How to build a body that lasts : exercises for longevity, strength and health / Adam Richardson.
By: Richardson, Adam [author.]
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BookPublisher: London : Penguin Books, 2026Copyright date: ©2024Description: 327 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781804949603 (paperback); 1804949604 (paperback).Subject(s): Exercise | Well-being | Health | Physical fitness | Be FitDDC classification: 613.71 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 613.71 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Wellbeing Collection - Be fit | 00198557 | |
| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 613.71 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Wellbeing Collection - Be fit | 00198558 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'Fun, informative and engaging. A must read!' -- Lucy Lord, Sunday Times bestselling author
Discover how mobility exercises and stretches can help you achieve a happier, healthier body for longer with this easy fitness guide!
You're sitting like a prawn right now, aren't you?
Mobility training is your secret weapon to building a body that lasts. It improves flexibility, strength, stamina, and posture - for life. Whether you're new to exercise or total gym buff, these quick and easy exercises will change your game.
In How To Build a Body That Lasts , top fitness coach Adam Richardson shows how to work quick exercises into your daily routine - without having to find time for a full workout in your busy day.
In this comprehensive and myth-busting book, Richardson lays out a roadmap to help you break free from stiffness and pain. Whether you want to tackle a stiff neck, sore back or tight hips, this book provides inclusive exercises for all ages, shapes and body sizes which can be done within the comfort of your own home - no fancy equipment or costly gym membership required.
Unlock your body's potential and rediscover the joy of movement with How To Build a Body That Lasts !
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-314) and index.
Welcome to the wiggle room! -- What is mobility? -- Wiggle week -- What do you want? -- Time to move -- Flamingo disco: balance -- Get low: squat -- touch your tootsies: forward fold -- Break the internet: hinge - Romanian deadlift -- Squeeze your cheeks: hip thrust and glute bridge -- I got 99 problems but hip internal and external rotation ain't one: 90 90 -- The world's greatest stretch: spiderman lunge rotation -- Hips do lie: ouch stretch -- Spread 'em: split squat -- Bounce, baby, bounce: pogo -- Halfway check-in -- Core galore: side plank -- Around the world: shoulder dislocates -- The double d: downward dog -- I'm a snake: the cobra -- You scratch your back and I'll scratch mine: Apley scratch test -- W to Y: prone press -- Push ti real good: the push up -- On all fours: tabletop -- Let's hang: dead hang -- Sit down, stand up: the sit and rise test -- Movement challenge summary -- Perfect posture -- Building the habit -- Moving more throughout the day -- Injury prevention -- Injury, recovery and working around pain -- The big picture -- Hidden benefits of mobility training -- You're a miracle.
Wellbeing.