Foam Rolling For Dummies

Author: Mike D. Ryan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119757320
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
A full-color, step-by-step guide to get fit, prevent injury and end pain using your foam roller Foam rolling is not just a fad; if you’re active in sport or work out regularly, you know how crucial it is to keep your muscles limber and pain-free to stay active and mobile. As a form of Myofascial Release Therapy, foam rolling is an effective technique for unlocking your tight muscles and restrictive myofascial connective tissue. Foam rolling helps increase your overall body mobility and joint range of motion, decreases pain and shortens recovery times—and it generally supercharges your body to reap the benefits of your active lifestyle! Written in an easy-to-follow, no-jargon style by NFL physical therapist and trainer for 26 years Mike Ryan, Foam Rolling For Dummies shares proven roller tips usually reserved for professional athletes to help you quickly restore healthy harmony between your muscles and joints. Once you know the science behind foam rolling, you’ll understand how to use specific body-rolling techniques to address specific problems and goals, whether they’re eliminating painful muscle trigger points, loosening tight fascia, improving body flexibility, or just relaxing muscles faster after a workout. Enhance athletic performance Improve injury prevention Learn rapid roller techniques Manage fibromyalgia Reduce soft tissue injuries Understand your myofascial system Reduce painful muscles Whether you want to maximize your fitness program, manage your muscle pain or pursue other health goals, this guide puts on a roll for an enhanced body—and an enhanced life.

Total Foam Rolling Techniques

Author: Steve Barrett
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472906640
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
Explains how to select a foam roller and use it effectively, and shares step-by-step instructions for executing forty-nine exercises that target all muscle groups.

Pretend You Don't See Her

Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1847395457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245

Book Description
What happens when a young woman is accidentally caught up in a dangerous murder investigation, having merely been in the wrong place at the wrong time? Lacey Farrell, a rising star on the Manhattan real estate scene, is witness to a murder - and to the final words of the victim. The dying woman is convinced her attacker was after her dead daughter's journal, which Lacey gives to the police, but not before making a copy for herself. It's an impulse that later proves nearly fatal. Placed in the witness protection programme and sent to live in Minneapolis, Lacey must assume a fake identity, at least until the killer can be brought to trial. There she meets Tom Lynch, a radio talk-show host whom she tentatively begins to date - until the strain of her deception makes her break it off. Then she discovers the killer has traced her whereabouts. Armed with nothing more than her own courage and clues from the journal, Lacey heads back to New York determined to uncover who is behind the deaths of the two women… before she is the next casualty. A terrifyingly chilling bestseller from the internationally adored author of DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL

Mother Box and Other Tales

Author: Sarah Blackman
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 1573661740
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223

Book Description
The eleven stories and one novella of Mother Box, and Other Tales bring together everyday reality and something that is dramatically not in compelling narratives of new possibilities. In language that is both barb and bauble, bitter and unbearably sweet, Sarah Blackman spins the threads of stories where everything is probable and nothing is constant. The stories in Mother Box, and Other Tales occur in an in-between world of outlandish possibility that has become irrefutable reality: a woman gives birth to seven babies and realizes at one of their weddings that they were foxes all along; a girl with irritating social quirks has been raised literally by cardboard boxes; a young woman throws a dinner party only to have her elaborate dessert upstaged by one of the guests who, as it turns out, is the moon. Love between mothers and children is a puzzling thrum that sounds at the very edge of hearing; a muted pulse that, nevertheless, beats and beats and beats. In these tales, the prosaic details of everyday life—a half-eaten sandwich, an unopened pack of letters on a table—take on fevered significance as the characters blunder into revelations that occlude even as they unfold.

The Welsh Girl

Author: Peter Ho Davies
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547524900
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 345

Book Description
A WWII-era Welsh barmaid begins a secret relationship with a German POW in this “beautiful” novel by the author of A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself (Ann Patchett). Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize Set in the stunning landscape of North Wales just after D-Day, this critically acclaimed debut novel traces the intersection of disparate lives in wartime. When a prisoner-of-war camp is established near her village, seventeen-year-old barmaid Esther Evans finds herself strangely drawn to the camp and its forlorn captives. She is exploring the camp boundary when an astonishing thing occurs: A young German corporal calls out to her from behind the fence. From that moment on, the two begin an unlikely—and perilous—romance. Meanwhile, a German-Jewish interrogator travels to Wales to investigate Britain’s most notorious Nazi prisoner, Rudolf Hess. In this richly drawn and thought-provoking “tour de force,” all will come to question the meaning of love, family, loyalty, and national identity (The New Yorker). “If you loved The English Patient, there’s probably a place in your heart for The Welsh Girl.” —USA Today “Davies’s characters are marvelously nuanced.” —Los Angeles Times “Beautifully conjures a place and its people, in an extraordinary time . . . A rare gem.” —Claire Messud, author of The Woman Upstairs “This first novel by Davies, author of two highly praised short story collections, has been anticipated—and, with its wonderfully drawn characters, it has been worth the wait.” —Booklist, starred review

Sculpt Your Body with Balls and Bands

Author: Denise Austin
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9781579549923
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
Introduces two new methods for shaping the body, losing weight, and toning muscles, explaining how to use a fitness ball and elastic workout bands, along with workouts based on Pilates, yoga, cardio, and balance/stretching.

