- ISBN13: 9781605295497
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
The Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises is the essential workout guide for anyone who wants a better body. As the most comprehensive collection of exercises ever created, this makeover manual is a body-shaping power tool for both beginners and longtime fitness buffs alike. From start to finish, this 480-page makeover manual bulges with hundreds of useful tips, the latest findings in exercise science, and cutting-edge workouts from the world’s top trainers. Inside… More >>
The Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises: Four Weeks to a Leaner, Sexier, Healthier YOU!
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#1 by Jean Griffith on April 1, 2010 - 4:15 am
I saw the author demonstrate these exercises with an assistant on TV. I thought: Those exercises look like something I can do at home so I bought the book. Nope. All illustrations use gym equipment.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by The Writer in Me on April 1, 2010 - 6:37 am
The book is excellent for having colorful detailed pictures of 619 varying forms of exercise movements using weight or strength training. My only issue with the book is that the Women’s version is nearly identical to the Men’s version. I bought both, one for me and the other for my husband, thinking it would offer something different, because a woman’s body is different than a man’s and does not lose weight or build muscle at the same degree. I was sadly disappointed. Buying both is a waste of money. The information is exactly the same as well as the exercises, it also has the EXACT amount of pages in each book.
The diet plan section was too brief and did not go into enough detail. The cardio section was dismal at best. Some of the nutritional information was iffy, like High Fructose Corn Syrup being nutritional similiar to sugar,that’s a crock. Look up HFCS and find out how they manufacture it. Any synthetic food should be limited, but natural is better thank synthetic, and as the book states both should be limited. But it didn’t say any of the harmful effects that HCFS has on your liver and how it’s works harder trying to process HFCS. My theory, if God didn’t grow it, don’t eat it.
What I did like was the exercises, I like how the sections were divided and how it went into detail describing the muscles being worked for that section and why it is important to work that particular muscle group. It’s very easy to navigate through and it has exercises to perform for home or for the gym.
I think the price is too high for what they deliver, but if you can find it cheaper than the listed retail price which is 24.99 plus shipping which is nearly $4, I say go for it. But it’s definitely not worth 28.00.
I will be sending this book back and keeping the Men’s Big Book for my husband.
Rating: 3 / 5
#3 by MaraD on April 1, 2010 - 8:40 am
This book is a great resource. The introductory chapters explain the advantages of weight lifting, how often you should lift, and how heavy. The main chapter are broken down into different body areas including chest, back, shoulders, arms, quads & calves, glutes & hamstrings, core, and total body. Each chapter begins with a focused anatomical drawing pointing out the muscles that will be targeted. Many exercises are given (619 total!) for each area with variations from beginner to fairly advanced. For each exercise there are excellent photographs for the starting and stopping points as well as tips such as hand grips for weights, shoulder alignment, and pitfalls so avoid. There are also pre-planned workouts in the last few chapters. My only gripes would be that they really downplay the role of cardio and having the workout plans in the back means flipping back to look at the exercises. These are not major flaws, though — cardio routines are not hard to figure out and the workouts are listed separately to increase versatility. Overall, this is a great book and really stands out from other fitness books.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by M. Curtis on April 1, 2010 - 9:20 am
My workout bible. Fantastic pictures and descriptions on how to do the exercise properly. This is worth every penny and then some.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Kyle Krieger on April 1, 2010 - 9:58 am
Has a lot of good info with pictures showing you how to do each exercise.
Rating: 4 / 5