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Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero

Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero


E. Paul Zehr



From Publishers Weekly What are the odds that an ordinary billionaire like Bruce Wayne could acquire the physique and han...
Boxing Fitness: A Guide to Getting Fighting Fit (Fitness Series)

Boxing Fitness: A Guide to Getting Fighting Fit (Fitness Series)


Ian Oliver



From Publishers Weekly Mailer opines that Lee Harvey Oswald was a sincere Marxist, a nihilist and an inveterate liar who ...
Men's Health Huge in a Hurry: Get Bigger, Stronger, and Leaner in Record Time with the New Science of Strength Training

Men's Health Huge in a Hurry: Get Bigger, Stronger, and Leaner in Record Time with the New Science of Strength Training


Chad Waterbury



From School Library Journal YA Dodd presents a technical discussion of meteorites, focusing primarily on physical different...
The Official United States Naval Academy Workout (Official Five Star Fitness Guides)

The Official United States Naval Academy Workout (Official Five Star Fitness Guides)


Andrew Flach, Peter Field Peck



Anaerobic digestion is a biochemical degradation process that converts complex organic material, such as animal manure, into me...
You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises for Men and Women

You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises for Men and Women


Joshua Clark, Mark Lauren



Providing the only exercise equipment anyone will ever need again, this guide presents to the public, for the first time, the most...
Fit and Female: The Perfect Fitness and Nutrition Game Plan for Your Unique Body Type

Fit and Female: The Perfect Fitness and Nutrition Game Plan for Your Unique Body Type


Geralyn Coopersmith



From Publishers Weekly Coopersmith, resident fitness instructor on the Fine Living Channel's Simplify Your Life, has devised a f...
The Navy SEAL Physical Fitness Guide

The Navy SEAL Physical Fitness Guide


Patricia A. Deuster, Patricia Deuster



Written by some of the most knowledgeable fitness specialists, medical doctors and physiologists around, this guide covers anythin...
Fifty Plus Fitness

Fifty Plus Fitness




Fifty Plus Fitness...
Exercise, Health and Mental Health: Emerging Relationships

Exercise, Health and Mental Health: Emerging Relationships


G. Faulkner



Exercise, Health and Mental Health provides an introduction to this emerging field and a platform for future research and practice...
Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume II Exercise and Clinical Testing: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide

Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume II Exercise and Clinical Testing: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide


Andrew M. Jones, Edward M. Winter, Paul D. Bromley, R.C. Richard Davison, Tom Mercer



Sport and exercise physiologists are called upon to carry out physiological assessments that have proven validity and reliability,...
The Joy of Weight Loss

The Joy of Weight Loss


Norris J. Chumley



Written by a well-known lecturer and consultant to the pharmaceutical industry, this book focuses on the pharmaceutical non-statis...
Endurance Exercise and Adipose Tissue

Endurance Exercise and Adipose Tissue


Barbara Nicklas, Dora M. Berman



Adipose tissue, once considered inert connective tissue, is an essential storage site for key substrates used as sources of energy...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Short Workouts

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Short Workouts


Deidre Johnson Cane, Joe Glickman, Jonathan Cane, Jonathon Cane



This guide is for those who workout and for those who don't, but know that they should. If you already workout but have difficulty...
Bodily Arts: Rhetoric and Athletics in Ancient Greece

Bodily Arts: Rhetoric and Athletics in Ancient Greece


Debra Hawhee



The role of athletics in ancient Greece extended well beyond the realms of kinesiology, competition, and entertainment. In teachin...
Jonny Bowden's Shape Up Workbook: Eight Weeks to Diet and Fitness Success with Recipes, Tips, and More

Jonny Bowden's Shape Up Workbook: Eight Weeks to Diet and Fitness Success with Recipes, Tips, and More


C.N.S. Jonny Bowden, Jonny Bowden, M.A.



