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Escape Your Shape: How to Work Out Smarter, Not Harder

Edward Jackowski,

Youzell Jeffers (Illustrator)

3.65 · Rating details · 57 ratings · 5 reviews

The Individualized Fitness Prescription for Your Body Type
Do you wonder why the latest fitness fad doesn't work for you? Have you lifted weights for months, dreaming of toned, defined muscles, with no results? Have you exercised regularly for months -- or even years -- without seeing any changes in your body? If you answered yes to any of these questions, chances are you ...more

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Paperback, 288 pages

Published May 2nd 2001 by Atria Books (first published 2001)

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Dec 07, 2020 Dee's Reading Zone rated it it was amazing

Shelves: aerobics, nonfic, reread, go-to-author, goals-and-dreams

Important book to read on how to exercise based on your body type!

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Jun 15, 2009 Robin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Love this book...totally recommend it even if you've never read a fitness book before. Might just hook you on jumping rope (it did me). ...more

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Dec 31, 2018 Diana S rated it liked it

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May 09, 2010 Sebah Al-Ali rated it it was ok

Shelves: summer-10

مفيد، نوعا ما. فكرة الكتاب الأساسية هي أن هناك 4 أنواع من الأجسام (ملعقة، ساعة رملية، مسطرة، مخروط)، لكل جسم هناك أنواع مناسبة من التمارين و أنواع "مضرة" من التمارين. قدم شرحا مناسبا قبل ذلك للحاجة لمعرفة شكل الجسم و شرح صفات كل جسم منه، ليسهل على القارئ اختيار شكله.

أعجبتني الفصول التي خصصها لكل شكل، حيث أفرد فيها التمارين المناسبة بالصورة (رسما) على شكل يشبه "المانيول" لكل شخص يستطيع الرجوع إليه كلما احتاجه.

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