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1) Exercise!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the benefits of exercise, the importance of building up stamina, and the different ways to exercise.
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"Improve Your Strength and Body Composition with 3 Types of Resistance Bands! This is your one-stop-shop for anyone who wants to improve their strength and body composition without having to purchase a gym membership. Fitness coach and author Karina Inkster will teach you about the overall benefits of strength training, and resistance bands in particular. You'll learn how to choose resistance bands, how to use them at home with a door anchor, and...
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"Radical in its simplicity, Dr. Eric Goodman's visionary approach to mindful movement corrects the complacent adaptations that lead to back and joint pain, and teaches us to harness the body's natural movement patterns into daily activities to make us fit, healthy, and pain free. Our sedentary lifestyle has led to an epidemic of chronic pain. By adapting to posture and movement that have us out of balance--including sitting all day at a keyboard,...
6) Exercise
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"This photo-illustrated book for beginning readers introduces the benefits of exercise, lists different ways to get exercise, and discusses its place in a healthy lifestyle. Includes picture glossary and index"--
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Medical studies show that the ancient practice of tai chi is powerfully effective in promoting health, fitness and relaxation. It is suitable for almost everyone and can be practiced almost anywhere. What's more, it's an enjoyable exercise. In Tai Chi for Beginners and the 24 Forms, Dr. Paul Lam and Nancy Kaye demonstrate what tai chi is, what it can do for you, how to prepare for it, and how to put it into practice. With easy-to-follow instructions...
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"PBS fitness personality and creator of the fitness phenomenon The Esmonde Technique, Miranda Esmonde-White offers an eye-opening guide to anti-aging that provides essential tools to help anyone turn back the clock and look and feel younger. Miranda Esmonde-White trains everyone from prima ballerinas to professional hockey players to MS patients: what do they all have in common? All of these people are hoping to heal their bodies, prevent further...
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Science has proven that sitting too much is bad for your health, but what can you do about it if you're stuck at your desk all day? "Designed to Move" gives deskbound professionals a practical, easy-to-follow movement plan to fight the debilitating and life-shortening effects of sitting disease. Dr. Joan Vernikos, former director of NASAs Life Sciences Division, draws on decades of scientific research on astronauts to show readers how to use gravity-based...
14) Pilates
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Illustrated with photographs of a practicing Pilates expert and diagrams that show the muscle groups that get a workout during each featured Pilates exercise, this instructional guide has everything a reader interested in Pilates needs to begin crafting their own personalized regimen. Beginning with an explanation of what Pilates is and the history of how it was developed and going on to discuss modern principles and equipment, this guide emphasizes...
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The perfect gift for the senior in your life looking to increase function, improve energy, decrease joint pain, and enhance cognition! It's no secret that people are living longer lately, and setting up an appropriate exercise and nutrition plan is vital to maintaining this longevity. Fortunately,Quick Functional Exercises for Seniorscan help older adults keep up with everyday life activities. This book contains more than fifty exercises for seniors,...
16) Exercising
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"In Exercising, emergent readers see and read about the many fun ways we can be active and exercise each day. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers and ensure reading success. Exercising includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index. A Let's Review!...
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"This gentle and engaging introduction to physical and health education will help children to understand how keeping their bodies and minds healthy can enhance their lives. In this fifth book in the series, the five friends are members of their school's swim team and are training for an upcoming meet. Along the way, they learn about: the benefits of physical fitness, setting goals, teamwork, safety, coping skills, respect for others, nutrition as...
18) I stay active
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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Learning to stay active is a tough job! Carefully leveled text allows the youngest readers to read independently and learn all about staying active.
19) Why we exercise
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Playing games and going outside is fun, but did you know it's also good for you? Learn more about how exercise helps your body and mind grow! Lively, carefully leveled text, age-appropriate critical thinking questions, and colorful photos help young readers learn about healthy habits.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Research suggests that children who develop locomotor, balance, and manipulative skills at a young age are more likely to participate in physical activities throughout their lives. This action-packed title introduces these fundamental movement skills and provides readers with fun ways to incorporate them into their everyday activities.
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