By the iVillage Weight Loss Coach and author of Jonny Bowden's Shape Up! , a diet and workout log packed with recipes, training ti...
Renegade Training for Football: The Ultimate Guide to Developing Maximum Strength, Maximum Speed and Maximum Power

Renegade Training for Football: The Ultimate Guide to Developing Maximum Strength, Maximum Speed and Maximum Power


Coach Davies



What does it really take to win in football? How can you turn apparent athletic mediocrity into an unstoppable force that can't st...
Body Cultures: Essays on Sport, Space & Identity by Henning Eichberg

Body Cultures: Essays on Sport, Space & Identity by Henning Eichberg


Chris Philo, John Bale



Body Cultures explores the relationship between the body, sport and landscape. This book presents the first critically edited coll...
Break Through Your Set Point: How to Finally Lose the Weight You Want and Keep It Off

Break Through Your Set Point: How to Finally Lose the Weight You Want and Keep It Off


George Blackburn, Julie Corliss



How many times have you gone on a diet and lost a few pounds, only to hit, once again, that dreaded plateau? Many people manage t...
The Complete Book of Road Cycling & Racing

The Complete Book of Road Cycling & Racing


Willard Peveler



Ride faster, fitter, smarter, & farther Every road rider has goals. Yours may be to begin racing, to become more competitive, or t...
101 Workouts: Build Muscle, Lose Fat & Reach Your Fitness Goals Faster

101 Workouts: Build Muscle, Lose Fat & Reach Your Fitness Goals Faster


Musclefitness Magazine



Muscle & Fitness magazine has provided a program of rapid-fire core workouts for those seeking to "get moving" on a weight-trainin...
Carole Maggio Facercise: The Dynamic Muscle-Toning Program for Renewed Vitality and a More Youthful Appearance

Carole Maggio Facercise: The Dynamic Muscle-Toning Program for Renewed Vitality and a More Youthful Appearance


Carole Maggio



Carole Maggio is a world renowned skincare specialist who has developed and perfected an amazing facial exercise program over a 2...
The Biggest Loser Fitness Program: Fast, Safe, and Effective Workouts to Target and Tone Your Trouble Spots--Adapted from NBC's Hit Show!

The Biggest Loser Fitness Program: Fast, Safe, and Effective Workouts to Target and Tone Your Trouble Spots--Adapted from NBC's Hit Show!


Cast, The Biggest Loser Experts



Thanks to The Biggest Loser, NBC's unscripted hit show, dozens of overweight contestants have improved their health with dramatic ...
Complete Idiot's Guide to Looking and Feeling Younger

Complete Idiot's Guide to Looking and Feeling Younger


Hattie, Sallie Batson, Sallie L. Batson



Do you look in the mirror every morning and wonder how you got so old? Everyone does sooner or later-- but not everyone realizes ...
Fit Nurse: Your Total Plan for Getting Fit and Living Well

Fit Nurse: Your Total Plan for Getting Fit and Living Well


Gary Scholar



As a nurse, you make a difference in the lives of your patients every day but do you sacrifice your health and fitness goals in th...
YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger

YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger


Mehmet C. Oz, Michael F. Roizen



YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger...
Mind and Body Metamorphosis: Conditioning Techniques for Personal Transformation

Mind and Body Metamorphosis: Conditioning Techniques for Personal Transformation


Matthew Mills



Mind and Body Metamorphosis: Conditioning Techniques for Personal Transformation...
Anatomy of Movement

Anatomy of Movement


Blandine Calais-Germain



Anatomy of Movement presents a dynamic, integrated approach to the study of the physical structures of the musculoskeletal system ...
Ki in Aikido

Ki in Aikido


C. M. Shifflett



The concepts of "Ki" as taught in Ki Society Aikido schools is not easy for westerners to comprehend. Outside of the wri...
Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength

Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength


Bill Phillips, Michael D'Orso



Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fitness

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fitness


Annette Bank Tannander, Claire Walter



About the Author Claire Walter lives in Boulder, Colorado, where she is active in aerobics, Pilates, weight training, yoga, hiking...