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Title: Getting in Shape: 32 Workout Programs for Lifelong Fitness by Bob Anderson, Bill Pearl, Edmund R., Ph.D. Burke, Jean Anderson, Ed Burke ISBN: 0-936070-30-7 Publisher: Shelter Publications Pub. Date: 10 December, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great information for beginners!
Comment: If you are a beginner or someone returning to fitness after a long absence, this is a great book that really does a good job of emphasizing the importance of doing anything other than sit around. If you are someone who is familiar with working out or who is already fairly healthy this may provide you with some few hints, but I would stick with Getting Stronger for the strength training and Stretching for flexibility. I'm a half-way in shape 35 year old that exercises somewhat regularly and this book was just a little too rudimentary for me. I was looking for more involvement with the Lifelong Fitness portion of the title, but found it to be more towards getting people started.
Rating: 2
Summary: Lots of specifics, not much background
Comment: Lots of specific workouts, and specific topics like advice for pregnant women, those with arthritis, etc. Very little background or general topics, like how many reps is best, etc. It felt constraining. Also, virtually nothing on weight machines - the workouts use free weights only.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Book
Comment: I really like this book - perfect for beginners and almost beginners who want to develop and maintain their own fitness programs without the use of a personal trainer. There are many different programs to choose from, ranging from very easy up to fairly challenging. They all seem very realistic and require modest committment of time (30 to 60 minutes daily). Each program has a stretching, strength and cardio component. One program requires no special strength training equipment and there are a couple of programs suitable for a fully equipped gym. The rest fall in between - perfect for those of us with a very modest home gym. The programs focus is on fitness, not body building, and is really geared for the average person. There are clear illustrations of how to do the stretches and lifts and lots of good ideas on a variety of cardio fitness activities. I also like the ideas on hotel room workouts for us business travelers.
I have two criticisms of this book. First, I felt that many of the ab excercises were not realistic for a beginning level of fitness. I felt that some of them were too stressful on the lower back so I made substitutions. The second is that although Burke is a former cycling team coach, he really didn't give much information on cycling. I choose that as my form of exercise and I would have appreciated a specific progressive program for cycling. He does have a 10 week progressive walking program for beginners though.
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Title: Stretching: 20th Anniversary by Bob Anderson, Jean Anderson, Christy Turlington ISBN: 0936070226 Publisher: Shelter Publications Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Getting Stronger: Weight Training for Men and Women (Revised Edition) by Bill Pearl, Richard Golueke ISBN: 0936070242 Publisher: Shelter Publications Pub. Date: 09 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Stretch and Strengthen for Rehabilitation and Development by Bob Anderson, Donald G. Bornell, Jean E. Anderson ISBN: 0960106626 Publisher: Stretching Pub. Date: 01 August, 1984 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Stretching in the Office by Bob Anderson, Jean Anderson ISBN: 0936070293 Publisher: Shelter Publications Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The American Physical Therapy Association Book of Body Maintenance and Repair by Steve Vickery, Marilyn Moffat ISBN: 0805055711 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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