Too busy to exercise? Don't blow it off -- BLAST OFF, with this powerful, 30-minute workout that fits serious fat-burning into your busy lifestyle. Come on - give me 30 minutes, and I'll give ya a healthy, high-energy good time! - Richard Simmons. You are in the Club! The dance club, that is! It is just like 1984. The music is hot. The energy is super-charged. And I am your fitness MANIAC ready to get you flashdancing that fat away while you tone those muscles and condition your heart. No need for those shoulder pads, just bring your positive attitude and have a yearn to burn the calories with this, 30-minute, total-body aerobic routine that pours on the power. You can lift it, jump it, reach it, and push it. Just do not push me away! From arms and abs to back, buns, thighs and chest, we will be challenging every part of you. This is the workout that is going to turn you Upside Down and you will love it!

Health and Beauty:  80's BLAST OFF!, BRAND NEW FACTORY FRESH, This is the workout that is going to turn you "UPSIDE DOWN" and you'll love it!, If you LOVE the 80's then this is the workout tape for you!, Be sure to check out our other Simmons Tapes: 60's Blast Off, Latin, Disco and Mega-Mix
Company: Good Times Entertainment 
List Price: $14.95
Amazon Price: $3.99

The Suunto t3c Heart Rate Monitor Watch uses built-in Training Effect programming to provide extremely accurate, real-time training data based on your personal fitness level. A serious workout for a recreational hiker is just a warm-up for a marathon runner. The t3c Heart Rate Monitor uses information your body provides to let you know how hard you should be training instead of relying on a predetermined program. This Suunto watch also includes a 15-workout memory, real-time heart rate and calorie-burning data, and PC compatibility to track your progress as your fitness increases. Thanks to Suunto's Comfort Belt, you won't even notice you're wearing a chest strap while you train.

Product Features

• Material: [Housing] plastic; [Strap] rubber
• Altimeter: Yes, usable to 00,000ft (0000m)
• Barometer: No
• Heart Rate Monitor: Yes
• Chronograph: Yes
• Thermometer: No
• Digital Compass: No
• Adjustable Declination: No
• Low Battery Indicator: Yes
• PC Compatible: Yes
• Waterproof: Water resistant to 100ft (30m)
• Backlight: Yes
• Alarms: Time & heart-rate
• Battery Type:
• Battery Life:
• Size: Large
• Weight:
• Recommended Use: Training
• Manufacturer Warranty: 2 Years

Sports:  Heart rate: including average in real time, Interference-free digital ANT transmission and coding, Training Effect in real time, Suunto Comfort Belt for improved fit and measurement, Training logbook on device
Company: Suunto  (2008-02-14)
List Price: $189.00
Amazon Price: $149.99

The SLOMO ball is perfect for so many exercises! Sqeeze it between your legs for an awesome inner thigh burn! Use it in your situps for perfect form and extra resistance! This fitness ball, unlike others, does NOT need the additional purchase of a mini-pump. The SLOMO ball comes with a straw for easy and convenient inflating. This ball would be perfect for travel! Use slightly deflated as a soft prop under your head, neck, feet, back etc. .

Misc.:  Soft and easy-grip texture, Used for resistance and focused work, Can be added to aerobic routines to encourage full length movements, Perfect for use in situps to encourage proper form, NO additional purchase of pump needed! Easily blown up with included straw.
Company: SLOMO 
List Price: 
Amazon Price: $9.95

Mini Stepper by DMI The Mini Stair Stepper was featured in the Wall Street Journal as their "Best Value Mini Stepper!" The compact, sturdy mini stepper is ideal for toning the waist, calves, hips and thighs. It features a unique adjustable tension pulley system that makes stepping action smoother for low impact exercise. Dual hydraulic cylinders on the mini stepper work independently, allowing you to replicate stair climbing. The mini stair stepper is constructed of heavy-gauge steel and the foot rests are high-impact composite. There is a built-in digital computer which calculates elapsed time and number of steps, batteries included. The non-skid feet prevent mini stepper from slipping. DMI Mini Stepper Product Features Compact, sturdy stepper is ideal for toning the waist, calves, hips and thighs Features a unique adjustable tension pulley system that makes stepping action smoother for low impact exercise Dual hydraulic cylinders work independently, allowing you to replicate stair climbing Constructed of heavy-gauge steel and foot rests are high-impact composite Built-in digital computer calculates elapsed time and number of steps, batteries included Non-skid feet prevent mini stepper from slipping

Health and Beauty:  As featured in the Wall Street Journal, Built-in digital computer - batteries included, Dual hydraulic cylinders work independently, Unique adjustable tension pulley system
Company: DMI 
List Price: $130.00
Amazon Price: $48.95

