Ruby Sisson Library

Science has proven that sitting too much is bad for your health, but what can you do about it if you're stuck at your desk all day? "Designed to Move" gives deskbound professionals a practical, easy-to-follow movement plan to fight the debilitating and life-shortening effects of sitting disease. Dr. Joan Vernikos, former director of NASAs Life Sciences Division, draws on decades of scientific research on astronauts to show readers how to use gravity-based...

Weight lifting is one of the most important activities a person should do for optimal health. If you're looking for a book that teaches you how to feel confident in the weight room, this book is for you. As a strength coach for the past 10 years, my experience will help lead the way to make you as strong as possible. What’s included in this pocket sized weight lifting guide: Arming yourself with the necessary equipment and gear a weightlifter...

Congratulations, you are about to get younger!   Dr. Henry Lodge provides the science. Chris Crowley provides the motivation. And through their New York Times bestselling program, you'll discover how to put off 70 percent of the normal problems of aging-weakness, sore joints, bad balance-and eliminate 50 percent of serious illness and injury. Plus, prominent neurologist Allan Hamilton now explains how following "Harry's Rules" for diet, exercise,...

Babar the elephant demonstrates and provides step-by-step instructions for basic yoga techniques and positions, then shows how he and Celeste use them to relax and have fun as they travel around the world.

What is clean eating? In his newest diet book, Dr. Ian K. Smith teaches readers the benefits of clean eating and how to implement it in their own lives. He tells readers how to easily reduce unhealthy processed foods in their diets, a key to weight loss, disease prevention, and overall health. The Clean 20 focuses on twenty clean foods--from avocado to whole wheat pasta and everything in between--that readers can easily find, prepare, and incorporate...

Discover your most ageless, energized, joyful self with mind-body-spirit innovator and fitness and wellness expert Jennifer Kries's Waking Energy, a program that synthesizes the greatest wisdom traditions of the East, from Qigong to Meditation.

Lose weight quickly...with 7 exercises...in just 7 minutes a day.

"Story time is on the move with this multilayered concept book. Preschoolers will enjoy learning fun baby animal names from echidna “puggles” to whale “calves,” and they’ll revel in using their bodies to mimic the movements each animal makes. Bright photographs give a close-up look at every kitten, cygnet, and foal, as well as young children who are pouncing, snuggling, and racing alongside them. The rhyming text teaches young minds pattern...

Presents a guide to maintaining health and physical fitness, providing advice on nutrition, healthy eating, exercise, and preventive measures against disease.