Shed unwanted weight, sculpt your physique, tone muscles, reduce joint pain, or simply be healthier and more fit. Women’s Home Workout Bible will show you how—all in the privacy and comfort of your own home.
In Women’s Home Workout Bible, best-selling author and renowned personal trainer Brad Schoenfeld shares his secrets on the perfect at-home workout. Step by step, you’ll identify the home gym setup and workouts for your fitness goals, schedule, and budget.
You’ll learn how to set up your personal gym for as little as 0, or expand your options with more equipment for 0, 00, or more than 00. Whatever your budget, with over 160 exercises, you’ll have plenty of variety, including bands, balls, free weights, and fitness machines.
Women’s Home Workout Bible will then ensure you get the most out of your investment. You’ll learn how to set up workouts and organize your training for noticeable results. To get you started, there are 12 four-week programs for conditioning, sculpting, and core stability, plus three levels of fat-burning cardio workouts. And with expert advice, exercise tips, and answers to the questions you always wanted to ask, it’s like having your very own personal trainer and fitness consultant.
If you’re ready to reclaim your body without the expense or scrutiny of public health clubs, you need Women’s Home Workout Bible.
About Brad Schoenfeld
Brad Schoenfeld, CSCS, is widely regarded as one of America's leading fitness experts. He is the owner of the exclusive Personal Training Center for Women in Scarsdale, New York. Schoenfeld is a lifetime drug-free bodybuilder who has won numerous natural bodybuilding titles, including the All Natural Physique and Power Conference (ANPPC) Tri-State Naturals and USA Mixed Pairs crowns.
Schoenfeld is the author of six fitness books, including 28-Day Body Shapeover and the bestseller Look Great Naked (Prentice Hall Press, 2001). He is a columnist for FitnessRX for Women magazine, has been published or featured in virtually every major women's and fitness magazine (including Cosmopolitan, Self, Marie Claire, Fitness, and Shape), and has appeared on hundreds of television shows and radio programs across the United States.
Certified as a strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and as a personal trainer by both the American Council on Exercise and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, Schoenfeld was awarded the distinction of master trainer by the International Association of Fitness Professionals. He is also a frequent lecturer on both the professional and consumer levels.
Schoenfeld lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
Reviews of this book
"Brad Schoenfeld nails it in this book, advising how to create a gym and a personalized training program at home. What could be better? Save your money and your time and lose those love handles by training at home! My home office is now doubling as my gym."
Susan M. Kleiner, PhD, RD, FACN, CNS, FISSN Author of Power Eating and The Good Mood Diet
"Brad Schoenfeld's experience and expertise as a leading women's fitness trainer shine through on every page of this indispensable home workout book. His plan is easy to understand and follow. And best of all, it works!"
Elena and Steve Kapelonis, authors of The Pump Energy Food Cookbook
"A must-read for every woman aspiring to achieve a fit and healthy body in her own home. Detailed and motivational, Women's Home Workout Bible helps women reach personal success in fitness."
Amy Lee Martin Ms. Figure USA
"For those who want an excellent alternative to a fitness club, Brad Schoenfeld provides the essential guide to creating the ultimate home workout space and customizing a comprehensive exercise program. Women's Home Workout Bible will save you time and money while helping you reach your highest fitness goals.
Oz Garcia Celebrity nutritionist and best-selling author of The Balance and Look and Feel Fabulous Forever
"Your time is valuable. Take advantage of fitness guru Brad Schoenfeld's expertise in Women's Home Workout Bible, and you will see great results--fast."
Dr. John Spencer Ellis, CEO National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association
“Women's Home Workout Bible is fantastic. Each chapter is filled with education, direction, and encouragement. If you're a woman looking to get into amazing shape, then this book is for you."
Jen Hendershott IFBB Fitness Professional Two-Time Ms. Fitness Olympia Two-Time Ms. Fitness International
About Fitness
Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness (a state of health and well-being) and specific fitness (a task-oriented definition based on the ability to perform specific aspects of sports or occupations). Physical fitness is generally achieved through exercise.
In previous years, fitness was commonly defined as the capacity to carry out the day’s activities without undue fatigue. However, as automation increased leisure time, changes in lifestyles following the industrial revolution rendered this definition insufficient. These days, physical fitness is considered a measure of the body’s ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be healthy, to resist hypokinetic diseases, and to meet emergency situations.
Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health or wellness. It is performed for various reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity. It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem, and can even augment an individual's sex appeal or body image Childhood obesity is a growing global concern and physical exercise may help decrease the effects of childhood obesity in developed countries.
Types of exercise: exercises are generally grouped into three types depending on the overall effect they have on the human body. Flexibility exercises, such as stretching, improve the range of motion of muscles and joints. Aerobic exercises, such as cycling, swimming, walking, skipping rope, running, hiking or playing tennis, focus on increasing cardiovascular endurance. Anaerobic exercises, such as weight training, functional training or sprinting, increase short-term muscle strength.
