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From the former editor of Guitar One magazine, here is a daily dose of vitamins to keep your chops fine tuned! Musical styles include rock, blues, jazz, metal, country, and funk. Techniques taught include alternate picking, arpeggios, sweep picking, string skipping, legato, string bending, and rhythm guitar. These exercises will increase speed, and improve dexterity and pick- and fret-hand accuracy. The accompanying CD includes all 365 workout licks plus play-along grooves in every style at eight different metronome settings. ... Read more

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Pretty nicely organized
The author spotlights 7 important techniques (alternate picking, arpeggios, sweep picking, string skipping, legato, string bending, and rhythm guitar) one for each day of the week, and builds on each every week.So every Monday is alternate picking day, and builds on the lesson of the Monday before.It's a great idea.The author says that an intermediate player can skip to around week 17 and an advanced player can probably go to week 36.I'd say I'm lower intermediate, after some 10 years of playing both steel-string acoustic and electric.I've worked my way through the first 10 weeks of lessons in 4 or 5 days.I find some of the skills like string bending, arpeggios, legato, and rhythm to be very easy, but I've never done sweep picking and found it to be a challenge.And the string skipping is something I've never done much concentrated work on, so it's great.I'm sure that when I get up to week 17 the other skills will get more challenging for me.

JR has a good point that there's not as much guidance on technique as I'd like on a couple of things.I think he was overly critical though. There are short notes on each day's lesson about technique.One was to keep the fretting pinky in place on the G while you shift from a G to an E chord - it helped me to stop fumbling around for the E shape.Another that I have not mastered, is in sweep arpeggios, to mute each note after you play it by slightly releasing the pressure on the fretting finger.That's one that I would like more details on, because I find it hard to do, especially if I'm barring the 1st and second string with my index finger on say the 3rd fret while catching the 3rd string with my middle finger.Do I roll them off, or do I ease up on all strings between each pick?

Anyhow, I like the breakdown into small bite-size daily chunks that I can spend 10 or 15 minutes on a day, as part of my regular practice.

Well Worth it!
I purchased this book at the end of December to give me something to do between songs I'm learning.I've been playing for 20 years and am still able to get some good use out of this book.The lessons actually make sense and build upon previous lessons.Granted I know a lot about playing, I'm still picking up on the little things that are improving my playing still.The key to this book and any other lessons book is that you actually stick to the regimen, otherwise what's the point?

A Seriously Great Guitar Technique Book For Growing Chops
I've only had this book for a short time, but I really like this book and I'm a beginner. Then again I love a good challenge-when I really push myself is when I learn the most- and this is definitely packed full of lessons to keep you busy for more than a year. It's not a method book, so you already need some knowledge of the guitar. But as far as technique books go, this is top notch and well written by a guy who knows guitar (Troy Nelson was the former editor of Guitar One and now I think he's at Guitar Edge). It's a bummer when you pay good money for a book and you are bored with it in a few weeks. I think I'll be proud when I can see how I've grown as a player from the easy licks to the hard ones (when I finally get there!). No I'm not mastering one a day, but everyone has to go at their own pace. I mean, a year's worth (or more) of lessons and music for under $20?! Right on.

Not for beginners... intermediate or advanced either
Short and sweet: Get Troy Stetina's "Speed Mechanics" book. Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar For the rant read on.

Another guitar technique book, with no discussion of how to properly play the examples.365 licks, but no discussion of how to play any of the licks.Also, it is supposed to teach technique through licks.I expected to also see some discussion of where the licks came from.

From there, we also have someone who may be a great player but I don't think he has much knowledge of teaching or his own beginner days.

Take his first exercise as an example.It is a speed picking lick, no discussion of how to hold the pick, no discussion of whether the player should pick from the wrist or the arm, no discussion of co-ordination of the left and right hands.Just a lick and metronome indications.And the metronome indications... oh my... He sets this to be played from 40bpm to 112bpm, but gives no discussion of how to build this speed.How many beginners can actually pick 448 notes in a minute?This is a knife to the heart of a beginner.And his book makes it seem that you should be able to master each lick in a day.This could be the only book a beginner ever needs, they can be so discouraged they sell the guitar on craigslist the next day.