Awesome Over 50

Author: Heather Hyde
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
This book ties together a blueprint of 50 tips to embark on an exciting, fresh journey and embrace this later chapter of your life. Going for dreams again, having play-days, embracing your next possible 40+ years, plus other uplifting tips. It's not all just lollypops and roses, however. Heather takes a deep dive into topics such as forgiveness, finding love again and becoming invisible in society as we age. Heather pours her heart into these topics as she speaks from her own experiences. Join Heather and others. Together you can cheer each other on, making your way to live a life with a little more awesomeness. ______ Heather Hyde is an international social media personality. Known for her popularity on YouTube with her Awesome over 50 and Awesome over 50 Inspiration channels, she has garnered millions of views. Website: www.awesomeover50.com

PCOS Diet for the Newly Diagnosed

Author: Tara Spencer
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 162315913X
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Manage PCOS with beginner recipes that give your body a boost. You've been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)—now what? PCOS Diet for the Newly Diagnosed is a way to help you feel better with food. It's a complete starter guide that lays out the basics of living with PCOS and makes it easy to adopt an insulin resistance diet that eases symptoms naturally. Author, personal trainer, nutritionist, and fellow PCOS patient Tara Spencer walks you through practical ways to cook and eat for insulin resistance with full recipes and meal plans. She also offers concise, user-friendly tips for exercise and managing your self-esteem during this difficult time. PCOS Diet for the Newly Diagnosed includes: 3 recipe types—Every recipe is categorized as "Fertility Boost," "Lower Calorie," or "Inflammation Fighter"—or all 3—so you can adjust based on your own health goals. Daily worksheets—The Gratitude and Habit Tracker sheets help you stay on track and see your progress over time. Steps for success—Includes a 2-week meal plan with accompanying shopping lists, and detailed recipes featuring accessible, affordable ingredients. Learn to live a healthy, energetic lifestyle with PCOS, with this complete guide for the recently-diagnosed.

Taller, Slimmer, Younger

Author: Lauren Roxburgh
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 1101886188
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
From the A-list bodyworker, trainer, and alignment expert dubbed “the body whisperer” by Goop comes Taller, Slimmer, Younger—a powerfully simple daily foam roller routine to help you sculpt longer, leaner muscles, stand an inch taller, look ten pounds slimmer, and renew your body and mind. Are you ready to roll? ALIGN YOUR BODY, ALIGN YOUR LIFE There’s a new buzzword in the fitness world: fascia. It’s the connective tissue that wraps around your muscles and organs and helps keep everything in place. But in our increasingly busy and often stressful lives, tension and toxins are often stored within our fascia, resulting in serious long-term consequences including poor posture, excess weight, acute anxiety, and chronic pain. Fitness and alignment expert Lauren Roxburgh—who has worked with such stars as Gwyneth Paltrow, Gabby Reece, Melissa Rauch, and Baron Davis—has the solution to keep your fascia supple, flexible, and strong. Using only a foam roller, you can reshape and elongate your muscles for a leaner, younger look, while also releasing tension, breaking up scar tissue, and ridding yourself of toxins. In just fifteen minutes a day, Roxburgh’s 21-day program will guide you through a simple series of unique rolling techniques that target ten primary areas of the body, including the shoulders, chest, arms, legs, hips, butt, back, and stomach. The result is a healthy, balanced, aligned body that not only looks but feels fantastic. Advance praise for Taller, Slimmer, Younger “As an athlete with a lifelong passion for fitness and wellness, I am always looking to get an edge in my body, and Lauren Roxburgh has helped me do just that. Lauren’s philosophy will rejuvenate your body and spirit, helping you look and feel lighter and brighter, reducing stress and tension, while dramatically improving your stance in your body and also in your life!”—Gabby Reece, U.S. beach volleyball champion “This book is sure to become the body bible for anyone who wants to live a healthy, fit, and balanced life.”—Melissa Rauch, actress, The Big Bang Theory and True Blood “Lauren’s method has rejuvenated my spirit, giving me more energy and strength, which has allowed me to perform better on and off the court.”—Baron Davis, two-time NBA all-star “Lauren’s method sculpts the body’s soft tissues, slimming and streamlining whatever part you work. She’s a ‘body whisperer!’”—Goop “If you’ve never tried foam rolling, I highly recommend it. [Lauren Roxburgh’s] program is designed to improve posture, release tension and stress, activate and strengthen the core, and heal from the inside out. When I was a model, I used a foam roller to lengthen my muscles. I’m so excited to get back into it once I give birth! Oh, and Goop dubbed her ‘The Body Whisperer.’ Enough said.”—MollySims.com

Caring for Your School-age Child

Author: Edward L. Schor
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553379921
Category : Child care
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book is filled with essential parenting advice for understanding the challenging middle years of childhood, during which children master the skills and habits that determine future health and well-being. 100+ two-color illustrations.