Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong: Qigong of Unconditional Love Review

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(More customer reviews)The book is written by the originator of this particular style of qigong, Master Li Jun Feng, and is the authoritative guide for any practitioner of Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong. It contains some background material, but is basically a 'how-to' book.
Every posture, or exercise, is described technically and is illustrated by photos of Master Li performing it. Additionally the postures has a set of contemplations that the practitioner can use to enhance the effect of the exercises. Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong is constructed as series of postures that each can take anywhere from 10 minutes to several hours to perform depending on the speed and number of repetitions of each exercise the practitioner wishes to do. There are four standing and three sitting series of postures as well as two different types of meditations that are all covered by this book.
Like any book of this kind it best serves the purpose of being a helpful additional tool and cannot fully replace the hands-on guidance of a good teacher. But as such it is excellent, with hundreds of good photos and easy-to-follow descriptions of each exercise. Any motivated qigong practitioner should be able to learn the forms from the book. Even more so if done in combination with the available videos.
The author is well known in China, as he used to be the head coach of the Beijing Wushu (martial art / kung fu) Team as well as the National Wushu Team for many years, He also starred in some Chinese martial arts movies before giving it all up to dedicate his time to develop and teach this beautiful and inspiring form of qigong.
I can personally vouch for the effectiveness of the Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong style of qigong when it comes to fulfilling the promises of Chinese energy cultivation. The exercises are easy to learn (but can be hard to master) and feel good to do. Unlike some other schools of qigong there are no stringent demands of what time of the day you should train, the cardinal directions and such. But it is no less 'serious' for that. Practicing Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong is effective for your health and well-being, and might do some very nice things for your mind and spirit as well.

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Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong: Qigong of Unconditional Love, A Return to Oneness Starting the practice of Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong is the first step of a journey to our origin. Our origin, our true homeland, is the state in which we experience the feeling of complete well-being. Returning there means discovering the true self - achieving insight into a wholeness that has never been lost, just forgotten. Always be at home, no matter where we are - always find wholeness no matter what the life circumstances may be - attaining this means merging with everything and knowing that there is only oneness.

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The Arthritis Exercise Book: Gentle, Joint-By-Joint Exercises to Keep You Flexible and Independent Review

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(More customer reviews)In addition to the good descriptions of arthritis, I found this book to be a great collection of exercises. A complete list of gentle exercises to increase range of motion, flexibility and strength are all described and illustrated in this little book. Shortly after being diagnosed with rhumatoid arthritis I checked out an armload of arthritis books from my public library. The one that I liked the best was this common sense little volume. It is small enough to tuck into your suitcase and take on a trip or to leave on your chairside table as a reminder to do some of the exercises during the evening TV commercials. It has helped me and I highly recommend it for anyone who has been diagnosed with either osteoarthritis or rhumatoid arthritis.

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The AbSmart Fitness Plan: The Proven Workout to Lose Inches and Strengthen Your Core Without Straining Your Back Review

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(More customer reviews)I love the photos included in the book that shows the various techniques and exercises for each part of the stomach and glutes. The Author's explicit, easy-to-understand instructions are accompanied by clear photographs that will help you check your form as he focuses on the specific aspects of alignment, muscle control, and breathing throughout the workout-keys to achieving the maximum benefit from each exercise.
Plus it offers to let the reader start slowly for beginners or choose exercises that work all aspects of your stomach for those who have been working out for years. You don't have to start reading from the beginning. It only takes me about 15-20 minutes a day to do a workout at home. With many options to choose from, these workouts are fun.

He also share important tips for improving your diet without completely giving up the foods you love. Unlike other restrictive diet plans- this program provides you with smart uses of foods and "swap out" certain food groups for lighter, healthier foods to stop the bloating and swelling that occurs. There are good tips about what to eat and why with a good common sense and straight forward apporach you can flatten your stomach and make your stomach stronger.

A very good addition to whatever workout program you are doing if you need some help for just another view on eating as part of getting and staying in shape. Highly recommended to anyone.

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"I love The AbSmart Fitness Plan.Having neck and back problems I find the exercises easy and safe for me to do.But more than that is the great information Dr. Weiss includes on nutrition.He brings together the knowledge of not only how to exercise properly, but how to nourish your body to get optimal results."--Brenda Watson, CNC, Author of The Fiber35 Diet

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Pilates Mat Training Manual (Official International Training Manual Review

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(More customer reviews)No objectives of movements provided. Exercise description is very basic. Not enough checkpoints given. No illustrations showing muscles used during exercise.
A good basic book

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Prime for Life: Functional Fitness for Ageless Living Review

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(More customer reviews)This book includes the latest (I try to keep up on my own) research and evidence about the most effective exercise and physical rehabilitation procedures. Even though it is tagged for the aging, it is appropriate for younger adults to read in order to prevent problems that they may be starting to accumulate now,such as what is really going on when one is slumping at the computer, sleeping on the stomach side, walking on stairs, etc.
I learned a lot about how bones and joints move, age, strengthen, and respond to various stresses from different intensities and durations. The author emphasizes correct biomechanical movement as prevention and cure for many, but not all, injuries and skeletal ailments.
I figured out the cause and cure of two ailments of mine from this $17.00 book. Although it can be dangerous to self-diagnose, the author's cautious movement retraining advice is helping me.
The friendly no-ego writing style, diagrams and photos are very helpful also.
The only thing I'm surprised at was that the author didn't include forward planks and push-ups as part of an exercise program.

