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Karl Knopf

    Kettlebells for 50+
    Healthy Shoulder Handbook
    Total Sports Conditioning for Athletes 50+
    Healthy Shoulder Handbook: Second Edition
    Injury Rehab with Resistance Bands
    Stability Workouts on the Balance Board
    • 2023

      Make The Pool Your Gym, 2nd Edition

      • 104 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Once used primarily for rehabilitation and exercise for seniors, water exercise has been proven to build strength, improve cardiovascular fitness and burn calories for people of all ages -all without the strain and trauma of land-based activities. With step-by-step instructions and clear photos, this flexible training tool will introduce you to the no-impact, total-body benefits of water exercise, including: Improving muscular strength; Increasing flexibility; Enhancing cardiovascular fitness; Alleviating pain; Rehabilitating injuries; And more! Whether you're a non-swimmer, an elite athlete, or someone with a chronic condition, Make the Pool Your Gym shows how to create an effective and efficient workout best suited to your needs.

      Make The Pool Your Gym, 2nd Edition
    • 2021

      "Millions of people suffer from debilitating shoulder problems every year. But with this user-friendly guide, you can begin to understand the causes for common shoulder conditions and then learn the steps you need to take to heal your body. Healthy Shoulder Handbook features 100 easy-to-follow exercises with step-by-step photos for treating common shoulder injuries and ending chronic pain, fast."--

      Healthy Shoulder Handbook: Second Edition
    • 2019

      Foam Roller Workbook, 2nd Edition

      • 100 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      A full-color, step-by-step guide to end pain, regain range of motion, and prevent injury using the foam roller With this helpful full-color guide, you can learn how to use your foam roller to remediate muscle strain caused by everything from sitting long hours at your desk to overdoing it at the gym. In addition, special programs will enhance your sporting life, whether you hit the track, the court or the slopes. Designed to improve your posture, balance and muscle tone, each exercise is carefully explained and includes step-by-step color photos to guarantee you do it right and gain the maximum benefits, including: * Increase Flexibility * Release Tension * Alleviate Chronic Pain * Rehabilitate Injury * Improve Core Strength * Break Up Knots

      Foam Roller Workbook, 2nd Edition
    • 2017

      Heal Your Frozen Shoulder

      • 140 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
      4.1(35)Add rating

      A COMPREHENSIVE AT-HOME REHAB, STRENGTHENING, AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR RECOVERING FROM AND PREVENTING FROZEN SHOULDER The cause of your frozen shoulder may be a mystery, but the way to fix it is no secret. Heal Your Frozen Shoulder guides you through the entire rehabilitation process, from understanding the problem to regaining full movement. It even tells you how to avoid this debilitating condition in the future. Featuring over 200 step-by-step photos, this book presents a complete program to get your shoulder back to its best possible condition, including: • Effective movements • Progressive stretches • Gentle strengthening techniques • Long-term lifestyle adjustments Author Dr. Karl Knopf, who specializes in the needs of aging patients, emphasizes proven treatments and proper form to guarantee help with your shoulder pain regardless of your fitness level.

      Heal Your Frozen Shoulder
    • 2016

      Beat Osteoporosis with Exercise

      • 140 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
      4.0(24)Add rating

      The complete guide to preventing osteoporosis and bone loss with gentle, effective fitness and stretching from a best-selling fitness author.

      Beat Osteoporosis with Exercise
    • 2015

      Stability Workouts on the Balance Board

      • 121 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
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      Balance boards (or wobble boards) have proven to be highly effective pieces of fitness and rehab equipment. They're easy, portable and inexpensive to use at home! This book offers an array of exercises as well as comprehensive rehab, strengthening and flexibility programs--all using the balance board.

      Stability Workouts on the Balance Board
    • 2015

      Injury Rehab with Resistance Bands

      • 138 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
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      The resistance band is the perfect piece of equipment for rehabilitation from a variety of injuries. It's easy, portable and inexpensive to use at home! This book offers an array of rehab exercises for common injuries on every part of the body--all using the resistance band.

      Injury Rehab with Resistance Bands
    • 2014

      This handy guide shows how to use the new trigger point foam rollers to soothe, relieve, and heal the tight muscles caused by everything from hours sitting at a desk to overdoing it at the gym. Packed with step-by-step photos, it's the ultimate at-home guide to maximizing the foam roller.

      Trigger Point Therapy with the Foam Roller
    • 2013

      The fitness wheel is a ubiquitous piece of exercise equipment in gyms, exercise classes, and the home, and Fitness Wheel Workbook takes it to the next level with 50 new and innovative exercises that work the entire body.

      Ab Wheel Workouts
    • 2013

      Resistance Band Workbook

      • 119 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
      3.9(87)Add rating

      First used in physical therapy to introduce low-intensity strength training for rehabilitating patients, today bands come in all levels of resistance and are perfect for targeting and working every major muscle group. --Amazon.com.

      Resistance Band Workbook