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Diastasis Recti
\"The best book I've ever read about the core.Perfect for physical therapists who like to geek out on the mechanics of tissue function and forces, but also highly accessible for anyone wanting to better understand abdominal weakness and the relationship between the pelvis and the rib cage.\"--Libby Hinsley, DPT, author of Yoga for Bendy People.
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Bare : a 7-week program to transform your body, get more energy, feel amazing, and become the bravest, most unstoppable version of you
Celebrated life coach Susan Hyatt, who has helped thousands of women via her podcast and online community, offers a new book to help readers transform their bodies and lives in order to conquer their goals and feel their best. --Publisher
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Great Myths of the Brain
Great Myths of the Brain introduces readers to the field of neuroscience by examining popular myths about the human brain. * Explores commonly-held myths of the brain through the lens of scientific research, backing up claims with studies and other evidence from the literature * Looks at enduring myths such as \"Do we only use 10% of our brain?\", \"Pregnant women lose their mind\", \"Right-brained people are more creative\" and many more. * Delves into myths relating to specific brain disorders, including epilepsy, autism, dementia, and others * Written engagingly and accessibly for students and lay readers alike, providing a unique introduction to the study of the brain * Teaches readers how to spot neuro hype and neuro-nonsense claims in the media
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Curves, twists and bends : a practical guide to Pilates for scoliosis
The authors, one who has major scoliosis and the other the UK's leading Pilates practitioner, explain how Pilates exercises can promote flexibility, posture, and muscle strength for scoliosis sufferers.
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Sporting Style and Educational Values: A Contribution to Fashion Pedagogy
Sports fashion plays a growing role in the global fashion industry by merging performance-oriented apparel with everyday style. This study examines its social and educational significance, emphasizing its dual function of utility and aesthetic appeal. A key distinction is drawn between sportswear—clothing designed for athletic performance—and sports fashion, which incorporates athletic elements into modern casual attire. This differentiation reveals the versatility of sports apparel and its impact beyond sports contexts, influencing lifestyle and identity. Sports fashion is also associated with values such as health, well-being, and environmental respect, promoting sustainable and responsible living through clothing choices. These values resonate with both intrinsic and extrinsic principles of sports education, such as teamwork, respect, and social engagement. Our research investigates how university students in Italy and Romania perceive these values in sports clothing. Using a structured questionnaire, we investigated how young consumers perceive and prioritize the ethical and cultural meanings inherent in sports fashion. Preliminary findings highlight similarities and differences in attitudes toward brand loyalty, cultural identity, and social responsibility. These results suggest that sports fashion plays a significant role in shaping personal and collective identities, particularly within international student communities. The research highlights the significance of sports fashion in influencing social behaviours and promoting progressive values, providing new insights for future studies on the intersection of clothing, education, and lifestyle.
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Backache, stress, and tension : understanding why you have back pain and simple exercises to prevent and treat it
Today's busy world provides too much stress and not enough time for exercise. Instead of walking, running, and doing physical chores, we sit for hours at a desk, use machines to do work for us, and drive a car for even the shortest trips. As a result, more than sixty-five million Americans experience back pain, neck stiffness, and tension headaches. Dr. Kraus provides various approaches to back and tension problems, the primary focus being a series of carefully planned exercises to strengthen the whole body and to correct specific physical deficiencies.
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Breathing
Our knowledge of breathing has shaped our social history, and philosophical beliefs since prehistory. Breathing occupied a spiritual status to the Ancients, while today it is central to the practice of many forms of meditation, like Yoga. Over time physicians ,scientists and engineers have pieced together the intricate biological mechanisms of breathing to devise ever more sophisticated devices to support and maintain breathing indefinitely, from Iron lungs to the modern ventilator. Breathing extra oxygen has allowed us to conquer Everest, travel to the Moon, and dive to greatest ocean depths. We all seek fresh air and expect clean air to breathe, but with air pollution increasing this expectation is no longer being met. Today, airborne ailments like COVID-19 are causing disasters on a global scale. This is the story of breathing; a tale relevant to everyone.
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Bright line eating : the science of living happy, thin, and free /
\"Thompson's book describes how the brain blocks weight loss and then [offers] a solution ... Subjects covered include: how the brain blocks weight loss, overpowering cravings, the susceptibility scale, the weight-loss food plan, ... exercise, getting to goal weight\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Fantasy Pitching
This paper outlines a fantasy research pitch exercise conducted in a PhD course at the University of Queensland. Using Faff's (2015, 2017) pitching research template, students attending the course were asked to engage in a group exercise to pitch a \"fantasy\" research topic. While the final exercise was completed in a 90-minute timeframe (60 minutes of brainstorming, followed by 30 minutes of reporting back to the full group), the cohort had already been exposed to 5 x 90 minute sessions of related material over the weekend PhD module. Three groups of five were formed and they pitched three \"fun\" (or nonsense) topics: (a) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Impact on Society; (b) Wipe-a-Baby; (c) Quality of Dairy Products: The Happiness of the Cow Does Matter.
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