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Sit to get fit : change the way you sit in 28 days for health, energy and longevity / by Reading, Suzyauthor.(CARDINAL)827170;
What have we learned? The research round-up -- Posture 101 -- Your 28-day plan -- References.
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Livres de croissance personnelle.; Sitting position.; Health.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Get fit where you sit : a guide to the Lakshmi Voelker chair yoga method / by Voelker, Lakshmi,author.(CARDINAL)883661; Oppedijk, Liz,author.(CARDINAL)883662; Heyman, Jivana,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)814447; Hopkins, Julie Frances,photographer.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Voelker offers a powerful, inclusive practice that is appropriate for new students or long-time practitioners-and can easily be adopted by yoga instructors, educators, medical professionals, exercise professionals, caretakers, or community workers for work with their clients, students, and patients. This book highlights 40 active and restorative poses, including individual and partner poses, breathing techniques, and meditation practices, all adapted so that students never have to leave their chairs. For every pose, Voelker offers at least three different ways of experiencing it, depending on an individual's level of flexibility and suggests ways to incorporate breath work and chanting. Voelker includes healthy lifestyle, practices and teaching tips, along with yoga philosophy "lessons" throughout. Voelker believes that yoga is only yoga when you make it your own; otherwise it's just exercise. It becomes therapeutic, and even transformational, when the poses, breathing techniques, and meditation practices morph and change to fit your unique body, mind, and heart. The yoga she presents is designed to encourage you to experience the joy in every pose; to celebrate your unique qualities; and to stretch your imagination and creativity, as well as your body and your mind, in ways that feel just right for you"--
Subjects: Yoga.; Sitting position.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Get fit while you sit : easy workouts from your chair / by Torkelson, Charlene.(CARDINAL)655101;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Exercise.; Sitting position.; Chair exercises.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Chair yoga : sit, stretch, and strengthen your way to a happier, healthier you / by McGee, Kristin,author.(CARDINAL)544792; Hitzmann, Sue,author of foreword.(CARDINAL)401045;
Breathe in -- Warm-ups -- Upper body -- Face -- Shoulders, arms, and wrists -- Torso -- Lower body -- Lower back -- Standing exercises -- Putting it all together -- Meditation.From celebrity yoga instructor Kristin McGee comes this fun, accessible guide to 100 yoga poses and exercises that can be done in your chair and take just minutes a day.
Subjects: Chair exercises.; Sitting position.; Exercise.; Yoga.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 13
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Chair yoga / by Payne, Larry,author.(CARDINAL)536101; Henry, Don(Yoga therapist),author.(CARDINAL)864058; Fishman, Loren,author of foreword.(CARDINAL)640719;
Foreword -- Introduction -- Yoga for life -- Checking out chair yoga -- Getting ready for chair yoga -- Inhale, exhale: controlling your breath -- Adding meditation to chair yoga -- Chair yoga for the body -- Relieving that pain in your neck -- Stretching and straightening the shoulders -- Bringing your back to the forefront -- Paying attention to your abdominals -- The hips don't lie -- Getting a leg up -- Arming yourself -- Ankles and feet: bearing all the weight -- Don't forget the fingers, hands and wrists -- Adding a chair to popular standing and inversion poses -- Creating home routines -- Moving ahead with chair yoga -- Fifteen-minute routines for home -- Focusing on a 30-minute routine -- Working in yoga at your desk -- Chair yoga in transit -- Sit up and weight: adding weights to your chair yoga -- The part of tens -- Ten things to remember about chair yoga -- Ten things to do when creating a home chair yoga practice -- Index.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. There's a reason yoga has been around for thousands of years. Practicing chair yoga regularly can decrease your blood pressure, anxiety, inflammation, and chronic pain. It also increases flexibility, balance, and strength. And it helps you sleep better, too. All you need to get started is yourself, a chair, and this book -- couldn't be simpler.--
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Chair exercises.; Yoga.; Sitting position.; Exercise.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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Seated taiji and qigong : guided therapeutic exercises to manage stress and balance mind, body and spirit / by Quarta, Cynthia.(CARDINAL)421817; Vallie, Michelle Maloney.(CARDINAL)602687;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index.Machine generated contents note: 1.Chinese Medicine -- The qi of Taiji and Qigong -- The five elements -- The eight meridians -- The junction points -- The Three Treasures -- The three dan tians -- Before you begin -- 2.Seated Qigong Quick Picker-Uppers: Exercises to Defeat Fatigue and Re-Energize -- The history of Qigong -- Sample lesson for beginners -- Qigong warm-up exercises -- Gathering Qi -- Lifting Your Qi -- Centering Qi -- Combined Qigong/Taiji exercises -- Head, Neck, and Shoulders -- Flower Bud Opens -- Golden Cockerel -- Brushing Tree Trunk -- Centering Qi -- Acupressure points -- Meditative relaxation -- Introduction to Qigong exercise -- Level one Qigong exercises -- Qigong warm-up exercises -- Gathering Qi -- Stimulating Qi -- Spreading Qi -- Lifting Your Qi -- Centering Qi -- Qigong exercises -- The Crane -- The Turtle -- The Deer -- Balancing the Triple Warmer -- Shooting the Bow -- Big Bear Turns from Side to Side -- Touching Toes, Bending Backward -- Centering Qi -- Level two Qigong exercises -- Qigong warm-up exercises -- Gathering Qi -- Stimulating Qi -- Spreading Qi -- Lifting Your Qi -- Centering Qi -- Qigong exercises -- Raising Each Arm -- Washing the Marrow with One Hand -- Wise Owl Gazes Backward -- Wagging Tail to Calm Heart Fire -- Crane's Beak -- Crane Flaps Wings -- Cow Looks at the Moon Behind -- Leaning to the Side to Cool Excess