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Part I: Getting Your Butt off the Couch.
Chapter 1: Fitness 101: Getting the Scoop.
Chapter 2: Testing Your Fitness.
Chapter 3: Establishing Your Plan of Attack.
Chapter 4: Hiring a Trainer.
Part II: Enjoying Total-Body Health: Eating Well and Staying Injury-Free.
Chapter 5: This Doesn’t Have to Happen to You: Avoiding Common Injuries.
Chapter 6: The Scoop on Stretching.
Chapter 7: Nutrition Basics.
Part III: Getting to the Heart of the Matter.
Chapter 8: Cardio Crash Course.
Chapter 9: Using Cardio Machines.
Chapter 10: Exercising Outdoors.
Part IV: Lift and Curl: Building a Stronger Bod with Weights.
Chapter 11: Why You’ve Gotta Lift Weights.
Chapter 12: Your Muscles: Love ’Em or Lose ’Em.
Chapter 13: Demystifying Strength Equipment.
Chapter 14: Designing a Strength-Training Program.
Part V: Cardio-Strength Workouts: Getting the Best of Both Worlds.
Chapter 15: Circuit Training for Fitness and Fun.
Chapter 16: All about Yoga: Mind and Body.
Chapter 17: Pilates: Sculpting and Strengthening.
Part VI: Conquering the Gym (Even at Home).
Chapter 18: Health-Club Primer: Getting the Most Out of Your Gym.
Chapter 19: Choosing an Exercise Class or DVD.
Chapter 20: Designing a Home Gym.
Part VII: Exercising for All Ages and Stages.
Chapter 21: Fit Pregnancy: Exercising for Two.
Chapter 22: Kids, Tweens, and Teens: Fun Activities for the Whole Family.
Chapter 23: Staying Active as You Age.
Part VIII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 24: Ten Great Reasons to Break a Sweat.
Chapter 25: Ten Great Fitness Investments under $100.
Chapter 26: Ten Fitness Rip-Offs.
Chapter 27: Ten Ways to Stay Motivated.
Appendix: Educating Yourself.
Index.
