got the tape from the library and later bought it. Pearl is mentioned in the Age-Free Zone (is that the one?). He emphasizes exercising to the point of fatique, not failure. Another interesting relic is "Heavy Hands" by Leonard Schwartz which shows you how to make up your own handweight routines. You can get 2 pairs (3-lb and 5-lb) of inexpensive weights at Wal-Mart and be good to go for a year. Charlie

If you want a very simple starting exercise program you can look in the book "From depression to glorious health" free download. I was a professional sports coach for over a decade and never had a sportsman I was training seriously suffer an injury in all that time. The most important thing I can tell you is to start very very easy and build up very gradually giving your body time to adapt. Plan to have an exercise program you can continue with indefinitely. Kindest regards, Andrew Cavanagh

My wife just brought home from our local library (she works there :wink: ): [b:3277f83834]8 Minutes in the Morning: A Simple Way to Start Your Day That Burns Fat and Sheds the Pounds, by Jorge Cruise, Anthony Robbins[/b:3277f83834] :arrow: Does anyone have any knoeledge or experience with this? It seems to be mostly for women. I wonder if it's of any benefit for/to men??? :?:

[quote:7fba98a4d2="jaydpiii"]My wife just brought home from our local library (she works there :wink: ): [b:7fba98a4d2]8 Minutes in the Morning: A Simple Way to Start Your Day That Burns Fat and Sheds the Pounds, by Jorge Cruise, Anthony Robbins[/b:7fba98a4d2] :arrow: Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with this? It seems to be mostly for women. I wonder if it's of any benefit for/to men??? :?:[/quote:7fba98a4d2] No One? Exercise GuRu's?

My favourite is Body for Life... just gloss over all the body building pics and use the training methods. I use his system (without the weights) and I'm a "mature" age female with grey/white hair ( not telling the age) Top