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The Key Poses of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume II

This book offers a scientific approach to understanding the practice of hatha yoga. Through four-color, three-dimensional illustrations of major muscles, tendons, and ligaments, Ray Long describes the practice and benefits of hatha yoga. Specific anatomical and physiological descriptions highlight the agonist, antagonist, and synergist muscles that come into play with each pose. Volume II of the series illustrates …

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The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice

The first two limbs of the eight-fold path of yoga sutras—the basic text for classical yoga—are examined in this spiritual guide to the practice of yoga. Foundational to all yogic thought, they are considered to be the guidelines to the yoga way of living that free individuals to take ownership of their lives, direct them toward the fulfillment they …

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Wanderlust: A Modern Yogi’s Guide to Discovering Your Best Self

Like the wildly popular festivals that have taken the yoga world by storm, Wanderlust is a road map for the millions of people engaged in cultivating their best selves. For the 20 million people who grab their yoga mats in the United States every week, this book gives a completely unique way to understand “yoga”―not just as something …

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Living Life to the Fullest with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Guide to Living a Better Quality of Life While Having EDS

Kevin Muldowney, MsPT has been treating people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome since 2005. As a physical therapist, he has developed an exercise protocol to help stabilized the many joint subluxations/dislocations associated with this genetic disorder. This book is intended for the person diagnosed with EDS to both inform them about the healthcare team needed to properly treat them …

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Build Your Running Body: A Total-Body Fitness Plan for All Distance Runners, from Milers to UltramarathonersRun Farther, Faster, and Injury-Free

“The best running book ever.” —Bob Anderson, founder of Runner’s WorldWhether you’re a miler or an ultramarathoner, if you want a fit, fast, and injury-resistant running body, there’s a better way to train than relentlessly pursuing mileage. This easy-to-use workout manual draws on the latest research in running physiology to target all the components that go into every …

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Los Secretos de Sascha Fitness (@sachafitness) (Spanish Edition) NEW 2015

Después del éxito con su primer libro Las recetas de Sascha fitness, la autora propone una nueva forma de vivir con buenos hábitos alimenticios, aprendiendo a amar el ejercicio, teniendo una actitud positiva y creando un estilo fitness para tu vida que te mantendrá lleno de vitalidad y energía. Este libro te dice cómo lograrlo paso a paso, …

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Stretching: 30th Anniversary Edition

This is the book that people tell their friends about, that trainers suggest for virtually every sport and activity, and that medical professionals recommend to people just starting to get back in shape. Stretching first appeared in 1980 as a new generation of Americans became committed to running, cycling, aerobic training, and workouts in the gym — all …

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Strong Curves: A Woman’s Guide to Building a Better Butt and Body

This is not your run-of-the-mill fitness book. Developed by world-renowned gluteal expert Bret Contreras, Strong Curves offers an extensive fitness and nutrition guide for women seeking to improve their physique, function, strength, and mobility.Contreras spent the last eighteen years researching and field-testing the best methods for building better butts and shapelier bodies. In Strong Curves, he offers the …

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