Thursday, 1 May 2014

A Healthier You

Improve you!

 
Warm weather is just around the corner! Whether your looking to fit more regular exercise into your weekly routine or are looking to add more fruits and veggies to your diet we've got your back! Find information and tips at the Orillia Public Library on how to exercise properly, build muscle, tone up, eat right and become the healthiest version of you possible! Even little steps can make a big difference.

500 Health & Fitness Tips
By: Seventeen
Call Number: YA 613.04243 FIV

 
Summary:
 
With Seventeen's great workouts and nutrition advice, any girl can get in super shape in time for spring break-without resorting to unsafe or fad diets.
The third in Seventeen's popular 500 Tips series, this chunky, colorful volume focuses on eating right rather than dieting, and takes real life into account by suggesting better choices at the fast-food joints where friends typically gather. Fitness guidance comes from Seventeen's celebrity trainers, who reveal how their clients got their tight bodies and offer 33 star-proven, butt-blasting, boredom-ending workouts. They're designed specifically to keep your energy high, and include:


 o Radu Teodorescu's Workout in the Park
 o Ramona Braganza's Event Ready in Two Weeks
 o Keli Roberts's 17-Minute Total Body Workout
 
Yoga Exercises for Teens: developing a calmer mind and a stronger body

By: Purperhart, Helen
Call Number: YA 613.70460835 PUR
 
 
 
Summary:
 
Yoga provides not only an excellent, low-impact workout, it also helps young people in key areas such as body awareness, flexibility, concentration, stress reduction, and self-expression. The exercises and games in this easy-to-follow guide are specifically designed to fit the needs of teenagers and to show teens how to work out and train their bodies in a relaxed way. It requires no advance knowledge or preparation and can be used by anyone working with teens between the ages of 10 and 20. The exercises are divided into static postures, dynamic postures, and exercises in pairs. There are also visualization and meditation exercises based on the four elements of nature as well as an introduction to the basics of yoga philosophy. The book can be used with large and small groups or as part of a parent-teen activity. Practicing yoga together is a perfect opportunity for parents and teens to exercise, talk, and spend time together in a healthy, positive manner.



Fitness Training for Girls
By: Katrina Gaede, Alan Lachica and Doug Wener
Call Number: 613.7043 GAE


Summary:
Sorting through the mental, physical, and emotional aspects of a girl's life during her teen years, this guide presents positive reasons and practical advice for making fitness a permanent part of her life. As society becomes more accepting of truly athletic women, teen girls are encouraged to overcome a “quitter's mentality” and develop physical confidence and mental toughness. A variety of nutrition tips and fitness facts allow girls to design individual workouts. Also included is information geared toward teens on weight lifting, cardiovascular conditioning, joining a gym, and working out at home.

Get Strong: Body by Jake’s Guide to Building Confidence, Muscles, and a Great Future for Teenage Guys
By: Jake Steinfeld
Call Number: YA 613.7043 STE
 

Summary:
 
"I want you to spill your guts -- dreams and fears, successes and failures -- before you spill them on the training floor. You probably have many questions about how to better your body, your mind, and your future; so if you're ready to listen, I have the answers!"-- From the introduction to Get Strong! Now is the time to become the guy that you have always wanted to be! Get Strong! is the first guide to not only getting in shape, but also getting your life in gear. Fitness motivator Jake Steinfeld, better known to the world as "Body by Jake," helps you learn the basic steps to a more confident, more powerful, and healthier life. From bicep curls to life evaluations, Jake takes a whole new look at how to make it through your teenage years, and not just as another peg on the totem pole, but as the Big Man on Campus. Chock-full of real-life tales from Jake's own youth and descriptions and illustrations of exercises to get yourself in shape, Get Strong is the plan you need to become strong and confident. So get off your buttissimo and get down to business, because as Jake says, "I want you to build the most impressive physique that you thought possible with this book, but I also want you to build an impressive future." By following the steps outlined in Get Strong you will achieve just that.
 
Teen Cuisine
By: Matthew Locricchio   
Call Number: YA 641.5083 LOC
 
 
 
Summary:
 
Calling All Teens ...Take over the vast empty space called the kitchen and learn gourmet cooking from a master chef! Over 50 mouth-watering step-by-step recipes, from "Brilliant Breakfasts" to "Star-Studded Salads" to "Shooting Star Entrees" and "Red Carpet Desserts".
Each recipe an American favorite!
* "Pizza Coast-to-Coast" section introduces pizza from three regions of the United States: New York, Chicago, and California
* More than 60 dazzling photographs by James Peterson
* "On Your Mark ... Get Set ... Cook!" format of recipes provides helpful organization
* Step-by-step drawings clarify steps whenever necessary
* Chef’s tips, safety section, cooking terms, and definitions
* Kitchen essentials and kitchen equipment
* An emphasis on fresh, nutritious ingredients for healthy eating
 
Eat fresh food : awesome recipes for teen chefs
By: Gold, Rozanne
Call Number:YA 641.5637 GOL
 
 
Summary:
 
Make It Fresh. Make It Fast. Make It Awesome.
Renowned chef Rozanne Gold has assembled an All-Star Team of teen chefs—kids who love to cook and love to eat good food—to create more than eighty mouth-watering recipes, attuned to the seasons, refined for the kinds of food teens want to eat. With plenty of snacks, smoothies, school lunches, burgers, fabulous pizza, desserts, and more, each delicious bite is made with the freshest, best-for-you ingredients you can find. Fully illustrated with photos of this cooking team in action, here is a cookbook no aspiring chef will want to miss.
 

For a quick effective 10 min work out visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6t0quh8Ick


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