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The Pilates Deck Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm a beginner and I think pilates deck is really good. I have friends who are far more advanced with pilates and they weren't so impressed.
I like to mix in the exercises from The 5-Second Flat Belly Secret - Lose 2-3 Inches from Your Belly in Less Than 1 Month with these pilates positions to get more focused work on losing my belly and that's been working out superb.


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Develop a strong and flexible body that moves with ease and grace. With these 50 pilates exercise cards, you'll enjoy invigorating exercise that targets areas which support good posture and long muscles. Without relying on machines, The Pilates Deck makes working out easy by incorporating mat exercises that progress from preparatory movements to advanced sequences.

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Get Fit in Bed: Tone Your Body & Calm Your Mind from the Comfort of Your Bed Review

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(More customer reviews)I love this book! All of the exercises are so easy to follow, and with so little time to work out I can finally get some much needed toning in from my bed! It's fantastic! Since I've started using the exercises in Get Fit in Bed, I really do feel healthier, and more rested too! I recommend everyone tries this at least once.

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Here is the fitness solution many of us have been waiting for - a strengthening, conditioning and toning program that anyone can do from the warmth and comfort of his or her own bed. Older folks, people with health problems such as fibromyalgia, arthritis and chronic fatigue, those recovering from surgery or injury and expecting mothers who've been put on bed rest will especially benefit from these techniques. A series of forty-two exercises drawn from yoga, pilates, karate and stretching, the routine is grouped into three sections: exercises to be done lying on your back, sides and stomach. Regular practice will tone muscles, increase strength and endurance, calm the mind and, yes, even improve sleep! Each exercise is described in lucid detail, illustrated with a series of step-by-step photographs, and includes modification for certain health and lifestyle conditions.

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The Arthritis Helpbook (mass mkt ed) Review

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(More customer reviews)There are more than one hundred types of arthritis. The proper diagnosis treatment and management of the illness is the subject of this book. This book aims to give individuals who suffer from arthritis the tools for managing their own illness. It is written by professionals who have a comprehensive understanding of the subject. The first section of the book is devoted to 'Understanding those Aches and Pains', the second to "Your Self- Management Plan". There are also hints, tips, and gadgets given to help. And there is a chapter on 'Keeping Your Body Healthy" There is also a section in which subjects such as pain management, getting a good night's sleep, depression, fatigue and other symptoms, feelings and communication are treated. The last section of the book is devoted to providing help with finding the proper medical resources for treating the illness.
This work comes recommended by the Arthritis Foundation. It is clearly written and highly recommended.


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The Anatomy of Exercise and Movement: For the Study of Dance, Pilates, Sport and Yoga Review

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(More customer reviews)In today's world of advanced training ideas such as core training, pilates and yoga, materials on these ideas are either too technical or just "how to" books without explanations of why. The Anatomy of Exercise & Movement blends a strong scientific background and practicality necessary to evaluate movement for fitness professionals, students and coaches, like myself. I now look at an exercise, understand it's purpose and how do do it better. This book has benefit me in terms of my exercise choices as well as professionally in helping my athletes reach there potential.

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Strong Women and Men Beat Arthritis Review

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(More customer reviews)I was recently diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, and I started following the nutritional suggestions in this book. I think it's already starting to help! Plus it tells you how to perform strengthening exercises for your aching joints. I am a big fan of Dr. Nelson's other works. I like how she explains the science and the applications. I plan to share this with my mom, who also has osteoarthritis.

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The Anatomy of Stretching Review

