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The Core Program
Fifteen Minutes a Day That Can Change Your Life
by Gerald Secor Couzens ; Peggy W. Brill
ISBN: 0553380842
ISBN-13: 9780553380842
Format: Paperback
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Summary
THE CORE PROGRAM offers women a routine for strengthening back, hip, and abdominal muscles. Designed by a renowned physical therapist, each exercise has been modified for women, taking their special physiological needs into consideration. Readers can gain strength, tone muscles, and reduce aches and pains in just 15 minutes a day. Peggy Brill has dedicated her professional life to studying the movement dynamics and body structure of women, and in THE CORE PROGRAM she focuses on the muscles of the torso, or anatomical core. Concentrating on stretch-and-hold movements and simple isometric exercises, THE CORE PROGRAM is a non-impact workout appropriate for all fitness levels. Clear, concise descriptions are supplemented with black-and-white photos, making the routines easy to follow. Success stories from other women who have used the Core Program are included and provide encouragement and inspiration. This book is excellent for people exercising for the first time, or recovering from a minor illness.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 2002
Size: 9.25 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.3 pounds
Pages: 256
Publisher's Notes
Presents an effective, fifteen-minutes-a-day fitness program for women that includes three separate workouts, from beginner through ultimate, along with illustrated, step-by-step instructions, that emphasize the development of the core body muscles, which hold the key to overall body strength, flexibility, energy, and well-being. Reprint.
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