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Articles & Books From Exercise & Movement
Article / Updated 04-09-2025
Somatic exercise is a form of exercise that uses the mind-body connection to discover things about ourselves and release physical and emotional tension. I like to think of somatic exercise as a “work in” as opposed to a workout. Somatic exercise is movement for the sake of movement, not for an external result.
Article / Updated 04-09-2025
Somatic exercises are for everyone. They invite you to listen to your body, tune into its sensations, and connect with your emotions. Despite the benefits, somatic movement is often misunderstood. This article busts the most common myths about somatic exercises.Are somatic exercises only for people with injuries or chronic pain?
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-08-2025
Somatic exercise is about getting to know your body and what you can learn from it as you get to know it better. There are many different forms of somatic movements, ranging from breathwork to Pilates. This book covers many somatic exercises and gives you a brief overview on how somatic movement can benefit you on many levels.
Get strong and stay healthy with workouts you can do at homeCalisthenics For Dummies will teach you how to become stronger and leaner, have more energy and less stress, and live longer, all while enjoying an exercise program that saves you time and money. With calisthenics and bodyweight exercise, you don’t need any equipment—just a little space and the knowledge to train comprehensively.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 12-01-2023
Calisthenics and bodyweight exercises are all you need to work out your entire body, whenever you want, wherever you want. Whether you’re an elite athlete or someone who hasn’t exercised in decades, calisthenics provide the quickest and most effective way to form your fitness foundation and build your peak physique.
Get street-smart. Unleash your inner warrior.Forget everything you thought you knew about self-defense. Those graceful martial arts moves that are so effective in the movies are likely to get you killed on the street. In fight-or-flight mode, you won’t have the calm thinking and fine motor skills to execute them.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 10-06-2023
Self-defense can be intimidating and overwhelming to someone who’s new to the topic, and many self-defense experts make it appear even more complicated by introducing complex techniques from martial arts, such as judo, aikido, and karate. To make the topic easier and more approachable, this Cheat Sheet serves as a crash course to bring you up to speed on the basics.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 12-19-2022
Pilates has become one of the most popular fitness systems in the world. The Pilates method works to strengthen the center, lengthen the spine, build muscle tone and increase body awareness and flexibility. This Cheat Sheet summarizes what you need to get started in Pilates and includes lists of exercises, from fundamental to advanced.
If you can sit in a chair, you can enjoy the benefits of yoga! Chair Yoga For Dummies is a guide to developing a yoga practice that you can do while seated in a chair. Traditional yoga poses can be replicated as sitting yoga poses and stretches, enjoyable and accessible for people at all levels of experience and mobility.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 10-21-2022
Most people think of yoga as something you do exclusively on a mat. But using chairs as props has been part of yoga for many years. You can experience so much of what yoga has to offer right from your chair without any other equipment.Benefits of a chair yoga practiceChair yoga lets you reap yoga’s most significant benefits: Better flexibility More overall strength Greater sense of balance Improved cardiovascular health Reduced stress and pain Better sleep Increased willpower Even though yoga originated as an Eastern discipline, doctors and scientists in both the East and the West acknowledge the physical and mental health effects that adding yoga as one of your regular self-care routines can bring.