The Omron HJ-112 Pocket Pedometer is an advanced, high-tech pedometer that--thanks to unique dual sensor technology--can be carried in your pocket or bag. Now you can just drop your pedometer in your purse to find out how much exercise you get in a typica

Health and Beauty:  Unique dual sensor technology means the pedometer can be carried in your pocket or bag, Accurately measures your steps, as well as aerobic steps and minutes, Also measures calorie consumption during your workout, as well as the distance you've traveled, Easy-to-read LCD display, Comes with a detachable belt holder and security strap
Company: Omron  (2005-06-15)
List Price: $34.99
Amazon Price: $18.45

Single Accelerometer Sensor; Accurately Counts Every Step; Separately Counts Moderate Steps & Minutes; Measures Distance; Stores 7 Days Of Information On Display; Resets At Midnight Automatically; Includes Clock & Batteries

Health and Beauty:  Measures: steps, moderate steps and minutes, calories and distance, Separately displays moderate steps and minutes walked at a moderate pace, 7 day history lets you review a full week of exercise, Resets at midnight automatically so it's ready to go every morning, Large display and clock
Company: Omron  (2007-04-01)
List Price: $26.99
Amazon Price: $13.99

The Stamina Magnetic Resistance Upright Bike delivers the proven fat burning and metabolism increasing effectiveness of a stationary bike with a design that offers maximum comfort and portability. The eight resistance settings make the system versatile enough to challenge and improve people of all fitness levels and abilities, who can ensure they are getting the ideal thanks to the pulse sensor built right into the handlebars.

Sports:  Silent magnetic resistance and 8 tension settings, Multifunction LCD monitor with 6 preset programs, Built-in heart rate monitor, Adjustable seat height, oversized, molded seat and foot pedals, Wheels for easy portability
Company: Stamina  (2006-01-11)
List Price: $249.99
Amazon Price: $199.00

The Drive Standard Pedal Exerciser is an economic exercise bike so compact that it stores out of the way under a chair or bed. Appropriate for upper or lower extremeties. Use this portable pedal exerciser regularly to increase strength and improve coordination as well as circulation. The Drive Pedal Exerciser is great for cardiovascular fitness! There is an adjustable resistance knob to customize to each user's difficulty level. The chrome-plated steel frame construction ensures durability. The plastic pedals on the Drive Pedal Exerciser feature nylon straps for a secure hold during your workout. The pedal exerciser comes fully-assembled.

Health and Beauty:  Adjustable resistance knob, Improves coordination - Increases strength, Use for upper lower (arm/legs) workouts, Perfect rehabilitation pedlar
Company: Drive 
List Price: 
Amazon Price: $17.48

The Chi Energizer (sold as the Chi Vitalizer* in the USA) is a best seller, a hugely popular machine that is superior to the original Chi Machine in numerous ways. It features a unique elliptical motion pattern that gently moves through the spine. Advanced engineering at a more affordable price. The Chi Machine primarily maximizes both physical and mental oxygenation, increases your energy, aligns your spine, raises your metabolic rate, improves your blood circulation and enables detoxification. This aerobic exerciser also massages, regulates, tones and relaxes the body without any stress or effort. -- PERSONAL TESTIMONIAL: "I was introduced to the Chi Energizer (Chi Vitalizer in USA) five months ago and have since used it 15 minutes twice per day, a total of more than 250 sessions. I am 58 years old and have played competitive squash for more than 40 years, so my body has been vigorously exercised more than most. Tiredness and muscular stiffness has been accepted by me as something you live with. Since using the Chi Energizer (Chi Vitalizer in USA) I am amazed at how these feelings have disappeared.... My body organs are functioning like a well tuned car, it's a fantastic feeling!" Carlos Prince, Brooklyn, NY

Health and Beauty:  Auto timing & Comfortable ankle padding, Variable speed control (90-150 rpm), Improved robust 40 Watt motor, Sway to the motion of waves and move Chi throughout the entire body, 2 Year Parts and Labor Warranty!
Company: YCY 
List Price: $259.00
Amazon Price: $214.95

Misc.:  Easier to hold, more versatile and safer than dumbbells, Sold in pairs. Available in 1 lb, 2 lb and 3 lb weights., Highly durable, they will not burst if dropped and will never deflate, Conduct dozens of exercises that will tone and strengthen your triceps, biceps, chest and shoulders, Easy-to-grip, soft balls filled with a precision weighted material for perfect balance
Company: Walker's Warehouse 
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Amazon Price: 

Take charge of your own mental fitness and keep your mind active with these 100 activity cards, designed to exercise your brain and improve your memory! Twelve challenging card categories stimulate your creative abilities.These cards can be used by individuals or small groups to keep the mind active at any age.