Heat -- Centering Qi -- Level three Qigong exercises -- Qigong warm-up exercises -- Gathering Qi -- Stimulating Qi -- Spreading Qi -- Lifting Your Qi -- Centering Qi -- Qigong exercises -- Silk Reeling -- Bear Turns -- Bear Pushes to the Back -- Bear Pushes Down -- Bear Offering -- Bear Pushes Side to Side -- First Crow of the Rooster -- Holding the Sun -- Inhaling River and Mountain -- Punching with a Steady Gaze -- Centering Qi -- Acupressure points for Qigong exercises -- 3.Seated Taijiquan: Exercises For Health And Fitness -- The beginnings of Taiji -- The Taiji diagram -- Exercises for emotional exhaustion -- Option one -- White Crane -- Push Up Sky/Press Down on Earth -- The Turtle -- Holding Up Sky -- Centering Qi -- Acupressure points to relieve emotional exhaustion -- Option two -- An -- Hands Waving in Clouds -- Fair Lady Works Shuttles -- Wrist to Wrist -- Centering Qi -- Acupressure points to relieve emotional exhaustion -- Exercises for mental stress -- Option one -- Balloon Breathing -- Butterfly -- Flower Bud Opens -- Backward Arm Swings -- Centering Qi -- Acupressure points to relieve mental stress -- Option two -- Pull/Push -- Brushing Tree Trunk -- Plucking Thread -- Yoga Facelift -- Centering Qi -- Acupressure points to relieve mental stress -- Exercises for physical fatigue -- Option one -- Head, Neck, and Shoulders -- Bird's Feathered Hand -- Wild Horse -- Green Dragon -- Repulse Monkey -- Trunk Rotations -- Centering Qi -- Acupressure points to relieve physical fatigue -- Option two -- Loosening Knees -- Chair Straddles -- Pushing Up Sky with Foot Rolls -- Ankle Presses and Circles -- Bow Stance -- Golden Cockerel -- Leg Sweeps Lotus -- Thrust Kicks -- Centering Qi -- Acupressure points to relieve physical fatigue -- Exercises for relaxation -- Option one -- Balloon Breathing -- Butterfly -- Brushing Tree Trunk -- Centering Qi -- Self-massage -- Meditative relaxation -- Acupressure points for relaxation -- Option two -- Head, Neck, and Shoulders -- Trunk Rotations -- Yoga Facelift -- Centering Qi -- Self-massage -- Meditative relaxation -- Acupressure points for relaxation -- Option three -- An -- Push Up Sky/Press Down on Earth -- Hands Waving in Clouds -- Centering Qi -- Self-massage -- Meditative relaxation -- Acupressure points for relaxation -- 4.The Role Of Stress In Disease -- Stress and your environment -- Feng Shui -- Clean up the clutter! -- Reducing fatigue and stress with water -- Final reminders and suggestions -- Music and readings."Covering everything caregivers need to know about Taiji and Qigong, this illustrated guide provides an introduction to these forms of exercises and shows how to build up a program from easy steps to more challenging ones. There are exercises to stimulate every part of the body, with variations to suit the patient's needs and preferences. All the movements are adapted from the same ancient principles guiding classic Taiji and Qigong and will help strengthen the body as well as provide contemplative relaxation. This book will show occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, activity directors, mental health practitioners, martial arts instructors, and anyone else working with older people or those with physical disabilities, exactly how these simple techniques can make big improvements to a person's physical and mental well-being."--from cover, p. [4]
Subjects: Tai chi.; Qi gong.; Chair exercises.; Sitting position.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Sitting on the job : how to survive the stresses of sitting down to work : a practical handbook / by Donkin, Scott W.(CARDINAL)771019; Sweere, Joseph J.(CARDINAL)771020;
Bibliography: pages 135-137.
Subjects: Human mechanics.; Stress management.; Human engineering.; Offices; Sitting position;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Deskbound : standing up to a sitting world / by Starrett, Kelly,author.(CARDINAL)607858; Cordoza, Glen,author.(CARDINAL)477668; Starrett, Juliet,author.(CARDINAL)626081;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-358) and index."Dr. Kelly Starrett unveils a detailed battle plan for surviving our chair-centric society. Deskbound provides creative solutions for reducing the amount of time you spend perched on your backside, as well as strategies for transforming your desk into a dynamic, active workstation that can improve your life."--Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Exercise therapy.; Human locomotion; Sedentary behavior; Sitting position;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Designed to move : the science-backed program to fight sitting disease and enjoy lifelong health / by Vernikos, Joan,author.(CARDINAL)751940;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Losing your strength, balance, and stamina is not a natural part of aging. So why do so many of us gradually become disabled and lose our independence as we grow older? The chief culprit is prolonged, uninterupped sitting caused by office work, long commutes, and modern sedentary living. The human body is designed to move, not stay still for hours at a time. Designed to move presents a simple, easy-to-follow, science-based movement program to help you regain your good health and stay healthy for the rest of your life. The Designed to Move program offers a variety of easy, low impact exercises that can dramatically improve your strength, balance, mood, and long-term health.
Subjects: Exercise.; Gravity; Sedentary behavior; Human locomotion; Sitting position;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Move more at your desk : increase your energy at work & reduce back, shoulder & neck pain / by Bradley, Kerrie-Anne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index.Introduction: Let's get moving -- What is movement? -- Sitting and standing -- The move more moves -- Other ways to move while you work -- Setting yourself up for more movement -- Some suggested mini movement routines -- Et voila!Outlines simple exercises to counter physical issues caused by sitting still for too long, with movements that can be done easily throughout the day to improve sitting posture, strength, and flexibility.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Chair exercises.; Stretching exercises.; Sitting position; Posture.; Exercise.; Quality of work life.; Human beings;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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