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Exercise
Your Mind and Body
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Books about
Mind and Body Fitness
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These
are just some of the books on mind and body fitness in our
collection. You'll find many more by checking the same numbers
on the shelves, by looking in the catalog, or by asking a librarian.
Click on the underlined numbers below to learn about an item's
availability or to place a hold.
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Library
Program: "Maintain Your Brain"
Presented by the Alzheimer's Association
Learn how to keep your brain healthy.
Campbell
Library: Tuesday, September 26, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Cupertino Library: Wednesday, October 11, 7:00 pm -
8:00 pm
Saratoga Library: Thursday, October 19, 2:30 pm -
3:30 pm
Los Altos Library: Tuesday, October 24, 7:30 pm -
8:30 pm
Milpitas Library: Thursday, November 16, 7:00 pm -
8:00 pm
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Bob
Greene's Total Body Makeover
by Bob Greene
Book location: 613.7
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Mayo
Clinic Fitness for Everybody
edited
by Diane Dahm & Jay Smith
Book location: 613.7
MAYO
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The
No Sweat Exercise Plan : Lose Weight, Get Healthy, and Live
Longer
by Harvey B. Simon
Book location: 613.7
SIMON |
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Lilias!
Yoga Gets Better with Age
by Lilias Folan
Book location: 613.7046
FOLAN |
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Framework
: Your 7-Step Program for Healthy Muscles, Bones, and Joints
by Nicholas A. Dinubile, with William Patrick
Book location: 613.71
DINUBIL |
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20-Minute
Burn : Four New High-Intensity Workouts
by Matt Roberts
Book location: 613.71
ROBERTS |
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Sculpt
Your Body with Balls and Bands : Shed Pounds and Get Firm
in 12 Minutes a Day
by
Denise Austin
Book location: AUSTIN
613.713
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Strength
Training for Women : Tone Up, Burn Calories, Stay Strong
by Joan Pagano
Book location: 613.7108
PAGANO |
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Tai
Chi for Seniors : How to Gain Flexibility, Strength, and Inner
Peace
by Philip Bonifonte
Book location: 613.7148
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Fitness
Walking
by Therese Iknoian
Book location: 613.7146
IKNOIAN 2005 |
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Age-Proof
Your Mind
by
Zaldy Tan
Book location: 616.83
Tan |
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The Better Brain Book
by David Perlmutter
Book location: 616.84
Perlmut |
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The
Biology of Success
by
Robert Arnot
Book location: 158.1
Arnot
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Brainfit
by Corinne L. Gediman
Book location: 153.14
Gediman
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The
Harvard Medical School Guide to Achieving Optimal Memory
by Aaron P. Nelson
Book location: 612.82
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Improve
Your Memory
by Ron Fry
Book location: 153.14
Fry |
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Memory
Power
by Scott Hagwood
Book location: Large
Type Section 153.14 Hagwood |
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The
Memory Prescription
by Gary W. Small
Book location: 153.12
Small |
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Mind
Your Heart
by Aggie Casey
Book location: 613.0434
Casey |
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Strong
Women Eat Well : Nutritional Strategies for a Healthy Body
and Mind
by Miriam E. Nelson
Book location: 613.2082
Nelson |
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Be Healthy! It's a Girl Thing
by
Lilian Cheung
Book location: J 613.0424 Cheung |
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Being Active
by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Book location: JE 613.7042 Salzman |
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From Head to Toe
by Eric Carle
Book location: JP
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The Busy Body Book : A Kid's Guide to Fitness
by Lizzy Rockwell
Book location: JP Rockwell |
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Exercise
by Sharon Gordon
Book location: JE 613.71 Gordon |
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Fit
for Life
by Alexandra Parsons
Book location: J
613.7108 Parsons |
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Physical Fitness
by Alvin Silverstein
Book location: J
613.7 Silvers |
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The Kid's Baseball Workout
by Jeffrey B. Fuerst
Book location: J 796.3572 Fuerst |
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Toddlerobics : Animal Fun
by Zita Newcome
Book location: JP Newcome |
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Exercise and Your Health
by Jillian Powell
Book location: J 613.71 Powell |
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Fitness
for Kids - Websites |
BAM!
Body and Mind
http://www.bam.gov
Maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this
site helps to answer kids' questions on health issues and recommend
ways to make their bodies and minds healthier, stronger and safer.