Horrible. ... Read more

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Brief review of Aerobics Program for Total Well-Being: Excercise, Diet, And Emotional Balance
I found this book to be very well written, it's easy to understand and it's easy to read. If you follow the advice in this book I believe you will live a long, healthy & satisfied life; and you will greatly reduced the chances of you suffering from strokes, heart attacks & disease etc. Kenneth Cooper displays a wealth of knowledge & experience which you can only benefit from and you will be doing yourself a favour if you get this book. Compared to some other books on health & fitness that I have read, this book would have to be one of the best.

A Must Have
I've had this book for many years and refer to it constantly.I think Kenneth Cooper has more sense than anyone else out there.If you don't have it, get it!

Very Good, whether your a beginner or not...
Although I prefer Dr. Cooper's first book, "Aerobics" this book is also well written, easy to understand, and conveys the importance of aerobic (principly in the form of jogging/running) as presented by the author.

Written 14 years after the original "Aerobics", Dr. Cooper has continued to evolve his principles about aerobic conditioning in this book

In this book Cooper also presents his thoughts on what constitutes productive and effective exercise as opposed toineffective exercise and exercising to the point of over training.

I recommend this book to people who are new to exercise or people who are just starting out.

THE AUTHORITATIVE WORK ON THIS SUBJECT
I bought'Aerobics' by this author in 1975 when I was 43 and slipping into the state where I was puffing to tie my shoe laces
a friend recommended the book. Without doing anything too drastic in the diet department other than to increase fruit and vegetable consumption and skip fried food.
I started off in the Poor category and commenced the running programme by walking the first week for 1 mile, having to make an effort to do so in under 20 minutes on the first day.
I followed Dr Coopers directions and was amazed to find how accurate his time estimates were and how well I felt as I reduced from 110 Kgs to 85 Kgs within 5 months.
I retired when I turned 69 and now at 73 I have a need to get my arse into gear as my weight has crept up and my cardiovascular system is in dire need of rejuvenating.
I note Dr Cooper has fine tuned his work and I am embarking on his cycling programme with confidence

Health for life
Dr. cooper throughly explains how your body (mainly the heart and lungs) works. The book is about his studies on aerobic exercises and how it affects the body. He talks alot about his subjects and thier conditions and how aerobics helped rid themselves of thier problems. I would say to anyone who is serious about thier health, to buy this book. It's for those who are obese, those with heart and lung conditions and even those who have problems sleeping. This book is basically for anyone and everyone. Buy this book and it may help you live longer and healthier. ... Read more

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KEY BENEFIT: Fitness through Aerobics, Seventh Edition, teaches steps and methodologies for performing all types of aerobic dance exercises, as well as strength and flexibility exercises that contribute to proper technique. Readers like this book for its straightforward, accessible writing style and the wide range of topics and activities it covers. Fitness through Aerobics, Seventh Edition, illustrates step-by-step exercises, highlights various exercise methodologies, teaches injury prevention, and provides coverage of new trends in aerobics in addition to basic information like warm-up/cool-down activities and injury prevention. This book also supplies a list of websites and worksheets that make it easy for readers to access and apply information. KEY TOPICS: Aerobics, Wellness, and You!; Individual Differences: Let's Talk About You; The Aerobics Look: Clothing and Equipment; Fitness Components and Exercise Principles; The Aerobic Target Zone; Setting Goals and Reaching Your Dream; Posture: A Dynamic Concept; Warm-Up/Cool-Down: Flexibility; Rhythmic Aerobics: Variations and Styles; Body Toning through Resistance Exercises; Weights, Bands, Water, Stability Balls: Adding Resistance; The Mind-Body Connection; Nutrition and Weight Control; Prevention and Care; A Lifetime of Aerobics. For all readers interested in fitness and aerobics.
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Excellent all-around book for those seeking to get fit
If you had to own just one book on fitness, this would be an excellent choice.It covers the waterfront -- basic fitness concepts; clothing and equipment selection; flexibility exercises for warm-up and cool-down; resistance exercises for improved muscle tone; step aerobics and aerobic dance; exercise variants using weights, bands, stability balls; nutrition and weight control; injury prevention; even how to select an exercise facility and instructor.The content is based on the latest research in the field, and supplemented by helpful worksheets for key elements of a fitness program, such as determining your target heart rate and monitoring your fitness and cardiorespiratory performance status.There are excellent photos illustrating the exercises to do and, perhaps more important, the exercises to avoid.Before I got this book I was trying to cobble together my own fitness program from various web sites, and wondering why I was hurting most of the time.This book helped me enormously in putting together a more sensible fitness and weight-loss program that I have been able to sustain without injury.