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(More customer reviews)If you wish to be a martial artist, there are other stretching books that teach maximum flexibility: e.g. Stretching Scientifically by Thomas Kurz. or yoga books such as YOga: The Iyengar Way by Mira Silva & Schyam Mehta. But if you've hurt your back or other body parts (e.g. legs, shoulders, etc.), then this single volume is a gold mine. I've written several cover stories in Inside Kung Fu and Kung Fu Wushu magazines, and have practiced martial arts since a very early age. I have had perfect splits in life, but became less flexible via neglect. Trying to get back in shape, I hurt my back three years ago and sometimes had trouble bending down (on very bad days) or would rehurt my back when trying to resume running and shaolin kung fu. Fortunately, I taught at a college that had a Ph.D. program in physical therapy so I got free physical therapy for a year. All of the therapy exercises I learned for free are included in Brad Walker's Anatomy of Stretching. In addition, Walker's book contains dozens of wonderful exercises to provide therapy for hurt body parts, and to obtain general flexibility. I visited bookstores to compare the texts, and Walker's book provides wonderful schematic drawings on how the muscles are involved at the very moment of each specific stretch. Unlike other stretching anatomy books, Walker's provides a specific itemization of how to do the exercise, what body part is affected, what injury it treats, what sport it's good for, and when to avoid the stretch if you have a particular injury. It's the best diagrammed text around. I would recommend buying this book with a couple of other texts that are equal to Walker's in many respects (and sometimes better, sometimes worse):
Two books by Kit Laughlin:
1. Stretching & Flexibility, and
2. Overcome Neck & Back Pain.
You can order DVDs from Australia from Laughlin's website. Kit even emailed me to answer my stretching queries.
3. Back Care Basics by Mary Pullig Schatz, M.D. Dr. Schatz combines knowledge in injury science with expertise in Iyengar yoga. It's a wonderful text for injured practitioners.
4. The Stark Reality of Stretching, by Dr. Steven D. Stark. Dr. Stark presents a wonderful theory of stretching that argues convincingly that the best way to stretch is to avoid any stretches that load the specific muscle groups you are trying to stretch. He also demonstrates how we injure ourselves unwittingly: e.g. by running with a stride that is either too short, or too long. His research is a bit dated, but logical and convincing.
5. Yoga: The Iyengar Way (authors mentioned above).
Remember NEVER TO BOUNCE HARD WHEN STRETCHING, ESPECIALLY IF YOUR BACK IS INJURED. As long as you stretch everyday, you should gently heal your back.
Stretching one's back using a "half therapy roll" available at medical supply stores is useful if you have lower lumbar injury, but get diagnosed by a top notch physical therapist. Unlike general medical practitioners, they know the body much better and know the excercises to heal the back. The function of a regular medical doctor is simply to authorize x-rays to ensure you don't have unusual injuries: e.g. spinal/skeletal, herniated disks, torn muscles, dislocated ligaments and torn tendons, etc. Once you've excluded extreme abnormalities, a good stretching book can do wonders for your back and other body parts.
Back pain is due to muscle imbalance and slight injuries. Scarred muscle tissue gets tight and one needs to stretch those tissues to prevent spasms. These books, written often by medical doctors, are a great adjunct to qualified medical care.
For general back care, buy:
6. the Second edition of Mike Hage's THE BACK PAIN BOOK, REVISED 2ND EDITION.
Hage covers everything from how to bend properly when picking up objects to sitting correctly on a toliet to prevent reinjuring or weakining one's back. We cause injury to ourselves gradually until that single extra straw one day breaks our camel's back.
Without question, Walker's ANATOMY OF STRETCHING, is one of the best in the market. There is no single perfect book, but the relatively short list I've constructed is all you need. They might save you thousands of dollars on professional physical therapy and provide you with healthy restful flexibility and relief from unnecessary pain.

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The IntenSati Method: The Seven Secret Principles to Thinner Peace Review

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(More customer reviews)Patricia's book, and the practice on which it is based, is AMAZING. Really phenomenal. I am a major skeptic of the "happiness business" - the last book I read was Barbara Ehrenreich's critique of this social phenomenon - and I can WHOLEHEARTEDLY say that the INTENSATI METHOD IS SOMETHING NEW, DIFFERENT, AND ENTIRELY EMPOWERING. I have studied with Patricia for years, and the IntenSati method has improved every aspect of my life measurably... the body is just the beginning. This book presents a cogent and compelling method that inspires readers to get passionate, enthusiastic, and disciplined about getting the life and body they want now. The IntenSati Method is peerless! Buy it today! The DVDs too!

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Yoga for Regular Guys: The Best Damn Workout on the Planet Review

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(More customer reviews)Diamond Dallas Page's "Yoga for Regular Guys" is a very well illustrated intro guide to yoga, focusing on only a few major patterns, but spending a lot more time illustrating them and talking through how to get the most out of them than many other yoga guides I've perused. Its pragmatic approach makes it an ideal intro guide for guys (or women) who want to get into Yoga but have no idea where to start.

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Listen up, guys: If you think yoga is just for earthy-crunchy New Agers, think again! Three-time World Champion Wrestler Diamond Dallas Page one of the biggest superstars in professional wrestling is here to prove that yoga is for regular guys, too.
Chock-full of smartass humor and a whole lot of attitude, Yoga for Regular Guys is an illustrated fitness program that men can relate to because Dallas understands the things men care about: improved strength and endurance, a better sex life, reduced stress levels, and (maybe most importantly) access to ridiculously hot yoga babes. Every chapter offers clear, step-by-step explanations of yoga poses and circuits along with hilarious full-color photos of "regular guys" in action.
Written in conjunction with Dr. Craig Aaron an athletic trainer for numerous members of the NFL, NBA, and World Wrestling Entertainment Yoga for Regular Guys is a comprehensive fitness program that's fun, irreverent, and empowering. So what are you waiting for?

