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Gretchen Reynolds

The First 20 Minutes Personal Trainer: The Right – and the Wrong – Workouts for Everyone

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Much of what we thought we knew about fitness is turning out to be wrong. You should always stretch before exercising? Wrong! Sit-ups are good for you? Wrong!
In the ideal companion to her brilliant and bestselling The First 20 Minutes, Gretchen Reynolds identifies these common misconceptions and develops a health and fitness workout tailored to your own level of ability — and all based on the latest scientific discoveries.
Whether you have 2 minutes to spare, 10 minutes or 20 minutes, this ebook special will give you invaluable tips for optimising your fitness plan.
You will also find out how to exercise to benefit specific problem areas such as the shoulder, lower back and knees. And finally there are insider tips on hot topics such as when to eat before exercise, whether beetroot juice improves blood flow to the muscles, how running backwards can liven up your workout, and why unplugging your headset may help you enjoy exercise more.
Health & FitnessExercise
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72 printed pages
Copyright owner
Bookwire
Original publication
2013
Publication year
2013
Publisher
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      The amount of exercise needed to improve health and longevity seems to be surprisingly modest, and more is not necessarily better.
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        They walked hard for one minute and easy for the next, and after several months had gained endurance, lost weight and improved their cholesterol profiles and blood pressure.

        The structure of the sessions is easy. Warm up briefly by pedalling, jogging or stroking gently for a minute or two. Then push yourself hard for one minute, ease off for one minute, and repeat that sequence 10 times.
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          People who exercise or compete for more than 45 to 60 minutes need to replenish their body’s fuel with carbohydrates’ – i.e. sugar, said Dr Luc van Loon, a professor at Maastricht University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, who’s long studied sports nutrition.
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