Interesting Photos....
I'm only reviewing the 4th Edition here -- and only a very small part, which is all I was able to glance at at the time...some photos of common exercises which the book advised against!Not just stuff like the sit-up which we now know to be bad for the back, but also side stretches, leg lifts, tilting/rolling the head backwards!Duck walks, the bridge...so many things which had been used during the tae kwon do training of my youth are listed as being dangerous here!You really must see the photos to know what I'm talking about...hopefully this Sixth Edition also has them -- it'll surprise even gym rats! ... Read more

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Reach your fitness goals with FITNESS THROUGH AEROBICS, STEP TRAINING, AND WALKING, This book covers the principles and techniques of aerobic dance exercise, step training, and fitness walking. With this innovative book, you will be able to structure a complete physical and mental training program that can work for a lifetime! ... Read more

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Would you flee in terror if confronted with a room full of sweaty people in spandex thongs?

Are you not immune to the occasional Joe Strummer-style air guitar jump?

If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, here at last is your workout book. As simple as throwing on that old Ramones (or even White Stripes) record, punk meets fitness in an exercise craze that is spreading like wildfire amongst teens and aging rockers alike: Punk Rock Aerobics. Though punk and aerobics may seem to be unlikely bedfellows -the love child of Richard Hell and Richard Simmons?-here are two "formerly decrepit, lazy, cigarette-smoking, beer drinking" rockers-turned-certified-aerobics-instructors as enthusiastic about X and Iggy Pop as they are about getting into shape.

Full of easy-to-follow moves in a home-exercise-friendly format, Punk Rock Aerobics is a calorie-burning, DIY workout. Back in the "good old days" cigarettes might have sufficed to keep rockers slim, posit these authors, but to really be able to rock out all night, you need to drop those chips and get off the couch. Peppered throughout to help you stay inspired are Q&A's and photos of rockers on their own workout routines:

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A fast and fun way to get in shape and stay in shape on your fiddle. Written by champion fiddler Carol Ann Wheeler, Aerobics for Fiddlers contains well-thought-out exercises dealing with dexterity, vibrato, loosening and strengthening the wrist, plus techniques such as double-stops, turn-arounds, chromatics, etc. If you are serious about improving your tunes this is for you! Aerobics for Fiddlers is a proven method for developing quality sound and great facility. The exercises are designed especially to help players improve on the skills and licks used by fiddlers, and are different from violin exercise methods. Note: This product contains the same exercises as Mel Bay's Warm-Ups for the Violinist (#98676BCD). This book is full size, while Warm-Ups for the Violinist is half-size. ... Read more

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Exercises to develop the strength, flexibility and agility of each finger ... Read more

