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Body Sculpting with Yoga

The Revolutionary Way to Sculpt and Shape Your Body

Author Gwen Lawrence
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Hatherleigh Books | Hatherleigh Press
On sale Feb 10, 2015 | 208 Pages | 9781578265268
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A fresh take on endurance and strength-building workouts, this yoga book represents the next step forward for reaching your physical peak

Body Sculpting with Yoga’s innovative new approach to strength building combines unique body-weight and resistance training exercises with traditional yoga practices. Even if you have never tried a yoga workout, you can still feel comfortable with this dynamic approach to training. Including nutritional guidelines, warm-up routines, and motivated guidance, Gwen Lawrence’s revolutionary program empowers you to achieve defined arms and shoulders, lean sexy abs, and a strong, sculpted body.

With easy to follow instructions, clear photographs, and extensive information on yoga techniques and strength-building tips, Body Sculpting with Yoga provides a comprehensive guide to this unique fitness approach, making these powerful workouts accessible to people of all fitness levels.
Body Sculpting with Yoga will show you how to achieve your health and fitness goals through the powerful sculpting, toning, and strength-building benefits of yoga-inspired exercises.

It is not my intention to scare or intimidate you about my life’s work with professional athletes. Quite the contrary. I tell you my journey so you can rest assured that the exercises and workouts in this book have been built off of my time-tested techniques and will bring results.

In Body Sculpting with Yoga, I give you the basics of yoga and then bump it up with weights and repetitions, along with creative series, so even if you have never tried a yoga workout, you can still feel comfortable with this hybrid approach to training. I ask that you just do it!

There are no excuses. The first step is reading this book and the next step is taking action. Set your goals, set your intention, and set your pace, then watch what happens. You’ll notice increased energy levels, an improved body image, and better sleep. Be a doer, not a watcher, and redefine your purpose to achieve fitness goals you never thought possible.

Every day, I help people transform their lives from good to great, helping my clients reach their highest potential using my power yoga for sports philosophy to Attain fitness, find Balance, Create goals, and Define personal happiness in work, school, family, and life the way only an intuitive yogi and seasoned mom can. Now let’s get started building the body you’ve always wanted!

—Excerpt from the Introduction by Gwen Lawrence
Copyright © 2015 by Hatherleigh Press. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
“Gwen is great. She always makes you feel like you can do it!” —Hoda Kotb, television news anchor and co-host of NBC’s Today show
Gwen Lawrence has been a practicing fitness professional since 1990. Her current practice includes private yoga training, class instruction, her sport-specific Power Yoga for Sports training program, and her VYX™ (Vinyasa Yoga Extreme) system. Gwen is the yoga instructor for several New York Yankees baseball players, team yoga instructor for the New York Giants and New York Knicks, and many youth teams in a variety of sports. Her writing appears in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Fitness, Shape, and Yoga Journal. View titles by Gwen Lawrence
Introduction

PART I: BODY SCULPTING WITH YOGA

Chapter 1: About the Exercises
Types of Moves
Do’s and Don’ts of the Workout

Chapter 2: Benefits of Body Sculpting with Yoga
Physical Benefits of Yoga
Mental and Emotional Benefits of Yoga
Transforming Your Body

Chapter 3: Nutrition Tips
Clean Eating Guide
Timing Your Meals
Food Combining
The When and What of E ating
Sample Meal Plan

Chapter 4: About the Workouts
Prepping for Your Workout
How to Follow the Workouts

Chapter 5: Setting Your Fitness Goals
Focusing Your Goals
Tips for Writing Powerful Goals
Tips for Staying on Track

PART II: THE BODY SCULPTING WITH YOGA WORKOUT

Chapter 6: Warm-Ups and Cool-Downs
Pre-Workout: Assessment Poses
Post-Workout: Long Deep Holds

Chapter 7: The Exercises
Floor Poses
Standing Poses
Inversions
Seated Poses
Weightlifting Moves

