Get Fit While You Sit : Easy Workouts from Your Chair

by Torkelson, Charlene

• ISBN13: 9780897932547
• ISBN10: 0897932544
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Charlene Torkelson offers a unique, low-impact program that can be done completely from a chair. The safe, effective workouts are perfect for people who need exercise but cannot place undue stress on their cardiovascular systems or bones and joints. The book includes: easy-to-follow directions; photographs for each exercises that can be done with or without weights; and a checklist for monitoring progress.

After an aerobic warm-up, Torkelson offers a 60-minute regimen as well as shorter workouts. Tips for problem areas, deep breathing, and stretches round out this healthful program.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
The One-Hour Chari Program	7	(50)
Warm-Up	8	(16)
Arms	12	(4)
Waist	16	(3)
Ankles	19	(2)
Inner Thighs	21	(1)
Stomach	22	(2)
Aerobics	24	(13)
Weights	37	(13)
Cool-Down	50	(7)
Workouts for Problem Areas and Special Conditions	57	(14)
Back	59	(1)
Head and Neck	60	(1)
Upper Legs	61	(1)
Leg Cramps	62	(1)
Stomach	63	(1)
Arthritis	64	(4)
Osteoporosis	68	(3)
But I Don't Have Time... The 5-Day Short Program	71	(48)
Day One: Start Day	72	(9)
Day Two: I Can Do It Again Day	81	(9)
Day Three: Walking Day	90	(9)
Day Four: Sports Day	99	(9)
Day Five: The Inconspicuous Exercises	108	(11)
Ten Minute Miracles	119	(16)
A Ten-Minute Miracle for the Truly Rushed	120	(5)
A Ten-Minute Miracle for the Computer User	125	(10)
Additional Reading	135	(3)
Appendix: Easy Exercise Checklist	138