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WATER AEROBICS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS, Third Edition offers the latest information for obtaining and maintaining wellness through water aerobics. Full of illustrations and over 100 photos, the text is appropriate for water aerobic classes or activity programs in colleges and universities, health/fitness clubs, and health promotion programs in general. It provides students with guidelines, exercises, and examples to develop a water aerobic program. The text also includes unique chapters on fitness assessment, nutrition, and weight management to encourage a lifetime of fitness and wellness program. Since most theoretical information is often overlooked, the use of this text will provide an excellent resource guide to all participants. ... Read more

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Excellent illustrations!
I really like this book and find it very user friendly.The exercises contained are excellent! ... Read more

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Take charge of your own mental fitness and keep your mind active with these 100 activity cards, designed to exercise your brain and improve your memory! Twelve challenging card categories stimulate your creative abilities.These cards can be used by individuals or small groups to keep the mind active at any age. ... Read more

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great tool in working with seniors
I work with seniors and used these cards with one who had stayed sharp and wanted to continue that way. Was able to pick out the ones she could handle more easily re declining sight and arthritic hands, and we had plenty to work with.She found them both fun and challenging, as did I -- despite the fact that I'm in my early 50's and she's in her late 90's!!

Great resource for use with individuals or small groups
I've been usingthese cards with one on one conversations with the elderly people in my church and it's opened up avenues of good conversation.I've used them in a couple of small groups I lead and you can almost hear their brains working as they reflect on the questions, work the puzzles. In fact they have "aha" experiences as they solve the puzzles and cry out "Amazing, I did it!" with great sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.Several in one group want to get the cards for themselves.

Brain Exercises
I just love the Brain exercise cards. I wish I had known about this product sooner. I use these cards with my mother who is showing early signs of dementia. The cards are fun and enhance the time my mother and I spend together.

Aerobics of the Mind 100 Exercises for a healthy Mind
The 100 exercises for a healthy mind which are mental fitness cards developed by the Attainment Company,Inc. are a very good means of helping each person address the growth of brain functioning. These are divided into twelve categories such as (1)wake up your brain, (2) creative problem solving, (3)art and imagination, (4)brainstorming (5)double mind and seven other similar and helpful categories.The hundred versions of activities in themselves are an incentive to action and can be used in any order so that a monotonous routine may be changed to a desireable action.The steady use of this approach will help form the concept of keeping abreast of the expansion of knowledge and reduce obsolesence to the same degree that the entire population faces.This text should stimulate many people in the middle age and the elderly to reconsider their life style in order to move with knowledge expansion in a very constructive manner and to live a more composed life. ... Read more

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Take your workout to the water!

Possibly the world’s perfect exercise, water workouts provide a highly-effective, low-impact way to burn calories, build muscle, improve flexibility, and have some fun.

International Swimming Hall of Fame board member and world masters champion Jane Katz uses a holistic approach to lead you to total body fitness, offering soothing and strengthening programs of exercises drawn from yoga, Pilates, tai chi, and popular land sports like skiing and golf. There are also high-intensity challenges and instructions for deep-water running and cross-training for athletes. Each exercise is accompanied by a simple drawing and step-by-step instructions for doing the move correctly. Programs for twenty-, thirty- and forty-five-minute workouts, including breathing exercises, warm ups and cool downs, are laid out to make it easy to dive right in. Individual exercises can also be combined to make a complete workout that is right for you.

Dr. Katz uses toys and accessories, from old-fashioned kickboards to flashy fins, to make every workout seem like play.Full of suggestions to keep your program exciting and fresh, Your Water Workout is a complete guide to working out in the water for lifelong fitness. ... Read more

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Horrible
I recently started doing a lot of swimming and water exercises. There are several great books but this is not one of them. The book was done on the cheap with no photos to help you understand the exercise, just some line drawings.

