Home Workout

Five great 15 Minute Fitness titles--Everyday Pilates, Gentle Yoga, Better Back, Total Body Workout, and Abs Workout--are brought together in one bumper volume, providing a complete home-workout exercise package, total body, yoga, Pilates, back, and abs exercises. Featuring all four complete routines from each book, a total of twenty highly effective, superfast workouts, 15 Minute Home Workouts offers the home exerciser fantastic choice, expert guidance, and great results!Varied workouts are designed to tone your body and keep your heart healthy. Whether you want to focus on a body-sculpting regim.

5; How to Use This Book 6; Safety Issues 8; What You Need to Start 12; Pilates from the Inside Out 14; Pilates Concepts 16; Pilates Top to Tail 18; Day by Day 20; From the Top Down 36; From the Bottom Up 50; Up, Up, and Away 66; Focus on the Belly 82; The Anatomy of Your Abs 84; Crunch Assessment 86; Deep Abs Assessment 88; Crunch 90; Beach Ball 108; Core Basics 124; Core Challenge 142; The Parts of the Back 160; Posture and the Back 162; Protecting the Back 164; Imagery and Cues 166; Developing the Back 168; Revitalizing the Back 184; Energizing the Back 198; Soothing the Back 214.

Working the Total Body 230Your Training Program 232; Anatomy of an Exercise 234; Equipment and Clothing 236; Step-Touch Workout 238; Toning Ball Workout 256; Hop, Jig, and Jump Workout 272; Lunge Around the Clock Workout 290; Yoga for Everyone 308; Advice for Beginners 310; Practicing Safely 312; Clothing and Equipment 314; Rise and Shine 316; Strengthening 332; Energizing Early Evening 346; Winding Down 362; Index 376; Resources/About the Authors 382; Acknowledgments 384.