The Complete Book of Isometrics The Anywhere, Anytime Fitness Plan,9781578261673

The Complete Book of Isometrics The Anywhere, Anytime Fitness Plan

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ISBN13: 9781578261673
ISBN10: 1578261678
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-08-04
Publisher(s): Hatherleigh Press
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Summary

Don't have time to exercise? Don't belong to a gym? It doesn't matter. Now you can get a complete workout, anytime, anywhere, with the secrets of isometrics. Millions of people can't seem to find the time to exercise. Now they can withThe Complete Book of Isometrics.Fitness expertErin O'Driscollhas compiled the best isometric exercises that can be done in the office, at home watching TV, flying in an airplane, or even driving a carno equipment required. Rather than using expensive machines or lugging around a set of dumbbells, you use common objects and your own body's resistance to work out the muscles. Isometric exercises are especially helpful to people recovering from injuries that limit range of motion. A special chapter shows how even people with disabilities can use isometrics to build muscle tone and strength. Using the secret of resistance, isometrics are the basis for yoga, Pilates, and all the core stabilization techniques that are so popular today. Now, learn the original, simple, and effective way to a complete workout without moving a muscle!

Author Biography

Erin O'Driscoll, RN, MA, is a registered nurse, exercise physiologist, and certified health and fitness instructor. She is the author of The Complete Book of Isometrics, Exercises for Diabetes, and the coauthor of Exercises for Chemotherapy Patients. O’Driscoll lives in East Islip, NY.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Introduction: What Is Isometric Training? 1(8)
PART I
Isometric Benefits
9(8)
Before You Begin Your Isometric Exercise Program
17(4)
Warming Up
21(12)
PART II
Total Body Toning Exercises: Upper and Lower Body
33(16)
Total Body Toning Exercises: Abs and Total Body
49(24)
Isometric Stabilization
73(12)
Exercises with a Ball
85(22)
Isometrics in the Office
107(24)
Stretches
131(12)
PART III
Isotonic Exercises
143(16)
Isometrics Workout
159(16)
Supplemental and Office Workouts
175(9)
References 184

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