FANTASTIC!
As a (almost) 16 year old swimmer who has been swimming before I could walk, I am always looking for ways to improve my swimmimg (which is the core of my fitness program). This is an excellent book and I recommend it to anyone who LOVES the water! ... Read more

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A book about the health benefits of Aerobic exercise. Translated from Japanese language ... Read more

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Slim down, tune up, and feel better in eight weeks

With proper technique, aerobic walking is one of the safest and most beneficial forms of exercise and a terrific way to lose weight. Now from bestselling health and fitness expert Dr. Mort Malkin offers a complete, step-by-step aerobic walking program that you can customize to reach your personal fitness and weight-loss goals. Drawing on the latest scientific findings on proper walking techniques, weight loss, safety, and nutrition, Dr. Malkin explains everything you need to know to walk your way to a slimmer, healthier you, including how to:

• Reduce stress and lower your blood pressure
• Control your appetite
• Determine how far, fast, and often to walk for your health and fitness level
• Slow down, and even reverse, osteoporosis
• Select the best footwear and accessories

Here is a complete program that will bring you a healthier and more satisfying life. ... Read more

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good place to start
I thought that it was a volume 2 to "walking for pleasure exercise" but it is really a revision of it. So either one is sufficent, no need for both books by this author. Covers the topics needed to get a good start on exercise walking, a little bit more on diet than the earlier book.

Informative, straightforward, no surprises nor bad advice, a worthy start to any walking library.

A good choice for beginners
Malkin's book is excellent for the beginner. I can say that because I am one.
All Malkin wants is for people to reap the benefits of exercise, all their lives, and enjoy it at the same time. His program is so hassle-free that you think it's under-acheiving, but it works.
With the facts, and a sense of humor, Dr. Malkin shows that walking is the ultimate win-win exercise, with lasting benefits.
He gives you all the basics you need, plus refined techniques, to integrate walking into your life effortlessly. Not only that, you don't have to do it every day, if you don't want to...

Thoroughly informative!
Dr. Mort Malkin is one of the nation's leading authorities on aerobic walking. He has developed clinics, programs, seminars across the states. Also, check out his other best seller, "Walking, The Pleasure Exercise."

Malkin's first attempt to persuade you to walk aerobically us by convincing you how good you will look. He will focus on the fundamentals of the whole esthetic picture, your weight, shape, posture, presence and grace, yes, grace; he believes the conveniences of modern civilization have made us into sitters instead of walkers.The computer world alone has us sitting more than ever. As for presence, Dr. Malkin says aerobic walking will bestow a more youthful appearance.

You will learn plenty on the aerobic diet guide for reducing, he informs us on carbs, proteins, fats, water, vitamins, fiber, foods with grains, salad vegetables, green and yellow vegetables, starches, dairy, fruits, etc.,

In the chapter called "How Far, How Fast, How Often", he discusses an 8-week program that is simply increasing your pace from 15 minutes at a gentle pace, every other day to 45 minutes at a very brisk pace every other day. That's all that is in the 8-week program, a doable increase in pace and time.

Included is plenty of info on preventing injuries.This is an excellent book...MzRizz

For the motivated or advanced walker
This book was fairly easy to read although it can be technical at times.The book is a good second or third step to walking for fitness but tends to leave out the beginning walker and does little to help motivate the couchpotato.The book does give good advice on the importance of warming up andcooling down.Overall a good book, but not for beginners. ... Read more

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Disappointing
This book was rather disappointing even though it was first runner-up in the 2004 Visionary Awards. It was on the skimpy side for the money and as far as yoga goes, the poses were few and very common ones you could find anywhere else. The meditation page was interesting though, as well as the Bear Walk. The color illustrations were nice. I really kind of expected more from the book than what the title led me on to believe was actually in the book.

For older kids
I have bought a lot of yoga books lately, looking for the best resources to use with my preschool daughter.From the reviews and the title and description of the book, this one seemed like a good candidate.It arrived today and I opened it up; right on the cover page below "cool yoga, stretching and aerobic exercices for cool kids" it adds "ages 6 - 12."Well!I wish I had known that before I bought it.

