Getting in Shape: 32 Workout Programs for Lifelong Fitness [Paperback]

Bob Anderson is the author of Stretching, a flexibility handbook that has sold in the millions. Bill Pearl, a bodybuilding legend, is coauthor of Getting Stronger, which is considered by many to be the most important book ever on weight training. Ed Burke, coauthor of Fitness Cycling, is a bicyclist and researcher who helped American cyclists catch up to their European counterparts in the Olympics and other international competitions. Getting in Shape combines their three areas of expertise into basic and advanced programs for anyone who wants to look and feel better. The book also contains simple, straightforward and useful chapters about diet, health, and the ways the body works (and doesn't work). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Readers of this book will be exercising with the best: Anderson's Stretching (1980) has sold over a million copies in 18 countries; Bill Pearl, a four-time Mr. Universe, authored the best-selling Getting Stronger; and Edmund Burke has guided the U.S. cycling team to numerous Olympic medals.
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The first new edition in many years, Getting in Shape provides an easy-to-follow approach to lifelong fitness. Part One features 32 exercise programs of stretching, lifting, and moving, customizable for readers’ health considerations, schedule, and level of commitment. It also covers injuries and other health problems. Part Two discusses healthy eating, exercise during pregnancy, and ergonomics, and gives advice about choosing a gym. This edition includes travel workouts and updated references. It is a simple and thorough illustrated fitness program geared to even the most reluctant exerciser.