Games, quizzes and health tips add up to an appealing site.
Dairy Council of California Activities Page http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/activities/acti_main.htm
Games, quizzes and checklists to help kids, teens and adults increase
their understanding of nutrition and fitness. Try creating your
own pizza.
KidChef.com
http://www.kidchef.com/cda/index.cfm
Learn the basics of cooking on the site "where
kids rule the kitchen". Once you've got the basics down, check out some new recipes, too.
Kids Regeneration Network
http://www.kidsregen.org
Information about healthy living and responsible care for the planet
and its resources. Family-centered activities encourage young people
to discover that even little things will make a difference.
KidsHealth.org
http://www.kidshealth.org/
Accurate, up-to-date information about growth, food & fitness,
childhood infections, immunizations, lab tests, medical and surgical
conditions, and the latest treatments. Health games, How The
Body Works animations, and the KidsVote health poll.
Moo Milk
http://www.moomilk.com/
An adventure, including the science in the dairy industry, with
mooing cows! Excellent information on milk.
Plastic Fork Diaries
http://www.plasticforkdiaries.org
Follow six middle school students as they experience first-hand
the relationship between food and their changing bodies, cultural
differences, the vanishing family meal, nutrition and athletic
performance.
Powerful Bones
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones
Learn all about the ways good nutrition and exercise can help
you maintain strong bones through quizzes, games and more!
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Kids
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Cool Math: Math Tricks, Amazing Math Activities, Cool Calculations, Awesome Math
Factoids and More
by Christy Maganzini
Book location: J 510 Maganzi |
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The Curious Book of Mind-Boggling Teasers, Tricks, Puzzles & Games
by Charles B. Townsend
Book location: J 793.73 Townsen |
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Easy Math Puzzles
by David A. Adler
Book location: J
793.74 Adler |
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Geogra-Fleas! : Riddles All Over the Map
by Joan Holub
Book location: J 793.735 Holub
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Go Figure!
by Johnny Ball
Book location: J 510.76 Ball
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Math Tricks, Puzzles & Games
by Raymond Blum
Book location: J
793.74 Blum |
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Mental Math Challenges
by Michael L. Lobosco
Book location: J
510 Lobosco |
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More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
Book location: J PB Sachar and J Fiction Sachar
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Puzzles
by Sally Hewitt
Book location: JE
649.68 Hewitt |
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The Rain or Shine Activity Book
by Joanna Cole
Book location: J 793 Cole |
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Riddles
by Pam Rosenberg
Book location: J
818.602 Rosenbe |
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Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
Book location: J PB Sachar and J Fiction Sachar |
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Stories to Solve
by George Shannon
Book location: J
398.2 Shannon |
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Kids
- Exercise Your Minds Online! |
A
Game A Day
http://www.agameaday.com
Puzzles and games to stimulate learning, problem solving, and creative thinking.
Brain
Connection
http://www.brainconnection.com/teasers/
Interactive games to stimulate your brain.
Chess Kids
http://www.chesskids.com
Learn to play chess with interactive lessons, quizzes, games, and puzzles.
Daily
Sudoku
http://www.dailysudoku.com/sudoku/
index.shtml
Sudoku puzzles in different levels allow for many ages to enjoy the site.
Discovery
School's Brain Boosters
http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/
Puzzles and riddles to develop lateral thinking, logic, and reasoning.
Discovery
School's Puzzlemaker
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com
Easily create word searches, crosswords and math puzzles.
Education
Place
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/
Test your wits each week with a new math puzzle.
MazeWorks
http://mazeworks.com/
Games, puzzles, chess problems, and a maze generator.
Puzzle
Choice
http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/Puzzle_Choicex.html
Crosswords, word searches, word play games, logic and number puzzles and more.
Quiz
Hub
http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
Online interactive lessons, games, puzzles and quizzes.
Science
News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org
Puzzles, games, and science fair suggestions.
Squigly's
Playhouse
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/BrainTeasers/index.html
Games, crafts, jokes, brainteasers submitted by kids.
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For
more fitness books, contact a librarian or use our booklist email service provided by NextReads. Click here to get to the NextReads web site. Then, check the box next to the list titled, "Mind and Body Fitness," and fill in the account information. You will now regularly receive emails containing
lists of fitness books.
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Book
and website selections by
Julie
Dalrymple, Saralyn Otter,
and Allison Parham
Fall 2006
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