Then I looked through the book and it lost another star.Overall, I this book is geared for preteen kids to read to teach themselves yoga and I think the author underestimates the ability of this age group to tell when they're being talked down to -- this is based on the illustrations and descriptions of each pose.The text is simplistic and the illustrations even more so.They are cartoonish drawings, not even real photos of children doing the poses.Like a Fish in Water by Isabelle Koch would be much better for this age group.

An excellent exercise resource for kids!
This is a book kids will love because it makes exercise so fun, so easy and so, well, cool! What kid today doesn't want to learn all the great yoga moves their moms and dads are doing? And with plenty of solid information about what moves work which body parts, great stretching exercises, aerobic activities and a superb workout journal for kids to record their accomplishments on, this is a wonderful tool for improving health. The book's colorful illustrations help kids learn the proper body positions and poses, and the step-by-step instructions are super easy to understand.

This book is perfect for kids from 5 to 15, and even adults who never did yoga before will appreciate the simple, yet detailed directions. Get your floor mats, get on your workout gear, and get in shape, kids. This book will not only make it easy, but fun and exciting at the same time. Who doesn't want to learn how to walk like a bear???

MARIE JONES, (...)

Excellent Coverage For Kids
I Think this book is well put togather, it has a very good insightto childrens thoughts on excersise.Carol Bassett has done a beautiful job on helping children from all ages with her
New Book. She has expressed the value of Yoga & what it can do physically & mentally for any child, I think this book should win an award. ... Read more

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Real encyclopedia for group instructors
This book is a real encyclopedia for group instructors to broaden one`s knowledge in step aerobics ... Read more

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AFAA Certified Personal Fitness Trainer Exam Secrets helps you ace the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America Certified Personal Fitness Trainer Exam, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive AFAA Certified Personal Fitness Trainer Exam Secrets study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test.Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined.AFAA Certified Personal Fitness Trainer Exam Secrets includes: The 5 Secret Keys to AFAA Certified Personal Fitness Trainer Exam Success: Time is Your Greatest Enemy, Guessing is Not Guesswork, Practice Smarter, Not Harder, Prepare, Don't Procrastinate, Test Yourself; A comprehensive General Strategy review including: Make Predictions, Answer the Question, Benchmark, Valid Information, Avoid 'Fact Traps', Milk the Question, The Trap of Familiarity, Eliminate Answers, Tough Questions, Brainstorm, Read Carefully, Face Value, Prefixes, Hedge Phrases, Switchback Words, New Information, Time Management, Contextual Clues, Don't Panic, Pace Yourself, Answer Selection, Check Your Work, Beware of Directly Quoted Answers, Slang, Extreme Statements, Answer Choice Families; Comprehensive sections including: Wellness, Standard Fitness Assessment, Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire, Body Mass Index BMI, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, METS Method, Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises, Open Kinetic Chain Exercises, Isometric Resistance Training, Different Types of Training and Equipment, Proper Position of the Body, Overtraining, Detraining, and Retraining, Performance or Training Levels, Bench Press, Incline or Decline Press, CVD Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Cancer, ATP Adenosine Triphosphate, Anaerobic Systems for Making ATP, Main Muscles and Joint Actions, Types of Muscle, American College of Sports Medicine, and much more... ... Read more

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Deep Water Training and Aerobics is a good source for instructors who are interested in teaching deep water exercise. Lots of pictures about the technique and exercises. This book is also good for injured individuals who want to parcipate in a deep water training program as well as using water training as a supplementary training program. a good souce of imformation for pregnant women and older people with arthiritis problems. A must have book. ... Read more

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A workout for the Athletes
I'm a women's tracck coach at the area school for the blind. Our track season is at the hottest time of the year. (August-October) when my girls come back from summer break, they are out of shape. It is so hard to get them into shape without serious strains, shin splints,etc. when the heat index is 100plus. The workout in the book is wonderful because it's easy to teach the skills on land before getting into the pool. I don't have the time to teach an "aerobic workout'. i like knowing that I'm using the same basic skills that are used on the track and transferring to the pool. It makes the best out of every practice. ... Read more