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    So You Joined A Gym...Now What? Step-by-Step Instructions & Essential Info That Truly Simplify How to Plan Your Best Gym Workouts, Including Sample Workouts!
    So You Joined A Gym...Now What? Step-by-Step Instructions & Essential Info That Truly Simplify How to Plan Your Best Gym Workouts, Including Sample Workouts!
    So You Joined A Gym...Now What? Step-by-Step Instructions & Essential Info That Truly Simplify How to Plan Your Best Gym Workouts, Including Sample Workouts!
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    So You Joined A Gym...Now What? Step-by-Step Instructions & Essential Info That Truly Simplify How to Plan Your Best Gym Workouts, Including Sample Workouts!

    By Linda Burke

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    In this fifth book of The Now What? Fitness Series, certified personal fitness trainer Linda Burke delves into working out at the gym.

    "The Media often leaves you confused, ill-informed, or even worse: completely scammed or lied to with offers of quick fixes, magic potions, or crazy contraptions promising unrealistic results," cautions Burke. "With obesity rates higher than they’ve ever been, and aging baby-boomers growing more concerned than ever with their health, it's high time someone shed some light on this very convoluted subject."

    Explaining how to train at the gym in a concise and simplified manner makes for a book that helps the reader truly comprehend the fact that doing a safe and effective gym workout is a viable option. Burke goes on to explain how to structure a great cardio and strength training workout you can do in any gym, including compound and isolation exercises that will make your workouts more effective. She covers topics such as the importance of warming up, flexibility training, what to wear and gym etiquette, as well as how to safely implement all the essential components of fitness into your gym routine.

    This book breaks down how to train in the gym into comprehensible concepts, including practical sample workouts, giving anybody who truly wants to change their health and their lives in profound ways the tools and knowledge to do so.

    So You Joined A Gym...Now What? gives you essential information and step-by-step guidance so that you can structure your workout and confidently navigate the gym in a way that will deliver permanent results for a healthier, happier life no matter what your age or fitness level.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLinda Burke
    Release dateNov 20, 2011
    ISBN9781466127036
    So You Joined A Gym...Now What? Step-by-Step Instructions & Essential Info That Truly Simplify How to Plan Your Best Gym Workouts, Including Sample Workouts!
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    Linda Burke

    I am a fitness professional who hates hype, scams, and lies. I write books that dispel the doubts, fears, and confusion these create. I simplify and demystify the convoluted messages sent out by mainstream media in attempts to sell useless products to desperate people. I do this by writing the truth. No shortcuts or magic. Just the simple truth minus the fluff and filler. Linda Burke, Certified Personal Fitness Trainer

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    So You Joined A Gym...Now What? Step-by-Step Instructions & Essential Info That Truly Simplify How to Plan Your Best Gym Workouts, Including Sample Workouts! - Linda Burke

    SO YOU JOINED A GYM...NOW WHAT?

    How to Use The Gym More Effectively with Essential Gym Tips, Best Gym Exercises, & Gym Etiquette. Plus, How To Use Gym Machines & Plan Your Best Gym Workouts.

    From The Now What? Fitness Series™

    By Linda Burke, CPT

    SMASHWORDS EDITION

    PUBLISHED BY

    Linda Burke on Smashwords

    Copyright 2011 Linda Burke and Straightforward Fitness, L.L.C. All Rights Reserved.

    Smashwords Edition License Notes

    This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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    DISCLAIMER

    This book is not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of physicians. The reader should regularly consult a physician in matters relating to his/her health and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention.

    The opinions and statements made in this book are that of the author and are based on her own experience. They are not intended to prejudice any party. Linda Burke, CPT, http://www.StraightforwardFitness.com, and/or the publisher do not accept any liability or responsibility for any injury or damage that may have been caused through the use of any material in this book. The information in this book is meant as an aid to your health and wellbeing.

    Always check with your doctor before beginning this or any exercise, nutrition, or supplement program. The individual results obtained from these methods will vary from person to person and we make no guarantee as to the degree of results that you will personally achieve.

    So You Joined A Gym...Now What? is a part of The Now What? Fitness Series™ and is owned by Linda Burke, CPT. All rights to the series and the trade mark is the property of Linda Burke, CPT.

    Visit the author web/blog site:

    http://nowwhatfitness.com

    Five Stars! Explains machines typically found in gyms and the areas of the body that each one works. Talks about cardio and strength training. Gives sample training workouts.

    Five Stars! Linda Burke delivers complete, intelligent and useful information in this book. She is totally up to date with today's workout guidelines. I strongly recommend it to anyone starting workouts or, like myself, needing to modify my routine after several years of gym membership. The author is generous and thorough in covering all the info you might need. I plan to purchase further volumes. And with a price of under $3.00 ?? WOW, SUCH A DEAL.

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    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    Chapter 1 - Where to Begin

    Chapter 2 - After the Warm-up: Strength Train

    Typical Strength Training Machines Found In Most Gyms

    How To Structure A Safe And Effective Strength Training Workout

    What are Compound and Isolation Exercises?

    Do What, When?

    Chapter 3 - Cardio Training

    How Much Cardio Do I Have To Do?

    Interval Training Explained

    Best Time to Work Out

    Chapter 4 - Guidelines for Safe and Effective Training

    ACSM Cardio Guidelines

    ACSM Strength Training Guidelines

    Chapter 5 - What to Wear and How to Act

    Gym Etiquette

    Chapter 6 - Sample Gym Strength Training Workouts

    Beginner Total Body Workout

    Upper Body Workout

    Lower Body Workout

    3-Day Split Workout

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