Absolute Body Power or Keep fit Exercises for Kids

Absolute Body Power: A Total Circuit Training and Aerobic Workout

Author: Alan Harris

The only workout that combines the best elements of all the newest fitness trends.

With weight-consciousness rising every day, Americans are turning to a variety of new trends to stay trim and healthy. Everyone has a different idea about what type of exercise is best for your health and fitness. Some swear by Pilates and yoga, others go with classic weight training. Some routines focus on building a firmer physique, while others work on less aesthetic goals, such as strengthening your joints or improving your heart rate. With so many routines out there, choosing an exercise regimen can be the hardest part of getting in shape.

Absolute Body Power makes the decision easier by combining the best elements of the newest exercise trends to create a blend of fitness that will work for almost everybody. Based on the bestselling Absolute Body Power and Total Circuit Training workout videos, this new book gives you a simple yet powerful plan to maximize the benefits of aerobics, strength training, yoga, and Pilates. Including two easy-to-follow workouts on one deluxe 40-minute DVD, getting in shape couldn't be easier.

Exercising is not the only element of healthy living. Absolute Body Power also gives you a healthy eating plan and an interactive fitness journal to help you keep track of your progress, empowering you with the fundamentals of a fit and healthy lifestyle. 200 photos; 40-minute DVD included.

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Keep-fit Exercises for Kids

Author: Hermann Aschwer

The number of postural defects among school children today is alarming. Despite this, physical education classes at school are continuously dropping in importance. This book's aim is to offer assistance to all those people actively involved in putting a stop to postural deficiencies, among children and youth in three different steps: After an introduction into the basic principles, and a detailed discussion of the positive effects of gymnastic exercises specifically for children and adolescents, comes a wide variety of easy-to-follow exercises which are clearly explained and illustrated. Gymnastic forms of exercise which are tailor-made for children and adolescents should imply fun and pleasure for those concerned. This practice oriented book enables professional and experienced work by trainers and sports instructors alike.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	7
	Preface	8
1	Why Gymnastic Exercises for Young Children and Adolescents?	13
1.1	Maintaining Flexibility	14
1.2	Strengthening the Support Apparatus	17
2	The Complex Locomotor System	21
2.1	What Belongs to the Passive Apparatus of Locomotion?	22
2.2	What Belongs to the Active Apparatus of Locomotion?	24
3	Development - From a Child to an Adolescent	25
3.1	Motor Development	26
3.2	Characteristic Forms of Behavior	28
3.3	The Holistic Method of Observation	33
4	Causes of Postural Defects and Deficiencies	35
5	Timing and Content of a Gymnastics Lesson Specifically for Children and Adolescents	38
6	Tips and Sample Exercises for Warming up	41
6.1	Greeting or Getting-to-Know Games	41
6.2	Warm-up Phase	42
7	Exercises for Strengthening and Stretching the Lower Extremities	45
7.1	Strengthening and Stretching Foot and Calf Muscles	46
	Exercises 1-12
7.2	Strengthening and Stretching Leg and Hip Muscles	58
	Exercises 13-43
8	Exercises for Stabilizing and Stretching Trunk Muscles	89
	Exercises 44-63
9	Exercises for Strengthening and Stretching the Upper Extremities	109
	Exercises 64-79
10	Exercises for Strengthening the Whole Body	125
	Exercises 80-84
11	Identifying Disturbances in Balance	130
11.1	Exercises for Balance Training	131
	Exercises 85-89
12	Identifying Disturbances in Coordination	136
12.1	Exercises for Coordinative Training	138
	Exercises 90-95
13	Perception - Physical and Spatial Orientation	144
13.1	Exercises for Perception	146
	Exercises 96-100
14	Sample Exercise Programs	151
15	Games with that Extra Something	154
16	Some Words of Advice in the Case of Sports Injuries	159
16.1	Emergency Measures	159
16.2	Consequences of Overstrain	161
17	Important Principles for Nutrition	163
	Literature	168
	Photo & Illustration Credits	168