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Bounce Your Body Beautiful: 6 Weeks to a Sexier, Firmer Body (Paperback)

by Liz Applegate Ph.D. (Author)

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (Feb 25 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0761515631
ISBN-13: 978-0761515630
Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 18.6 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 549 g

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #342,639 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Join the Hottest Trend in Fitness
Would you like a firmer, sexier body in just 6 weeks? Who wouldn't! With this book, you'll learn how to use the fitness ball for amazing results in only 30 minutes a day. Exercise balls are not only fun, they're also fast becoming the hottest trend in fitness, but few people know how to use them beyond basic abdominal crunches and back stretches. In Bounce Your Body Beautiful, athlete and nutrition and fitness expert Liz Applegate shows you how anyone can exercise with a fitness ball. You'll learn easy-to-master exercises to firm your belly, butt, thighs, and every inch of your body. In just 6 weeks, you'll:
·Tone and tighten your muscles
·Feel stronger, look more radiant
·Strengthen and flatten your abdomen
·Improve your balance and posture
·And increase your coordination
You'll also learn foolproof motivational secrets to sticking with the program for life. Bounce Your Body Beautiful offers tips and menus—including a no-deprivation "dessert diet." By following Liz Applegate's proven program, you'll see great results—fast! So bounce on board this fun, safe, and effective total body workout program that can be done in the comfort of your own home!

About the Author

Liz Applegate, Ph.D., is the author of several books on nutrition and exercise. She writes a monthly column for Runner's World magazine and also serves as its nutrition editor and adviser. Dr. Applegate is on the board of directors of the American Council on Exercise and is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Dietetic Association. She lives in Davis, California.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Challenging ball exercises, Jul 4 2004

By	dnk "dnkboston" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This book is a great reference for people who want athletic ball exercises (as opposed to Pilates- or yoga-based exercises on the ball, which seems to be very popular). Applegate writes that she started using the ball herself as part of her recovery from a shoulder injury and then surgery and felt that she was in the best shape of her life afterward. This is a common story, but very impressive coming from someone who used to compete in triathalons.

If you've done strength training before, have any experience with ball workouts or yoga or Pilates, you may find the exercises she details for the first two weeks less challenging. The exercises for the next two phases of the program (weeks three and four and then weeks five and six) are more demanding. I worked up a sweat on the core exercises and then humbly admitted that I wasn't ready for a few of them. While "sexier" is highly subjective (I just hate when fitness books promise that), I have no doubt that one will be firmer and functionally stronger if they stick with the program for the prescribed six weeks.

This book doesn't rate a perfect five-stars, unfortunately. The book spent more time than I would have liked on nutrition and the "dessert diet". While I found Applegate's overall approach sensible, I also thought it was a little bit simplistic. Also, I felt that the "workbook" section she provided to track the six-week progress was too much- I would have preferred a sheet to copy, or maybe a reference to a website. The workbook section was almost 100 pages, and some of it could have been cut down. Also, while I appreciate that she took the time to add customized routines for various athletics, most of them were two or three exercises. In addition, Applegate could have (and should have) included more stretches to use with the ball. Finally, and this was most troubling to me, I didn't like that she seemed to play into the stereotype that women will "bulk up" by using heavy weights in order to convince her readers to use the heavy balls instead of dumbbells- or her ball program instead of traditional strength training. While some women will bulk up, most will not, and many women don't necessarily find that look unattractive.

In summary, this a good reference guide for ball exercises and programs, but you may want to take some of the other information with a grain of salt.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The First Workout I Ever Loved!, Jul 1 2004

By	Pam Isaacs (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

I found this book after being in a workout rut for most of my life. I thought it was just another worout book, until I realized how much fun it is to do. I am only in my first week of the program and already my body is feeling all the benefits of using the exercise ball. If you want to have fun while you weight train this is the book for you.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Great Content, Book Format Needs Improvement, April 11 2004

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The information provided in this book is great. I've never been disappointed with Liz Applegate's books or articles. I do, however, think that a spiral binding would have made this book much more user-friendly. Also, when I looked at the web site that goes along with this book, I realized how much nicer color, quality photos would have been. I ended up printing out the few exercises from the website to use as a quick reference. In hindsite, I wish I investigated the website before I purchased the book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bounce Your Body Beautiful
I recommend this book to anyone at any fitness level. It has clear explanations and pictures of the various exercises, good nutrition and workout advice and most importantly of... Read more

Published on Jan 20 2004 by Melissa Abe

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent!
Dr. Applegate was my nutrition professor when I was a student at UCDavis. She changed my way of thinking about nutrition and fitness. Read more

Published on Dec 8 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Great exercises for abs!
Overall, the book is easy to read and the numerous pictures leave no doubt about how to perform each exercise. Read more

Published on April 15 2003 by Lee

5.0 out of 5 stars Get fitter than ever!
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Published on April 9 2003 by Alisa Bowman