Blandine Calais-Germain

No-Risk Abs (eBook, ePUB)

A Safe Workout Program for Core Strength

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An illustrated guide to the anatomy of the abdominal muscles and how to tone them successfully without injury • Presents the 16 most effective and safest abdominal exercises for great abs • Reveals how common ab exercises, such as crunches, can damage the spine, pelvic floor, diaphragm, and internal organs • Offers tips to get rid of belly fat--both superficial fat and deeper visceral fat Presenting a new type of abdominal exercise program designed with the body's anatomical relationships in mind, Blandine Calais-Germain reveals the 6 underlying principles for working the abs efficiently, 7 exercises to get you ready, and the 16 most effective and safest abdominal exercises for a flat belly. Pointing out that ab exercises are not without risk, she reviews the most common abdominal exercises, such as crunches and leg lifts, and explains how to avoid injury to the neck, lower back, pelvic floor, diaphragm, prostate, and internal organs as well as how to protect these vital structures with appropriate abdominal work. Exploring this often misunderstood region of the body in her trademark anatomical style, Calais-Germain details the muscular structures that make up the abs, revealing that strength alone is not the sole factor in a flat stomach. Including tips to get rid of belly fat--both superficial fat and deeper visceral fat--this book reveals how to get great abs, lose weight, gain strength, and build your core all without hurting yourself.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781594777554
• Artikelnr.: 49184843

Autorenporträt

Blandine Calais-Germain is the author of the bestselling Anatomy of Movement, The Female Pelvis: Anatomy and Exercises, and Anatomy of Breathing. In addition to being a dancer and a dance teacher, she is a certified physical therapist and attended the French School of Orthopedics and Massage in Paris. Known for her innovative method for teaching the physical structures of anatomy in relation to movement, she teaches workshops to students from all over the world. She lives in Limoux, France.

Inhaltsangabe

Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
Part One
What Are the Abs?
Introduction
The Rectus Abdominis
The Broad Muscles and the Abdominal Aponeuroses
The Transversus Abdominis
The Internal Obliques
The External Obliques
Understanding Some Key Words
Part Two
Abdominal Strength versus a Flat Belly
Evaluating the Flat Belly
Flat Belly and Protruding Belly
A “User’s Guide” to a Flat Belly
Customized Strengthening Programs
Part Three
The Five Most Common Abdominal Exercises
Working the Abdominals
Crunches
Leg Lifts
Push-ups
Supine Trunk Rotation
Pulling In the Belly on a Forceful Exhalation
Part Four
Safe and Effective Exercises for Great Abs
The Six “No-Risk Abs” Principles
Seven “No-Risk Abs” Preparatory Exercises
Sixteen “No-Risk Abs” Exercises
Appendix. Important Ideas to Remember
Courses in the “No-Risk Abs” Method
Further Reading
Index