The No Sweat Exercise Plan (A Harvard Medical School Book)

The No Sweat Exercise Plan (A Harvard Medical School Book)
Author: Harvey Simon
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2006-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071490388

In the tradition of Eight Minutes in the Morning,The No Sweat Exercise Plan offers an easy plan to get fit and lose weight, without high-energy workouts The book offers an easy-to-follow point system to ensure success. Based on sound scientific data on calories burned and health benefits, and endorsed by doctors at Harvard Medical School The author is an award-winning professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School who has written numerous articles for magazines and newspapers, including Newsweek, The Boston Globe, Scientific American, Ladies Home Journal, Walking, and Woman's World. In addition, his work has been cited or quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Magazine, US News & World Report, Chicago Tribune, Reader's Digest, Detroit Free Press, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The No Sweat Exercise Plan

The No Sweat Exercise Plan
Author: Harvey Simon
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2006-12-19
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780071486026

No Stress. No Strain. No Sweat. Forget Pilates machines, gym memberships, and marathons. To get the health benefits of exercise, you need only to ramp up your everyday activities. In The No Sweat Exercise Plan, Harvard Medical School Associate Professor Harvey B. Simon, M.D., shows you how to fit fitness into your daily routine--without breaking a sweat. Dr. Simon's motto is "No pain, big gains." His simple program is guaranteed to help you: Shed pounds you don't want and inches you don't need Increase your energy and stamina Decrease stress, avoid mood swings, and beat depression Reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and cancer Look and feel younger and add years to your life With Dr. Simon's No Sweat Exercise Pyramids you can create a personalized fitness plan to fit your needs . . . and your busy schedule.

The Only 127 Things You Need

The Only 127 Things You Need
Author: Donna Wilkinson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2008-05-15
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1440637741

For The Only 127 Things You Need, author Donna Wilkinson spoke to more than fifty experts? authorities on the mind, the body, and the spirit?to discover the absolute essential ?items? for living a good life. Ever wish you could strip you life down to just the bare essentials?that you could ?de-clutter? not just the physical items littering your home but the endless ?to-do? lists flooding your mind? But what to throw away? And what to keep? This miracle of a book includes expert opinions on what?s essential in life from: *Dr. Gail Saltz and Martha Beck (the mind) *Dr. Christiane Northrup and Dr. Andrew Weil (the body) *Rabbi Harold Kushner and Thomas Moore (the spirit) For so many of us, it?s hard to move forward with the important things in life without first ?paring down? and ?straightening up.? With this complete guide to life?s essentials, it will finally be possible to see the forest for all those trees.

No Sweat

No Sweat
Author: Michelle Segar
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2015-06-10
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 081443486X

Do you secretly hate exercising? Struggle to stick with a program? Millions of people try and fail to stay fit. But what if "exercising" is the real problem, not you? Motivation scientist and behavior expert Michelle Segar?translates years of research on exercise and motivation into a simple four-point program that will empower you to break the cycle of exercise failure once and for all. You'll discover why you should forget about willpower and stop gritting your teeth through workouts you hate. Instead, you'll become motivated from the inside out and start to crave physical activity. In No Sweat, Segar will help you find: A step-by-step program for staying encouraged to exercise Pleasure in physical activity Realistic ways to fit fitness into your life The success of the clients Segar has coached testifies to the power of her program. Their stories punctuate the book, entertaining and emboldening you to break the cycle of exercise failure once and for all. Practical, proven, and loaded with inspiring stories, No Sweat makes getting fit easier--and more fun--than you ever imagined. Get ready to embrace an active lifestyle that you'll love!

Invitation to Holistic Health: A Guide to Living a Balanced Life

Invitation to Holistic Health: A Guide to Living a Balanced Life
Author: Charlotte Eliopoulos
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2010-08-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1449658164

Invitation to Holistic Health: A Guide to Living a Balanced Life provides solid principles and proven measures to promote optimal health and well-being using a holistic approach. Divided into three parts: Strengthening Your Inner Resources, Developing Health Lifestyle Practices, and Taking Charge of Challenges to the Mind, Body, and Spirit, this easy-to-read guide it provides how-to information when dealing with a variety of health-related issues that includes, but is not limited to, nutrition, exercise, herbal remedies, and homeopathic remedies. The Second Edition as been completely revised and includes current research on the effectiveness and safety of herbs and other complementary and alternative medicine therapies. The chapter on Menopause has been updated to reflect current thinking about the safe use of estrogen replacement, soy products, and other approaches to manage symptoms and new suggested readings and resources have been provided for further exploration into topics.

Invitation to Holistic Health

Invitation to Holistic Health
Author: Charlotte Eliopoulos
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2013-05-24
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1449694225

Invitation to Holistic Health: A Guide to Living a Balanced Life provides solid principles and proven measures to promote optimal health and well-being using a holistic approach. Divided into three parts: Strengthening Your Inner Resources, Developing Health Lifestyle Practices, and Taking Charge of Challenges to the Mind, Body, and Spirit, this easy-to-read guide it provides how-to information when dealing with a variety of health-related issues that includes, but is not limited to, nutrition, exercise, herbal remedies, and homeopathic remedies. The Third Edition as been completely revised and includes current research on the effectiveness and safety of herbs and other complementary and alternative medicine therapies. The chapter on Menopause has been updated to reflect current thinking about the safe use of estrogen replacement, soy products, and other approaches to manage symptoms and new suggested readings and resources have been provided for further exploration into topics.

Standing on the Edge of Your Tomorrow Take Charge and Win!

Standing on the Edge of Your Tomorrow Take Charge and Win!
Author: Robert Lee
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2010-05
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1450078117

"Any fool can count the seeds in an apple, only God can count the apples from one seed!--Dr. Robert H. Schuller. Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.--Lao-Tzu, Chinese philosopher & reformer (500 BC).-- Change your core belief, change your life!"

Balance with Grace

Balance with Grace
Author: Grace Durfee
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2008-01-24
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1467088668

Do you sometimes wish you could hit the “pause” button on your busy life? Are you frequently frustrated at the end of the day by all you have yet to do? Are you tired of living for the weekend and ready to start living now? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then you need this book. This book is a treasure trove of immediately applicable strategies for finding balance in the midst of life’s kaleidoscopic changes. Rather than prescribing a particular path or offering a one-size-fits-all model, this book offers a flexible process, adaptable to your particular style, situation, and season. If you are discouraged by the stacks of books you intend to read but never get to, there’s no need to feel daunted by this one. After a beginning balancing process, the book is divided, by season, into collections of short, stand-alone readings which draw wisdom from everyday experiences. Prepare to smile, squirm, laugh, and get misty-eyed, as you undoubtedly recognize yourself in these pages. Balance-seekers will benefit from: o innovative tools such as Stepping Stones TM o engaging inquiries that invite action o motivating stories o introspective exercises o practical tips and techniques Accept the invitation to Balance with Grace and embark on a journey to greater joy and fulfillment in every season.