Health & Fitness : Exercise

A book on fighting that takes the intermediate martial arts student through the fundamentals of combat, with sections on preparation (footwork, stance, range and measure, guards) and punching and kicking attacks and defences, including elbows, knees, throws and training combinations and workouts to drill all these. more...

Price: $29.99

What exactly is new in fitness? In the exercise world, there’s something new in equipment, research, classes, gadgets, videos, and Web sites just about every day. The last few years have also seen the invention and marketing of new schlock—like pills that claim to eliminate cellulite or burn extra carbohydrates and machines that purport to tone your thighs "without any effort on your part". more...

Price: $21.99

Food and Fitness enables readers to evaluate the claims made about different diets and types of exercise, in order to select the combination most suited to their needs. Organized alphabetically, with a thematic index, the dictionary provides instant access to information on a wide range of topics. more...

Price: $40.00

We all know that losing weight is the easy part. It's keeping the weight off that's hard. In Get with the Program! Bob Greene, bestselling author of Make the Connection , gives you the keys to losing weight and staying fit for a lifetime. The four-phase plan in Get with the Program! is like having your own personal trainer take you through the psychological, physical, and emotional challenges that are keeping you from weight-loss success. more...

Price: $11.99

This Strategic Plan for Strengthening the Health-Promoting Schools Regional Initiative during the period 2003 to 2012, is the result of a long process of analysis of the current status of the Health-Promoting Schools Strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean, and of the needs of children and adolescents, and of the countries in the Region. It is also the result of discussion sessions, consensus, and final validation with a group of professionals, mainly from the health and education sectors, with wide experience in the management of the strategy and school health programs in the countries of the Region. The Strategic Plan, presented in this document, reflects the vision of the Pan American Health Organization for strengthening the Regional Initiative throughout the next ten years. Once again, we encourage all Member States to continue their efforts to improve the health and quality of education of all school-age children and adolescents through the Health-Promoting Schools. more...

Price: $14.00