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Fitness For Dummies

By Liz Neporent and Suzanne Schlosberg
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Fitness For Dummies by Liz Neporent and Suzanne Schlosberg provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and improving personal fitness. It covers foundational fitness principles, offers advice on creating a balanced workout routine, and includes tips for staying motivated. The book also discusses nutrition essentials and how to tailor fitness plans to individual goals and lifestyles, making it a valuable resource for both beginners and those looking to enhance their current fitness regime.
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You might enjoy this book if you're looking to improve your overall fitness and well-being in an accessible and engaging way. It's a great fit for beginners seeking clear instructions on creating effective workout routines and for anyone wanting to understand the fundamentals of good health and exercise. Whether you aim to lose weight, build strength, or simply lead a healthier lifestyle, this guide covers it all in an easy-to-understand format.

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Featuring 25% new and updated content, Fitness For Dummies, 4th Edition, delivers the latest and greatest in get-fit information. With the help of fitness professionals, readers can learn to set, and achieve, realistic fitness goals without breaking the bank.

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The latest and greatest in getting fit and staying that way!

Fitness For Dummies, 4th Edition, provides the latest information and advice for properly shaping, conditioning, and strengthening your body to enhance overall fitness and health. With the help of fitness professionals Suzanne Schlosberg and Liz Neporent, you'll learn to set and achieve realistic fitness goals without expensive fitness club fees!

  • Achieve motivation and social support from social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.
  • Take advantage of digital resources such as e-exercising programs, video instructors, digital training systems, apps, and more.
  • Receive the latest tips and methods to test your own fitness level, set realistic goals, stick with your program, and get great results.
  • Learn how to spot where fat is sneaking into your diet.
  • Get the most out of high-tech exercise machines and equipment, plus tips for using dumbbells or a simple jump rope to achieve results.
  • Access step-by-step instructions on creating a home gym on a budget.

Featuring all-new informative fitness photos and illustrations, this revised edition of Fitness For Dummies is all you need to get on track to a healthy new body!

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Fitness For Dummies by Liz Neporent and Suzanne Schlosberg has been praised for providing practical and actionable fitness advice. Reviewers appreciate its ability to help readers establish effective workout routines at home, tailored to their personal goals.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470767597

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 December 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 4th edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 567g

Pages: 432

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Dummies Health & Fitness Health & Wellness Liz Neporent Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development Suzanne Schlosberg

About the Author

Suzanne Schlosberg is a fitness writer whose work has appeared in Shape , Health , Fit Pregnancy , Ladies' Home Journal , and other magazines. Liz Neporent is a health and fitness expert and correspondent for ABC National News. She is a frequent contributor to Shape , Self , and Fitness magazines.

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