Product Details
- Author: Peggy Brill, Gerald Secor Couzens
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- Binding: Paperback
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- Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7045
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- EAN: 9780553380842
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- ISBN: 0553380842
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- Label: Bantam
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- Language: English
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- Manufacturer: Bantam
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Number of Pages: 256
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- Product Group: Book
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- Publication Date: 2003-01-01
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- Publisher: Bantam
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- Release Date: 2003-01-01
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- Studio: Bantam
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- Title: The Core Program: Fifteen Minutes a Day That Can Change Your Life
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Avg Customer Rating: 
Product Description: Exercise books often make grandiose claims of improving everything from your sex life to your cholesterol level. At best, these claims are harmless; at worst, annoying. Every so often, however, a program is developed with attention to specific issues, backed up with strong medical knowledge, and presented in a plain and helpful manner. Peggy Brill is a physical therapist who has created just such an exercise program. The Core Program offers numerous ways to improve deep muscle strength in women, which can lead to improved posture, strength, and energy levels. Brill's program is designed specifically for women and built around easy exercises for the torso area, starting deep with the pelvic floor and working its way out from there. As it is a no-impact program that takes just a few minutes each day, it's easy for every woman to incorporate into her schedule, and equally appropriate for teens or senior citizens. She emphasizes that "the Core Program is supposed to relieve stress, not cause it," so a skipped routine or two is not the end of the world. The exercises are similar to those taught in physical therapy visits. Muscle groups from head to toe are gently warmed up before moving into yoga-inspired stretches and lift-and-hold exercises. Each one is shown with photographs and detailed written instructions, and all are easy to follow, even for a novice. With a few simple tests, you can easily determine the exercise level appropriate for you out of the three different levels shown. Amid all the instruction are plenty of stories from women with chronic fatigue or injuries who have successfully improved their stamina and strength. Whether this is the only fitness program in your life or an addition to your regular workout, you'll find this book informative and educational, with achievable goals and straightforward routines. --Jill Lightner
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Customer Reviews
CORE
My wife is 73. She rides dressage and is in fantastic shape. People often ask how she does it. The book: The Core Program: Fifteen Minutes a Day That Can Change Your Life ,by Peggy Brill has been a big part of it.
She thinks so much of this book that she has purchased copies for her dearest friends. Now mind you my wife is living in a balanced world with proper food and exercise a way of life. So if she is an advocate of The Core Program you can bet on it.
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Love the book, but WE NEED A VIDEO!
Great book, sound principles. However, as another reviewer noted, a book is a very difficult medium to exercise effectively from. A DVD would be ideal!
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Good product
I have bought several copies of this book. It is well written and helpful.
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Shoulder injury
I spoke w/ two physical therapists after using this book only a few times. I now have a shoulder injury that isn't going away. They told me to stay away from this "core phenomenon"...it's only pop culture. I wish I would've known before! They said do some cardio, do some yoga, & throw this out. They're absolutely right.
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The best exercise workout program
This is a wonderful program. The book is very insightful and informative. The exercises are not strenuous and yet you can see results. The amazing part is that I do the exercises every day. I haven't missed a day since I started on the program. I've lost weight and feel that I am getting into the best shape I've ever been. I would highly recommend this book for young and old.
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