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(More customer reviews)To avoid gym boredom and that exercise "plateau", I am always looking for variations on exercises. This book is good for women, particularly those who have just started an exercise program, on several aspects. First, the exercises are a fairly even mix of weight machine and free weight exercises. Second, the concentration areas are divided into chapters (i.e. stretching, abdominals, arms, shoulders, etc.). Each chapter contains recommendations of exercises for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels in outline form, including sets and repetitions. Third, each chapter also has a list for when you cannot get to the gym. This is especially good for those of us who travel substantially or workout at home. Fourth, each exercise has photographed examples of correct form during the exercise along with text instruction, isolated muscles worked, and postures to avoid.
Now for the negatives. The biggest, and only real, negative is the fact that the book is hardbound. This type of book needs to be spiral bound to allow those trying new exercises to glance at the text and photos DURING their workout, not just as a reference book. Being hardbound, this is impossible. Another minor negative is that the lack of tabs along the pages makes it difficult to flip from one muscle area to the next.
Another decent book is "Do It Right: 75 Best Body Sculpting Exercises for Women" available at the Shape Magazine web site. This book is spiral, has section tabs, recommendations for the beginner and advanced, and photos with correct and incorrect form. The exercises as a whole, although, are better in the Hers Woman's Guide to Weight Training.
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