The Wharton's Cardio-Fitness Book : The Step-by-Step Program for High Energy and Endurance

Train Your Heart for a Brand-New Start

Professional athletes and weekend warriors alike have long looked to the father-son team of Jim and Phil Wharton for the cutting-edge advice on fitness. Now, following on the success of the bestselling The Whartons' Stretch Book and The Whartons' Strength Book, they present The Whartons' Cardio-Fitness Book, the ultimate guide to building endurance and heart health through cardiovascular training.

Give them thirty minutes three times a week, and the Whartons will give you a better body, more energy, and a stronger heart. By becoming heart-fit, you'll not only lose extra pounds and decrease stress, but also help ward off heart disease, develop stronger bones, and build a healthier future. Special features of this book include:
¸         The seven myths about endurance training and your heart
¸         An owner's manual to your heart
¸         Setting goals for fitness and weight loss--and finding the time to work out
¸         Customizing a workout for ten different cardiovascular activities--walking,                         racewalking, running, jumping rope, aerobic dancing, swimming, in-line                         skating, cross-country skiing, cycling, and rowing--with detailed six-week                         training schedules for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
¸         Flip art to illustrate proper techniques
¸         Taking your workout to the gym
¸         Fueling your training with the right foods
¸         Special tips for children and older athletes

JIM WHARTON, an exercise physiologist known as "the Mechanic" for his ability to fine-tune athletes, and his son, PHIL WHARTON, a sports therapist and competitive long-distance runner, are president and vice president of Maximum Performance International in New York City. The Whartons have trained and rehabilitated athletic luminaries from professional football players to Broadway dancers, track and field stars, and Olympic gold medalists. Their revolutionary Active-Isolated technique for stretching and strengthening is practiced in fitness centers around
the world.