Saturday, January 3, 2009

Fast Fix GI Diet or Capoeira Conditioning

Fast-Fix GI Diet: Have a Beautiful Body in Just 14 Days the Low GI Way!

Author: Helen Foster

Based on the glycemic index (GI)—the nutrition breakthrough that ranks carbs by their effect on blood sugar levels—the 14-day eating plan in this fully illustrated new guide lets dieters lose as much as seven pounds in just two weeks! Here are the facts about how the GI diet works; how its Feel-Full Factor reduces hunger pains and sugar cravings and makes it easy to stick to; and why it's a #1 strategy for lowering blood pressure and controlling diabetes. The plan includes delicious, good-for-you low-GI recipes and 15-minute body-toning workouts, plus a GI counter to keep weight off and charts of calories for 1,500 foods and for calories burned by 100 fun activities, from flying a kite to flamenco.



Book review: Desperation Entertaining or Pig Perfect

Capoeira Conditioning: How To Build Strength, Agility, and Cardiovascular Fitness Using Capoeira Movements

Author: Gerard Taylor

The popularity of capoeira continues to rise as more people discover how useful—and fun—it can be for increasing agility and flexibility, as well as strength and endurance. Capoeira Conditioning is an illustrated guide to whole-body training based on this increasingly popular Brazilian martial art. Designed for all ages and all levels of experience, the book is a step-by-step training manual with photographs that guide users through every movement and sequence. Accompanying text gives special pointers and describes the fitness benefits of each individual technique. Capoeira Conditioning offers no-frills advice about nutrition, regularity of training, capoeira in relation to other sports, and capoeira conditioning for children, along with a simple Q&A section.



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