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Resistance
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At Home Basics: Most
of us never need to move more than our own bodyweight. Here
are a few great DVDs, books, and videos that will help you
maintain your lean body mass, bone density, and make every
day activates a breeze. |
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Creative Alternatives: Kettlebells are
a great alternative if you have outgrown your own body weight,
or find yourself bored with dumbbells, barbells, and machines.
A great at home alternative as well. |
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Gearing Up: From
balls and bands, weighted vest and dumbbells, to Pilates
Reformers, you’ll find what you need for all your at
home resistance training needs. Balls
and Bands Weighted Vest and
Dumbbells Pilates Strength |
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Feed Your
Head: Take your resistance training knowledge
to a new level by adding a few of these titles to your
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At Home Basics


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Strength Building Yoga DVD
by Gaiam
This program is an ideal complement to class instruction. DVD version includes bonus workout, on-screen pose guide and instructor interview. 80 minutes. |

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Postnatal Yoga DVD
by Gaiam
Respected yoga expert and mother Shiva Rea designed this program
specifically for new moms. Postnatal program teaches yoga
moves to restore muscle tone and strength, ease strain from
carrying baby, and help mom and child bond with yoga that
includes baby. 60 minutes. |

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AM / PM Yoga For Beginners DVD
by Gaiam
Face your day with more focus and calm after a gentle yet
energizing workout with Rodney Yee. Then in the P.M., release
stress and tension under a spectacular Death Valley sunset
with Patricia Walden. 100 minutes. |






Creative Alternatives


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From Russia with Tough Love
Pavel's Kettlebell Workout for a Femme Fatale
With Pavel Tsatsouline
Featuring Andrea Du Cane and D.C. Maxwell
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The Art of Strength Newport
The Art of Strength Fire Power
The Art of Strength Providence
- “The Art of Strength” video series is NOT another instructional video. Fantastic resources for learning the basic kettlebell exercises already exist on the market. You probably have a collection of them on your shelf. “The Art of Strength” represents the next step, offering you complete circuits honed to perfection with hundreds of clients at Punch Gym and abroad.
- In “The Art of Strength” video series, Diluglio works along with you through two minute rounds of the most intense, unique, and interesting exercises ever seen on film. 1 minute breaks between each round makes this a 42 minute workout to fit the busiest of schedules. If you have the guts, take a stab at the 3 minute “bonus round”.
Anthony Diluglio
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Cast Iron Kettlebells
- Portable! Kettlebells are heavy but compact. Use indoors and outside.
- Helps develop total body strength, power, and endurance.
- Kettlebells work the body across a wide range of angles
- Increases your dynamic flexibility
- Off-centered weight of kettlebells increases the demand placed on core stabilization, agility, and proprioception
- Use for squats, throws, cleans, jerks, snathches, rotational swings and more.
- Available in 6 different weights 4kg (8.8lbs.), 8kg (17.6lbs.), 12kg (26.4lbs.), 16kg (35.2lbs.), 20kg (44lbs.), 24kg (52.8lbs.)
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Gearing Up: Balls and Bands

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Gymnic Stability Balls
Also called Swiss Balls, Fitness Balls, and Exercise Balls) are constructed of latex-free vinyl material with a diameter of around 30 to 85cm (12 to 34 inches).
- Improves proprioception, balance and stability
- Helps develop the core body muscles by forcing the body to respond to the the instability of the ball.
- Can be used in place of a chair to help maintain proper posture as it engages the abdominal and back muscles.
- Develops strength in all planes of motion (frontal, sagittal, and transverse) which helps improve overall functional strength and decrases the chance of injury.
- Holds up to 900 lbs.
- Download the Stability Ball Exercise Sheet
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Resistance Cord Workout Kit
by Gaiam
With three different resistance cords to add increasing levels
of intensity to your workout, our exclusive kit develops your
strength, skill and energy levels, at home or on the road.
The
cords interchange effortlessly
and our guided DVD workout demonstrates how to use them to boost
your metabolism and heart rate while sculpting your arms, legs
and torso.
Includes three resistance cords with 3 intensity levels. Instructional workout on both DVD and VHS
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Professional Exercise Tubing With Handles
Special! When you buy any 3 Lifeline Professional Bands, Perform Better will send you 1 Level 3 Band for FREE!
- 5' durable rubber tubing with hard plastic swivel handles, up to 10 Levels of Resistance
- Use for pushing and pulling exercises
- Tubing provides a smoother exercise through the entire range of motion.
- Portable! Tubing weighs less than 2 lbs so can be taken anywhere!
- Includes door anchor and exercise poster
- 1 Year Warranty
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Superbands
- Use for assisted chin ups and dips
- Use for pushing and pulling exercises
- Tubing provides a smoother exercise through the entire range of motion
- Also provide resistance for walks, shuffles, lunges and more
- 1 year warranty
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Jungle Gym
- The Jungle Gym is a versatile, portable, adjustable device for bodyweight Exercises.
- Simple attach over the top of a door, affix to wall, or loop over a pole or thick tree limb.
- Use for chin-ups, pull-ups, dips, push-up flys, body rows, assisted chin-ups and more.
- Adjust handles to desired length to increase or decrease the difficulty of an exercise.
- Jungle Gym is Completely portable. Weighs about 1 lb.
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Gearing Up: Weighted Vest and Dumbbells

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Weighted Exercise Vests
If you have mastered your body weight, adding a weighted vest
to your routine can be a great way to take it to the next level.
Weighted exercise vests are used in all aspects of training
and rehab. From speed development to osteoporosis prevention,
weighted training vests add additional resistance to the body
without having an adverse effect on mechanics and posture. |
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Ankle / Wrist Weights Set
Ankle or wrist eights are a great way to pick up the intensity
of any body weight resistance program.
- All weights are removable.
- Touch fastener Velcro closure creates a perfect fit.
- Contour-foam cushioned fit provides friction-free comfort.
- One size fits all
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Powerblocks
Space savers! Store the equivalent to a room full
of dumbbells in less than a 2' x 2' area!
- Adjustable dumbbell system uses a selector pin to change weights, much like a weight stack machine.
- Durable! 10 year warranty
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Gearing Up: Pilates Strength

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Aero Pilates Reformer
This is your personal total-body machine for low-impact moves
and high impact results. It's designed to support 32 Pilates
resistance moves in greater comfort and with better form, alignment
and control. Heavy-duty cords afford four levels of resistance
to vary your program and keep stepping up your results. The adjustable
height allows you elevate the angle for more advanced exercises.
Made from heavy-duty steel with oversized high-density foam pads
and a deluxe padded seat.
Includes two guided Reformer workouts on VHS; each program is also available
on DVD (sold separately).
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Feed Your Head

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Supertraining
- Mel Siff
Perhaps the most complete book on strength training ever written!
Covers explosive strength, power, speed training, polymetrics,
loading, flexibility, circuit training, periodization, weightlifting
and much more.
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Facts and Fallacies of Fitness - Mel Siff
Siff exposes a number of ideas accepted as gospel in the fitness and sport world are fallacy. He investigates hundreds of beliefs in a concerned attempt to guide professionals and exercise enthusiast.
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