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Strength Training Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a fantastic weight and strength training book. I have never seen anything as functional as this. The books is well illustrated. It explains which exercises to use if you are trying to become (a)toned, (b) a body builder, (c) or an athlete. It contains suggested workouts to fit all target goals. Stretching, arms, legs, core and power/explosive exercises are all covered. My wife, son and I all use the book for different purposes. I use the book in advance of going to the gym by planning my work written work out. I photocopy the illustrations of the specific exercises I am going to perform and staple the illustrations to my plan so that I maintain perfect form while at the gym. The book has suggested exercises if you just want to exercise at home without weights as well. Trust me, this book is as good as it gets!!!!

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Strength training has been proven to have a beneficial effect on our bodyimage and health, so it's not surprising that the number of peopleparticipating in this activity has been rising steadily over the last 20years (in the US, for example, 21% of all adults now train with weights atleast twice a week, with women making up one in five of those training).Strength Training is the ultimate personal trainer for every reader. Itprovides exercises for all parts of the body, taking you step-by-stepthrough each movement and highlighting exactly which muscle should beworking when. You are shown the perfect stance to adopt, and how to performthe movement with optimum technique.Exercises are also accompanied by helpful features such as common pitfallsto watch out for; variations to do at home or in the gym, and on fixedmachines or using free weights; and adaptations you can try to tailor anexercise more closely to your particular needs. Specially commissionedprograms provide easy-to-follow instruction for a variety of objectives, andeach program has three different levels - beginner, intermediate, andadvanced - to help you maximize its usefulness. Tailor-made programs for menand women, younger and older, ensure that the book works on many levels.One key sector to embrace strength training in recent years has been the 50+age group, for whom the risk of injury is also relatively high. This book,with it's emphasis on clear demonstration of optimum technique, detailedoutlines of the muscles used, and advice on avoiding common pitfalls,provides the maximum safeguard against the danger of injury, and helps youstay at peak fitness.

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15 Minute Better Back Workout (+DVD) Review

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(More customer reviews)I was a bit overwhelmed at first thinking I had to review and figure out every single exercise before starting so I just stuck the DVD in. Most exercises were easy to follow with the model and the ones that were a bit tricky I just looked up in the book.
As I'm recovering from a back injury I'm taking it slow and can only do 1 or 2 of the sessions at a time, but I can see doing all in the future for a nice workout. The moves are only repeated a few times so if one is particularly difficult you know it won't last forever!

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No time to exercise?No problem! DK's new 15-Minute Fitness series gives you all the tools you need to squeeze regular exercise into your life. This fantastic new format offers: four detailed gatefolds for easy, step-by-step instruction; a DVD to walk you through each routine; and a fully-illustrated, fully-annotated book to help you perfect your technique. Choose one of four complete mini-workouts each day to target a specific part of the body, and to strengthen, stretch, and build your way to a more toned, more healthy you.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga Illustrated, Third Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)I read the Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga over a year ago. I have found myself practicing yoga faithfully and referring to the book ever since. The book gives a wonderful overview of this centuries old practice. I particularly liked the book for the authors' humor and openmindedness. As can be found in their other book, Complete Idiot's Guide to Meditation. All the information needed to start practicing yoga today is provided without making the reader feel as though they must change religions or make other drastic changes in their lives. Facts and ideas are presented in such a way that the reader can take as little or as much from the book as he wants.
I found the explainations of postures, breathing exercises and other yoga aspects to be clear and detailed (enough for a beginner). I was particularly impressed with the instructions for the postures as modifications are included. A lot of books don't do that. The book is truly an introduction to yoga - there is so much more to be learned. In fact, it has lead me to read many other wonderful books about yoga. As well as research yoga on web sites listed in the book (including Joan Budilovsky's site - wonderful, & you actually get answers to your letters).
The CIGY offers an EXCELLENT place to begin. I have recommended this book to several friends who have asked me about my yoga practice. I would recommend it again and again.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga, Third Edition walks readers through the basics of stretching, breathing, and meditation. This third edition is completely reformatted to include twice as many illustrations (300+)! A must-have for anyone interested in giving yoga a try-non-intimidating and easy-to-follow exercise

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Stretching for Flexibility and Health Review

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(More customer reviews)This has clear, concise step by step diagrams, showing how to improve strength and flexability. The text explains why you need to do these stretches and how they will strengthen your muscles and improve your flexability and posture. I recommend this book to both elite athletes and weekend hackers

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