Author: Marge Engelman
Cards:  100 pages
Company: Attainment Co Inc  (2001-06)
ISBN: 1578611237
List Price: $29.00
Amazon Price: $17.73
Used Price: $49.85

Author: Jeff Galloway
Paperback:  192 pages
Company: Shelter Publications  (2001-08-09)
ISBN: 0936070250
List Price: $16.95
Amazon Price: $9.67
Used Price: $3.94

the strength of Pilates, the flexibility of yoga, the muscle tone of strength training, and top-notch aerobic fitness—all through the revolutionary pleasure-based fitness program that gets you in shape from the inside out!

The hottest new trend in mind-body wellness, Nia—which stands for Neuromuscular Integrative Action—is the most advanced form of fusion fitness, blending martial arts, healing arts, dance, and spiritual self-healing to create a high-powered, synergistic workout that no isolated exercise technique can match. Created by fitness pioneers Debbie Rosas and Carlos Rosas, Nia presents an entirely new philosophy of exercise—one that will not only keep you in fantastic shape, but will also help you rediscover the joy of movement and being at home in your body.

The Nia Technique is the first and only book to share the workouts so popular at gyms and spas across the country, outlining the basic Nia moves—or katas—that can be performed easily at home and adapted to your own level of fitness. With moves drawn from nine fitness disciplines, including tae kwan do, tai chi, yoga, Feldenkrais™, jazz dance, and modern dance, Nia promotes strength and muscle definition without the use of weights, and its freeing, dance-like regimen provides a medium for self-healing. You’ll tighten, tone, lengthen, strengthen, and lose pounds and inches—and have fun doing it! You’ll learn to follow “the body’s way”—a breakthrough fitness concept that teaches you to move in the way that most benefits your individual body; and you’ll learn to use visualizations and vocalizations that enhance the benefits of each workout. The overall regimen is phenomenally effective because its holistic approach unites the body and the mind, and creates an exhilarating path that anyone can follow toward a healthy, fit physique, lasting weight loss, and an unlimited sense of your fitness potential.

With simple, step-by-step instructions, The Nia Technique also shares the inspiring stories of people whose lives have been transformed by the practice of Nia. With Nia, a new body is just the beginning—the ultimate goal is a new life!

Author: Debbie Rosas, Carlos Rosas
Paperback:  336 pages
Company: Broadway  (2005-01-25) (2005-01-25)
ISBN: 0767917308
List Price: $17.95
Amazon Price: $9.50
Used Price: $5.00

Simple Treats was created for anyone interested in making a change to nutritious, wheat-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free goodies. If you have food allergies, food restrictions, or know someone who does, you are part of that change. These recipes are easy to follow, straightforward, and delightfully delicious.

Author: Ellen Abraham
Paperback:  128 pages
Company: Book Publishing Company (TN)  (2003-03)
ISBN: 1570671370
List Price: $14.95
Amazon Price: $8.82
Used Price: $8.98

This popular text includes plentiful illustrations that help to explain the basic movements of step and floor aerobics. Additionally, the text offers information and suggestions on mastering difficult movements and avoiding incorrect positions and injury. Useful appendices and worksheets help students apply concepts discussed in the text.

Author: Esther Pryor, Minda Goodman Kraines
Paperback:  207 pages
Company: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages  (1999-10-15)
ISBN: 0767412001
List Price: 
Amazon Price: $25.00
Used Price: $6.95

"In my little way I'm going to rattle the world," proclaims Covert Bailey, who already rattled the world when he changed the way America looked at weight loss and exercise with his original Fit or Fat in the mid-1970s. Now he's back with a new spin on the Fit or Fat principles. This small book (180 pages, about 5 by 8 inches) teaches you how to get fit faster and raise your metabolism. To improve your fitness level most quickly, Bailey recommends his "Four Food Groups of Good Exercise": aerobic exercise, cross training (varying your exercise choices), wind sprints (short bursts of high-intensity activity), and weight lifting. "I'm not burning a lot of calories while I'm exercising, but my body is changing into a better butter-burning machine," he says. "The purpose of my exercise is to change my chemistry." As we expect from Covert, his style is clever and feisty--the book is fun to read, and the information goes down easily. He offers some witty, memorable principles, such as "The more muscle an exercise uses, the less long you gotta do it!", "If you're fit, exercise long; if you're fat, go short but often," and this motto for the older exerciser: "When you are over the hill--you pick up speed!" He includes a body-fat test and a find-your-pace fitness test. --Joan Price

Author: Covert Bailey
Paperback:  176 pages
Company: Houghton Mifflin  (2000-01-04)
ISBN: 0618002049
List Price: $12.00
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Fine-tune your workout intensity! Precision Heart Rate Training fully explains why and how to train with a heart rate monitor.

