Fitness for Everyone: 50 Exercises for Every Type of Body

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No matter who you are, you can perform every exercise in this book. You want to get into shape but feel limited by your weight, age, or ability. You want to exercise but think everything seems too difficult. You want to develop a fitness routine but don't want to be forced into something. You want simple, flexible, and effective. You know that exercise can benefit you physically and mentally, including lowering stress, increasing energy, and, yes, burning fat. But you also know that if you're not exercising consistently, you're not giving yourself the best chance to bring your body into balance. Fitness for Everyone can help you with these goals and many more. This book offers these features: • 50 exercises that have modifications for every body type • 10 fitness routines for specific physical and mental benefits • Expert fitness advice on how to incorporate fitness into your everyday life If you thought you couldn't do a pushup or a jumping jack or a burpee, Fitness for Everyone has the right modification for you to allow you to do these exercises and dozens others. And you'll soon start saying "Yes, I can do every exercise in this book!" How to use this ebook Foreword Yes, you can exercise! Author feature: Louise Green CHAPTER 1: FITNESS BASICS Making fitness accessible—for everyone Making fitness “core” in your life Creating consistency & confidence Breathing techniques What you need to exercise How to use this book / Meet the models CHAPTER 2: UPPER BODY & CORE T-Raise Chest Press Squat to Shoulder Press Split Stance Front Raise Push-Up Biceps Curl Crossover Lat Pulldown Triangle Push-Up Pullover Triceps Dip Model feature: Simi Athwal Wood Chop V-Sit Oblique Rotation Upright Pull Bent-Over Row Superhero (Lower Back Extension) Upright Plank Leg Drop Dead Bug Biceps Curl Side Plank Model feature: Thea Hill CHAPTER 3: LOWER BODY & CARDIO Squat Hip Thrust Reverse Lunge Wall Sit Donkey Kick Fast Feet Deadlift Lateral Leg Raise Jab & Cross Model feature: Jordan Herdman Single-Leg Calf Raise Squat Kick Speed Skating High Knees Glute & Leg Extension Burpee Jumping Jack Mountain Climber Model feature: Faedragh Carpenter CHAPTER 4: STRETCH & BALANCE Upper Back Stretch Chest & Pectoral Stretch Glute Medius Stretch Oblique & Lat Stretch Hip Flexor Stretch Calf Stretch Model feature: Taz Visram Hamstring Stretch Shoulder Stretch Quad Stretch Single-Leg Weight Pass Single-Leg Arm Rotation Airplane Pendulum Model feature: Rob Gosse CHAPTER 5: COMBINATIONS, INTERVALS & COMPLEXES Interval Training Multi-Action Full-Body Complexes Stretch & Balance Complexes Upper Body / Lower Body / Core About the Author / Acknowledgments Copyright