Callanetics


Book Description

Exercise system designed to help tone and reduce the body, very similar to pilates.




Callanetics for Your Back


Book Description

Written by the founder of the new-wave, no-impact form of exercise, this new programme of tiny-movement, deep muscle exercise is designed to make your back strong and healthy, and to keep it that way. Callan gives instructions for emergency spasm relief and describes the popular but harmful exercises to be avoided, and how to move through everyday activities. There is a description of the body's major bones and muscles, and a rundown on common back ailments.




Complete Callanetics


Book Description

The original one-hour Callanetics programme is the subject of the world-renowned CALLANETICS book. This safe, effective, no-impact exercise routine works deeply on all your muscles and has a truly dramatic effect on your figure, producing spectacular results within hours! Once you have mastered the basic callanetics programme you can move on to the more advanced exercises in SUPER CALLANETICS. These advanced exercises are twenty times as effective as the exercises in the basic routine. Now, for the first time, these two books appear together in one volume providing the complete Callanetics programme.




Quick Callanetics-Stomach


Book Description

Callan Pinckney revolutionised the world of fitness with her unique programme of deep-muscle exercise. This easy-to-follow, 20-minute routine concentrates on exercises to improve and tighten all your abdominal muscles to create a sensational flat stomach.




Am-Pm Callanetics


Book Description

Featuring two 20-minute daily workouts designed to strengthen and reshape the whole body, this programme aims to fit easily into the reader's daily schedule, providing an energizing start and a relaxing finish to each day. The gentle, no-impact routines work deeply on all the muscles.




Super Callanetics


Book Description

Designed for those who are fit or have mastered the original programme, this is a follow-up to "Callanetics Countdown" and "Callanetics for Your Back". It offers an advanced class in the deep-muscle exercise techniques. In this workout, just one advanced stomach movement is equivalent to 20 movements of the original and there are new exercises, variations and routines. The daily routine is explained by means of step-by-step instructions and photographs.




Fusion Fitness


Book Description

For over 25 years, the author has studied a wide range of disciplines including yoga, Pilates, the Alexander Technique, callanetics, and Chinese martial arts. Focusing on exercises that integrate the best and safest elements from these disciplines, she presents a balanced exercise regimen for optimum strength, endurance, coordination, and cardiovascular fitness. Dozens of photos, illustrations and charts are included as well as a chapter for exercisers over 50.




Quick Callanetics - Legs


Book Description

From the author of "Callanetics", this is a new programme for shapely legs in just 20 minutes a day.




Oxycise!


Book Description

How anyone can get rid of fat forever in only 15 minutes a day with the power of oxygen.




The Thompson Method of Bodywork


Book Description

An illustrated manual for using physical movement and alignment to resolve chronic pain and tension and work with the emotions • Includes 90 exercises to work with emotions through the body and support the neck, shoulders, lower back, feet, and overall posture as well as breathing and voice • Explains how to listen to the body’s signals to discover our physical and emotional blindspots--the weaknesses and misalignments at the root of our discomfort • Draws on Zen shiatsu, Rolfing, yoga, and Gestalt psychotherapy to explain how transformation of physical structure corrects imbalances in the unconscious mind Developed by Cathy Thompson through her many years as a bodywork therapist, the Thompson Method incorporates Zen shiatsu, Rolfing, yoga, and Gestalt psychotherapy to heal pain in the physical body both through bodywork and by recognizing the emotional blockages that often underlie chronic pain, tension, and poor alignment. In this practical manual, Thompson and her protégé-daughter Tara Thompson Lewis provide a deep understanding of body mechanics and how to work with emotions through the body. They explore how to listen to the body’s signals to discover our physical and emotional blindspots--the weaknesses and misalignments at the root of our discomfort--and explain how transformation of your physical structure can correct imbalances in the unconscious mind caused by repressed memories and emotional traumas. Offering illustrated instructions for 90 corrective alignment exercises, the authors show how to release body tensions, realign the body’s dynamic structure, work with the deep postural muscles, and support the neck, shoulders, lower back, and feet to strengthen the emotional and physical body as well as improve singing, dancing, yoga, and posture while sitting at the computer. They also explore breathing and bodywork practices to release the vocal mechanism and free the voice for more fluid and powerful self-expression. By recognizing and releasing the deeper emotional triggers beneath our physical complaints, the Thompson Method allows you to resolve chronic pains, increase body awareness and free movement, and create the foundation for good health and well-being.