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This book is about much more than Alzheimer's—It's about your healthThere's no question, Alzheimer's disease will soon become a pandemic if prevention isn't your primary focus.
Imagine living each day thinking you're "healthy." You wake up, eat your bagel with a little cream cheese or jelly with a cup of coffee. Or maybe it's oatmeal and a piece of fruit.
They all seem healthy, right?
Day after day you eat the same way: Packaged and processed...
1202) The Time-Saver's Workout: A Revolutionary New Fitness Plan that Dispels Myths and Optimizes Results
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There is something terribly wrong with the state of exercise as we know it presently. Sales of treadmills, running shoes, gym memberships, and yoga classes are at an all-time high, but so too are our national levels of obesity and type II diabetes. Ever since the 1960s the exercising public has been told to stretch for flexibility and to perform low-intensity steady-state aerobic exercise for their cardiovascular systems and some form of resistance...
1203) Taekwondo for Kids
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Taekwondo for Kids is a fun and accessible guide to Taekwondo practice. First time martial arts students are not just starting a program of physical and mental practice. They are entering a new world--one that not only has new rules, new goals, and even new clothing but that also offers them lots of new opportunities for fun and accomplishment. This martial arts books for kids includes introductions to the history and philosophy of the martial art,...
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Imagine a medicine that could make you live longer, healthier, happier, and stronger. What if that medicine was already right at your feet? Running is the miracle drug that can do all this and more - it is the perfect medicine.
Throughout his career, Dr. Brodie Ramin has seen cases of diabetes, hypertension, and anxiety, which he has traced back to inactivity. Now more than ever, people are looking for inspiration and motivation to get fit, change...
1205) Getting Exercise
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This title explains the importance of exercise and the many sports and activities children can do to get it. The book includes easy-to-read text and vibrant photos, making it a great choice for beginning readers.
Grades PreK-2.
1206) Mixed Martial Arts
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Mixed Martial Arts is a full-contact combat sport, which takes its techniques in hand-to-hand combat from various martial arts. Learn about Aikido's history, moves, training, and more with this title. Complete with a photo diagram, informative sidebars, and glossary.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
1207) Be the Best at Swimming
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There are lots of reasons why you might want to improve your swimming skills. Some people swim as a way to keep fit, other people join swimming clubs to compete or make friends. Maybe you want to learn to ride waves on a surf board or even train as a lifeguard! However, the best reason to learn to swim well, is that it makes it more fun. A combination of easy-to-follow text, step-by-step photography and diagrams will show you how to master the skills...
1208) Surfing
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Surfing is not just a great summer sport; it also has amazing health benefits as well. Readers will learn more about the history of surfing, how to get started safely, and the various health benefits of the sport.
1209) EFT for Golf
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EFT for Golf is a supplement to EFT for Sports Performance. Dawson Church is an award-winning science writer with several best-selling books to his credit. The Genie in Your Genes was the first book to demonstrate that emotions drive gene expression. Mind to Matter shows that the brain creates much of what we think of as objective reality. Bliss Brain demonstrates that peak mental states rapidly remodel the brain for happiness. Spiritual Intelligence...
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Fuel bodybuilding success with macronutrient meal prep
Sculpting your ideal body demands hard work, dedication, and the right diet. The Bodybuilding Meal Prep Cookbook will help you achieve a lean, chiseled look with an array of macro-rich dishes that can be prepped quickly and enjoyed on the go.
What sets this bodybuilding cookbook apart:
• 6-week meal plan-This step-by-step guide does the heavy lifting for you, laying out what you should...
1211) Supercharge Your Body
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"Supercharge Your Body": A Step-By-Step Plan to Boosting Your Immune System
What is this course about?
How your immune system functions and what you can do to help it fight bacteria and viruses
The research behind immunity and why you should adopt our recommendations
How you can benefit from embracing new behaviors and introduce variety in your meals
Why it is so vital for you to have a bedtime routine
Exercises you can add to your workout to boost...
1212) Tae Kwon Do
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Tae Kwon Do--Tae meaning "foot," "leg," etc., Kwon meaning "fist", and Do meaning "the way"--teaches the discipline of both body and mind. Learn about Aikido's history, moves, training, and more with this title. Complete with a photo diagram, informative sidebars, and glossary.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
1213) Stay Fit
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Staying fit is one component of a healthy lifestyle. In this book, engaging text pairs with striking photos to teach readers how exercise improves heart and lung function, strengthens muscles and bones, increases flexibility, prevents sickness, and helps maintain a healthy body weight. Readers will learn what aerobic exercise is, how much is recommended for them, and how to measure their heart rate. Also discussed are the importance of stretching...
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A World Gone Mad for Marathons is a book about the incredible growth of organized marathons around the world as well as the growth of many other sporting events (i.e. ultras, trail races, triathlons, IRONMANs, duathlons, cycling races, 10Ks, and 5Ks). This growth is occurring irrespective of gender, age, body shape or size, ethnicity, culture, or country. For numerous reasons, millions of people around the world are signing up for sporting events...
1215) Diving
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This title introduces readers to Diving. Readers will learn the requirements for Diving success, such as precise timing and controlled body movement. Different types of dives are examined, such as Platform Springboard Synchronized and Cliff. A short history of the sport is included, as is a discussion of its risks. Xtreme facts provide additional information on this exciting sport. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
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Si vous voulez vraiment mettre votre corps en forme, l'aérobic est la voie à suivre. C'est l'un des formats d'exercices les plus populaires qui peuvent être utilisés pour gagner en flexibilité et augmenter la force de vos muscles. L'aérobic vous aidera également à augmenter votre métabolisme et à avoir plus d'énergie. Il y a plusieurs entraîneurs de célébrités qui utilisent des exercices d'aérobie et ils ont des vidéos que les gens...
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We all know there are simple things we could and should be doing on a daily basis to help us live better lives. We should drink more water, eat better, get lots of sleep, and exercise. Right? But that's easier said than done! After trying a series of 30-day challenges to varying degrees of success, Julie van Amerongen found her tribe in an amazing community of runners known as streakers (no, not the ones who take their clothes off!) who run Every.Single.Day....
1218) Top Softball Tips
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There's nothing like playing under a bright blue sky on a softball diamond. Find out everything you need to know for hitting one out of the park and turning double plays.
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More than ever, kids and teenagers are becoming more invested in their own physical and mental health. This book helps youth understand their changing bodies and the emotions and mental anguish and perplexity that can often come with these changes.When our youth is empowered with information, they are able to make decisions for themselves and become more independent when making decisions based on diet, mental health, and how to become more involved...
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Beautiful photographs and helpful advice for anyone who enjoys yoga. According to Power Yoga, more than 16 million yoga enthusiasts in America spend almost $3 billion dollars on classes and products each year. Yoga is becoming an increasingly popular activity, and author Ulrica Norberg helps yoga-goers put their money to good work by demonstrating technique in vivid detail and by revealing yoga's extraordinary power to heal. Norberg believes yoga...
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