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Solo Training 2: The Martial Artist's Guide to Building the Core for Stronger, Faster and More Effective Grappling, Kicking and Punching (No. 2) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This tome is an outstanding follow-up to Mr. Christensen's best selling book Solo Training (2001), sort of an advanced solo training manual. I think it is even better than its predecessor, chocked full of useful tips you can implement right away to improve your performance in any martial art. There are...

Instant Relief: Tell Me Where It Hurts and I'll Tell You What to Do Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have Peggy Brill's other book, The Core Program and I have gotten impressive results from it. I used to get searing hip pain after doing housework or intense activities - but after working with the Core Program exercises, my hip pain is gone. So, I decided to get her new book, Instant Relief. The exercises...

Weight Training: Steps to Success - 3rd Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)There are sites springing up all over the web that will design a weight training program for you. If you're like me, though, you like to do things yourself -- not becuase you can necesarily do it better, but because you want to learn how. This book teaches you how to design your own program.In a series...

Yoga for Pregnancy: Ninety-Two Safe, Gentle Stretches Appropriate for Pregnant Women & New Mothers Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As a prenatal yoga instructor I found this book very helpful in getting ideas for my classes. I love the fact that there is the symbols in the corner to show which positions are good for what trimester. This makes it easy for anyone to regulate which positions should be done. I would highly recommend...

Teaching Motor Skills to Children With Cerebral Palsy And Similar Movement Disorders: A Guide for Parents And Professionals Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Teaching Motor Skills to Children With Cerebral Palsy And Similar Movement Disorders: A Guide for Parents And Professionals is the first parent tool I have seen that really breaks therapy down in a simple way that makes one feel "I can do this". As a grandparent of a child with CP, I have often been...

Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a great book, showing many,many techniques, including quite a few that most judo players never get around to learning. The photos for many techniques show masters demonstrating, even Dr. Kano. However, the clarity of the images is not as good as in earlier editions. While many techniques and...

Fit for Love: Hip and Core Exercises for Strength and Flexibility, Intimate Massages to Prepare Your Lover for Pleasure, and Over 20 Positions for Passionate, Sensual Sex Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Some people exercise just for a greater quantity of sex. Billy Sunday Mars has advice for increasing the quality. "Fit for Love" is a fitness guide aimed at enhancing the sexual experience through exercising the muscles commonly used in intercourse and other intimate activities for a healthier body as...

Andy Pruitt's Complete Medical Guide for Cyclists Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you want a decent book about bike fit, this might be a book for you. But I have mixed feelings about this book, and overall wouldn't recommend it if you're expecting a complete medical guide for cyclists. Despite its title, this book is not "complete," as claimed. It doesn't touch on a lot of issues...

Ultimate Skiing Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I am a PSIA certified instructor with 14 years of teaching skiing at a major Utah ski resort. This book is the finest resource I have seen. It has influenced the way I think about skiing and the way I teach my guests. I have purchased additional copies as gifts to other instructors. Many others in our...

Field Hockey: Steps to Success - 2nd Edition (Steps to Success Sports Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I played field hockey about 9 years ago and recently my arm has been slightly twisted to coach middle school hockey. I had forgotten all the basics of the game and this book is a quick to the point guide. I like the pictures it provides and the drills. My goalie coach who had never even seen a game before...

Muscle Medicine: The Revolutionary Approach to Maintaining, Strengthening, and Repairing Your Muscles and Joints Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have been a long distant runner for over 30 years.I have run over 30 marathons,suffering many overuse injuries over the years.I have been to orthopedists, chiropractors, massage theerapists and accupuncturists over the years for an assortment of injuries.After reading "Muscle Medicine" I have a new...

Muscular Retraining for Pain-Free Living Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As a massage therapist, I found Craig Williamson's book to be both absorbing and enlightening. Williamson's book reads like a novel but explains clearly how chronic pain frequently has a neuromuscular rather than a mechanical root cause. He explains that muscle tone is influenced by the nervous system,...

Yoga Heals Your Back: 10-Minute Routines that End Back and Neck Pain Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I'm an ex-Physiology Teaching Fellow with a strong background in yoga. I own and have reviewed many books and this particular volume has much to offer. One of the things I most like about it is that it is broken down into 10-25 minute routines that anyone can do. Also, the author who has excellent credentials...

Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery: Solutions for Drawing the Clothed Figure (Practical Art Books) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is an excellent *solutions manual* for the artist who draws human figures or includes fabrics in his or her drawings. If you already draw, and you want to create dynamic fabrics and clothing in your work, this book is for you. The study of wrinkles and drapery in this text very impressive, and was...

The Blessing of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A book with the year's best title just happens to be the best book on parenting teens. It purports to use Jewish teachings to raise resilient teenagers, but whether or not that is the source of this life-saving wisdom, as a parent of former teenagers (they are now in their forties), I can't praise this...

PNF in Practice: An Illustrated Guide Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a very good textbook. I am currently a Doctor of Physical Therapy student and this was a recommended book by my professor to help us learn PNF techniques. There are excellent descriptions and great diagrams. The only thing that would have made this a better book is if the diagrams were in color....

Exercise Balls For Dummies Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Exercise Balls For Dummies has everything it takes to be on the best seller list. The chapter that focuses on stretching alone helped relieve years of chronic back pain. Great job to the author LaReine Chabut for writing and illustrating such a complete and comprehensive guide for everyone. A must read...