Chapter 8: The Workouts
Beginner (Weeks 1-6)
Intermediate (Weeks 1-6)
Advanced (Weeks 1-6)

Index of Exercises

About

A fresh take on endurance and strength-building workouts, this yoga book represents the next step forward for reaching your physical peak

Body Sculpting with Yoga’s innovative new approach to strength building combines unique body-weight and resistance training exercises with traditional yoga practices. Even if you have never tried a yoga workout, you can still feel comfortable with this dynamic approach to training. Including nutritional guidelines, warm-up routines, and motivated guidance, Gwen Lawrence’s revolutionary program empowers you to achieve defined arms and shoulders, lean sexy abs, and a strong, sculpted body.

With easy to follow instructions, clear photographs, and extensive information on yoga techniques and strength-building tips, Body Sculpting with Yoga provides a comprehensive guide to this unique fitness approach, making these powerful workouts accessible to people of all fitness levels.

Excerpt

Body Sculpting with Yoga will show you how to achieve your health and fitness goals through the powerful sculpting, toning, and strength-building benefits of yoga-inspired exercises.

It is not my intention to scare or intimidate you about my life’s work with professional athletes. Quite the contrary. I tell you my journey so you can rest assured that the exercises and workouts in this book have been built off of my time-tested techniques and will bring results.

In Body Sculpting with Yoga, I give you the basics of yoga and then bump it up with weights and repetitions, along with creative series, so even if you have never tried a yoga workout, you can still feel comfortable with this hybrid approach to training. I ask that you just do it!

There are no excuses. The first step is reading this book and the next step is taking action. Set your goals, set your intention, and set your pace, then watch what happens. You’ll notice increased energy levels, an improved body image, and better sleep. Be a doer, not a watcher, and redefine your purpose to achieve fitness goals you never thought possible.

Every day, I help people transform their lives from good to great, helping my clients reach their highest potential using my power yoga for sports philosophy to Attain fitness, find Balance, Create goals, and Define personal happiness in work, school, family, and life the way only an intuitive yogi and seasoned mom can. Now let’s get started building the body you’ve always wanted!

—Excerpt from the Introduction by Gwen Lawrence
Copyright © 2015 by Hatherleigh Press. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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“Gwen is great. She always makes you feel like you can do it!” —Hoda Kotb, television news anchor and co-host of NBC’s Today show

Author

Gwen Lawrence has been a practicing fitness professional since 1990. Her current practice includes private yoga training, class instruction, her sport-specific Power Yoga for Sports training program, and her VYX™ (Vinyasa Yoga Extreme) system. Gwen is the yoga instructor for several New York Yankees baseball players, team yoga instructor for the New York Giants and New York Knicks, and many youth teams in a variety of sports. Her writing appears in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Fitness, Shape, and Yoga Journal. View titles by Gwen Lawrence

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART I: BODY SCULPTING WITH YOGA

Chapter 1: About the Exercises
Types of Moves
Do’s and Don’ts of the Workout

Chapter 2: Benefits of Body Sculpting with Yoga
Physical Benefits of Yoga
Mental and Emotional Benefits of Yoga
Transforming Your Body

Chapter 3: Nutrition Tips
Clean Eating Guide
Timing Your Meals
Food Combining
The When and What of E ating
Sample Meal Plan

Chapter 4: About the Workouts
Prepping for Your Workout
How to Follow the Workouts

Chapter 5: Setting Your Fitness Goals
Focusing Your Goals
Tips for Writing Powerful Goals
Tips for Staying on Track

PART II: THE BODY SCULPTING WITH YOGA WORKOUT

Chapter 6: Warm-Ups and Cool-Downs
Pre-Workout: Assessment Poses
Post-Workout: Long Deep Holds

Chapter 7: The Exercises
Floor Poses
Standing Poses
Inversions
Seated Poses
Weightlifting Moves

Chapter 8: The Workouts
Beginner (Weeks 1-6)
Intermediate (Weeks 1-6)
Advanced (Weeks 1-6)

Index of Exercises

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