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Clipper Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2022.
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From the coach behind the military and sporting elite comes a revolutionary approach to success. A WFH ORIGINAL production, perfect for fans of Ant Middleton and James Smith. Mike Chadwick is a trainer of champions, a leader of leaders; the coach with the ear of the elite. To date, much of his work has been from the shadows: in essence, as the Secret Coach. Until now. This audiobook exposes countless industry myths. With Coach Mike's guidance you...
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Kyle Books
Pub. Date
2022
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Suitable for all fitness levels, these 10-minute mini workouts are each designed for a different part of your day - morning, noon and evening. Lynne's programme features more than 100 illustrated step-by-step exercises, many of which are brand new to pilates. As well as increasing your strength and flexibility, there are dedicated exercises to boost your immune system and improve the efficiency of your breathing. You'll also discover how pilates can...
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Polair Publishing
Pub. Date
2021
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A healthy lifestyle means breathing well - but most people breathe badly. To breathe well only means not to obstruct the natural processes, including breathing through the nose, and to develop a posture that allows this, because naturally we know exactly how to breathe. We just forget, and inhibit ourselves. The yoga principle of pranayama is explored in detail here, and yoga postures that assist in good breathing make this an excellent 'remedial'...
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Quadrille Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
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Face yoga combines exercises and massage techniques to work different areas of the face and enhance your skin's overall firmness and luminosity. With exercises to reduce bags and dark circles, to lift the eyelids and open up the eyes, or to reduce a double chin or lines around the lips, each movement is illustrated with step-by-step illustrations and accompanying photos.
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Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2022
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We all have baggage in life: negative habits and thoughts that we have often picked up through tough times, disappointing circumstances and relational let downs. We may know that these things are weighing us down, but they seem to sneak into our minds anyway. Ultimately, we can be left feeling drained from the happiness and confidence that we long for. Bear Grylls knows the importance of building a mental resilience in the face of life's challenges....
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Arcturus
Pub. Date
2022
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Whether it's worrying about work, 'doomscrolling' on your phone or overcaffeinating yourself to get through the day, modern lifestyle choices are robbing us from the sleep we deserve. But how can we break free from the vicious cycle of fatigue and insomnia? Allen Carr's Easyway method offers a unique solution. This world-renowned, clinically-proven method has helped an estimated 50 million people with their behavioural issues and addictions, including...
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Pub. Date
2021
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Fearne Cotton's voice is familiar to millions, whether that's through television, radio or on her hugely successful 'Happy Place' podcast. Her voice is her career, her livelihood and the way she communicates with her audience and her loved ones. So, when Fearne's doctor told her she was at risk of needing a throat operation followed by two weeks of being unable to speak, she found herself facing a period of unexpected contemplation. As she considered...
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Yellow Kite
Pub. Date
2022
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Obesity is now our biggest health threat and is ruining people's lives. Diets work for a while, but then fail. Why? In 'The Diet Whisperer', Dr Paul Barrington Chell and Dr Monique Hope-Ross explain in simple terms why we are now struggling with our weight. And the answers are very surprising. They tell us why calorie counting is flawed, and why exercise is not the answer. They dispel many long-held myths about weight loss and dieting, backing up...
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Yellow Kite
Pub. Date
2022
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Obesity is now our biggest health threat and is ruining people's lives. Diets work for a while, but then fail. Why? In 'The Diet Whisperer', Dr Paul Barrington Chell and Dr Monique Hope-Ross explain in simple terms why we are now struggling with our weight. And the answers are very surprising. They tell us why calorie counting is flawed, and why exercise is not the answer. They dispel many long-held myths about weight loss and dieting, backing up...
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Headline Home
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The menopause for many women is a daunting time of change, of unexpected health challenges, of rollercoaster emotions and unprecedented shifts in how we feel physically and emotionally. But we emerge wiser than before, and stronger than we know. For many, the years immediately post-menopause bring other seismic changes too - empty nests, re-evaluated careers, losses and gains as individual as we are. The decade that takes us from our early 50s to...
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Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2023
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Walking strengthens our bodies, calms our minds and uplifts our spirits. We know this intuitively, and recent years have seen an explosion of scientific and evidence-based research to substantiate that. '52 Ways to Walk' is a book that celebrates the simple act of walking. The book outlines 52 ways to walk, one for each week from January through to December, and all of which can be done by anyone, anywhere.
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Faber
Pub. Date
2022
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We make, and worry about, a thousand big and little decisions during our waking hours. Too often these decisions are dictated by concerns or beliefs about our world that simply aren't true. With precision and wit, award-winning public health expert Timothy Caulfield analyses the innumerable cultural, social and psychological forces that shape these misperceptions. Caulfield provides a scientifically informed way out of this mess - 'Relax' will do...
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2021
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In industrialized nations, our sedentary lifestyles have led to skyrocketing rates of obesity and diseases like diabetes. The answer, we are told, is exercise - voluntary physical activity for the sake of health. However, most of us struggle to stay fit, and our attitudes to exercise are plagued by misconceptions, finger-pointing, and anxiety. Drawing on over a decade of high-level research, Lieberman shows that, in fact, we never evolved to exercise....
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Aster
Pub. Date
2023
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Dr Nighat Arif brings women's health to the forefront in this extensive guidebook designed to help everyone better understand each of the three key stages of a woman's life: the puberty years, the fertility years and the peri/menopausal years. Every step of the way, Dr Nighat will help you get to know the female body by explaining what is normal, what to expect, how to care for yourself and when to seek help.
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Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2023
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As home working becomes the new normal we are all at risk of seizing up, losing muscle functionality, and developing aches and pains from increased sedentary living. Yet with a regular programme of varied stretch workouts, everyone can reach and maintain their maximum mobility. This book will help you stay flexible, avoid injury, and keep active.
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Headline
Pub. Date
2022
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Eating healthily is easy right? Just make sure you have your five-a-day (or is it eight now?), eat enough fibre (but how much is enough?), cut down on meat (but which types and by how much?), eat more fish (but is farmed fish OK?) and, of course, ensure you are getting all your vitamins and minerals, and don't forget prebiotics and probiotics. If you've ever felt overwhelmed with conflicting advice about how to eat healthily, Sam Rice is here to help....