Editor Edmund Burke introduces the basic concepts of heart rate training. Then an all-star panel of experts explains how to design and use training programs for seven different sports and activities:

• Walking—Therese Iknoian

• Running—Roy Benson

• Cycling—Joe Friel

• In-line Skating—Frank Fedel

• Multisport Training—Timothy Moore

• Circuit Training—Wayne Westcott

• Group Exercise—Jay Blahnik

Each chapter contains training guidelines specific to the activity described, including how to find the optimal training intensity, design an effective training program, and adjust workout intensity, plus sample workouts or programs, or both. And Jim Dotter, founder of Biometrics, Inc., contributes a special chapter on ways to use heart data for long-term training.

With heart rate monitors, athletes and exercisers can use high-tech biofeedback training to develop state-of-the-art programs for better performance. Precision Heart Rate Training shows you how to take full advantage of today's training technology.

Author: Edmund Burke
Paperback:  224 pages
Company: Human Kinetics Publishers  (1998-03)
ISBN: 0880117702
List Price: $19.95
Amazon Price: $6.50
Used Price: $2.44

Workouts for Dummies by Tamilee Webb, whose buffed body is the star of the Buns of Steel workout video series and frequent TV appearances, is a fine source of motivation, information, and specific workout programs. Even if you've never exercised, don't worry--the book starts with topics as basic as choosing shoes and warming up. Then it covers everything you'll need to create an effective exercise program, starting with an explanation of body types (so you don't think you'll end up looking like Cindy Crawford if you don't already) and the workouts that suit your body type. The book gives directions for stretches, aerobic exercises, muscle conditioning (using weights, furniture, exercise bands, and bars), and workouts for different locations (home, office, gym), all with illustrations. This is a lively, unintimidating workout guide, a good companion if you're just starting out. (A little self-serving, though: one chapter is devoted to "Tamilee's Top Ten Workout Videos.")

Confused by all the For Dummies exercise books? If you want a more strenuous strength-training program using free weights and gym machines, try Weight Training for Dummies--it explains how and illustrates exercises. If you're a beginner, Fitness for Dummies is a terrific introduction to exercise and a precursor to this book, with an overview of everything you need to know to get started safely and effectively. --Joan Price

Author: Tamilee Webb, Lori Seeger
Paperback:  248 pages
Company: For Dummies  (1998-12-23)
ISBN: 0764551248
List Price: $21.99
Amazon Price: $3.53
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Dr. Maffetone's unique training system for champions proves that the kinder, gentler approach actually works the best. This fitness regimen has worked for champions and non-athletes alike- because it's based on Dr. Philip Maffetone's deep understanding of how the body works. Maffetone has used that knowledge to develop The Maffetone method, his successful low-stress fitness program, which can be tailored to any individual. It means "training slower to go faster," says Mike Pigg, world champion triathlete and Maffetone client. The Maffetone Method includes: A ten step program to reduce stress and increase overall fitness; Exercise techniques designed for increased results with decreased pain; The real lowdown on some of those fad diets. In short, this is a fitness regimen for champions that everyone can use to reach their own goals whether it be running a marathon or walking around the block.

Author: Philip Maffetone
Paperback:  198 pages
Company: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press  (1999-07-20)
ISBN: 0071343318
List Price: $16.95
Amazon Price: $8.75
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KEY BENEFIT: Fitness through Aerobics, Seventh Edition, teaches steps and methodologies for performing all types of aerobic dance exercises, as well as strength and flexibility exercises that contribute to proper technique. Readers like this book for its straightforward, accessible writing style and the wide range of topics and activities it covers. Fitness through Aerobics, Seventh Edition, illustrates step-by-step exercises, highlights various exercise methodologies, teaches injury prevention, and provides coverage of new trends in aerobics in addition to basic information like warm-up/cool-down activities and injury prevention. This book also supplies a list of websites and worksheets that make it easy for readers to access and apply information. KEY TOPICS: Aerobics, Wellness, and You!; Individual Differences: Let's Talk About You; The Aerobics Look: Clothing and Equipment; Fitness Components and Exercise Principles; The Aerobic Target Zone; Setting Goals and Reaching Your Dream; Posture: A Dynamic Concept; Warm-Up/Cool-Down: Flexibility; Rhythmic Aerobics: Variations and Styles; Body Toning through Resistance Exercises; Weights, Bands, Water, Stability Balls: Adding Resistance; The Mind-Body Connection; Nutrition and Weight Control; Prevention and Care; A Lifetime of Aerobics. For all readers interested in fitness and aerobics.


Author: Jan Galen Bishop
Paperback:  272 pages
Company: Benjamin Cummings  (2007-03-09)
ISBN: 0805346171
List Price: $40.20
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