Download or read book Get Fit Through Gardening written by Jeffrey P. Restuccio and published by Hatherleigh Press. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get Fit Through Gardening A Fun Program to Get Your Body Fit, Your Food Fresh, and Your Mind Calm A new approach to gardening that shows how gardeners can get the maximum amount of health benefits from planting and tending to their garden Gardening is traditionally thought of as a gentle hobby suited for the weekend–not as exercise. It’s time to turn over a new leaf with Get Fit Through Gardening. Thousands of gardeners worldwide will benefit from this unique exercise program that will emphasize strengthening their backs and knees to prevent injury. It also introduces this novel approach to fitness enthusiasts everywhere, suggesting that the way to fitness may just be a Saturday afternoon spent weeding and raking. Get Fit Through Gardening is completely different than traditional gardening. It’s all about the gardener’s needs, health, and muscles–not the needs of the plants. What you grow becomes secondary to how you grow, and the focus is on getting the maximum amount of health benefits as possible from your exercising. Inside, you’ll learn how to: • turn your garden into your own personal fitness center • properly assume one of eight stances to protect your back and knees • stretch properly, before and after your gardening exercise • alternate hands and tools to get a complete body workout in 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week You can grow vegetables or flowers, or just use the techniques inside to monitor your perfect lawn. Either way, it’s up to you to reap what you sow: a fit and healthy body.

Download or read book Gardening Your Way to Fitness written by Ron Kness and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isn't it time to get outdoors? The gym is a great place to stay fit during the colder seasons, but once the temperature turns warmer you want to spend more time outside. Plus, you'll have the benefit of fresh wholesome produce to enjoy by growing vegetables in your backyard garden.Does this sound like your situation?* You sit for hours at a desk at work. * The hum of the overhead lights is a constant reminder you never go outdoors.* Often you skip workouts because you want to spend the time with your family.* Everyone in the family is overweight.* You worry about declining health and are on edge and anxious.* You know exercise would help, but you just don't have the energy or motivation.Does it seem as if your destiny to live constantly indoors breathing recycled air under artificial lights?Why not combine fitness and gardening to accomplish your healthy lifestyle goals?Working in the garden provides a well-rounded workout.Think about all you accomplish with a workout in the garden: * Gardening tasks improve your endurance, flexibility and strength. * The food you grow is fresh providing wholesome nutrition for the family.* Your family learns the process of planting, nurturing and harvesting the food they eat.* A 30 minute garden workout burns more calories than 30 minutes running.* Everyone enjoys the satisfaction of participating in a project from start to finish.People are turning to hobby gardening as a way to burn off stress while getting back in touch with the basics of living. They also find that gardening tasks like raking, hoeing and digging is very slimming! But there are benefits beyond burning calories and firming muscles. Outdoor activity reduces anxiety, too. Studies have shown a link between ADHD and insufficient outdoors time. Senior living homes include an outdoor sanctuary where residents benefit from simple gardening activities to keep mind and body engaged.And you do it all without drugs... Introducing "Gardening Your Way to Fitness - The Fun Way to Get Fit and Provide Beauty and Healthful Bounty for Your Family."

Download or read book Fitness the Dynamic Gardening Way written by Jeffrey P. Restuccio and published by Balance of Nature Pub. This book was released on 1992 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FITNESS THE DYNAMIC GARDENING WAY is the result of two-&-a-half years of research & interviews with dozens of the nation's leading fitness specialists, psychologists, horticultural therapists & physicians. THE DYNAMIC GARDENING WAY both expands & integrates the exercise, nutritional & psychological benefits of organic gardening. Combined, they create a health & wellness lifestyle where success is measured in seasons, years & decades. Home-grown fruits & vegetables are less expensive, better tasting & more nutritious than store-bought produce. THE DYNAMIC GARDENING WAY is a fitness program flexible enough to be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of their age or athletic ability. Gardening is used as a tool to learn how to enjoy the moment & build self-esteem. "Anyone following this well-conceived program will lead a wholesome, vigorous & rewarding lifestyle." - Charles Norelli, M.D. Author Jeffrey Restuccio is the Southeast regional new varieties tester for ORGANIC GARDENING magazine & the founder & past president of the Mid-South Organic Network (MIDSON). To Order, call Publishers Distribution Services (1-800-345-0096); FAX at (616) 929-3808.

Download or read book Homegrown written by Marta Teegen and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swap the annuals for edibles, creating attractive beds and containers that both beautify the yard and provide a bounty of fresh produce As a trained chef-turned-professional kitchen garden designer, Marta Teegen knows what a difference freshly harvested vegetables can make to a meal—and how easy it is to ensure seasonal vegetables are always available when you need them. She touts the joys creating front yard–friendly raised beds and container gardens that take up only a small amount of space and look beautiful to boot, and shares ideas for tucking productive gardens in other small nooks and corners. Teegen's unique cuisine-based planting methods mean herbs, vegetables, and edible flowers grow next to each other in comingled plots—quickly, reliably, and efficiently. You'll find more than 40 top picks for small-space vegetables that yield big and are trouble-free, plus a variety of menus and 50 recipes for fresh and delicious summer dishes. With food prices on the rise and concern over pesticide residues on produce ever present, the number of home owners growing vegetables nearly doubled in the last year. Homegrown shows that even urban and suburban dwellers can grow their own vegetables in easy-to-tend plots and spaces.

Download or read book The Wellness Garden written by Shawna Coronado and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't sacrifice your garden or green space because you suffer from chronic pain, health issues, or other ailments. The Wellness Garden is your guide! If you love to garden but also worry about the physical strain, or if you are in search of ways to promote a healthier lifestyle, and even combat specific, chronic, health issues, then noted garden author and speaker Shawna Coronado has good news for you! You can stay active, fight chronic pain, and keep the garden you've worked so hard to cultivate. In The Wellness Garden, her new book from Cool Springs Press, Shawna details exactly how she has learned to use her garden as a key tool in her battle with osteoarthritis and other chronic pain issues. In this inspiring but highly practical book you will learn from Shawna's life changing garden experience and see how you can create your own Wellness Garden--and gain the healthier lifestyle you desire and deserve.

Download or read book The Grow System written by Marjory Wildcraft and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grow your own food and medicine with a step-by-step guide from the founder of The Grow Network Imagine cultivating enough food to slash your grocery shopping in half--all in less than an hour a day in your own backyard. Sounds impossible, right? Marjory Wildcraft says it's not: She's been homesteading for almost twenty years and founded The Grow Network to teach hundreds of thousands of others--some with very little space or time, some city dwellers with rooftop gardens--how to do the same, from gardening, to raising chickens, to composting, to medicine-making. Wildcraft started her homesteading journey in search of a more sustainable and financially secure way of life. As she says, self-sufficiency offers practical rewards, but the real payoff is "true wealth": health, family, community, meaningful work, and living a life with purpose. This empowering way of life is possible for anyone who has a patch of dirt, small or large. The Grow System includes: • Essential advice for creating a balanced ecosystem in your backyard, with a basic recipe for homemade fertilizer • Step-by-step instructions for setting up a chicken coop and information on choosing the right breed • Home remedies for 12 common ailments, with 8 must-know medicine preparations. The Grow System provides a comprehensive strategy for producing healthy food and herbal medicine at home, and reclaiming the skills our ancestors used every day. It helps connect us to the environment and empowers us to lead healthier lives, without relying on big systems that are out of our control and insecure. It offers a path to a rich, reliable, and deeply satisfying life.

Download or read book Garden Your Way to Health and Fitness written by Bunny Guinness and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2008 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading landscape designer joins forces with a physiotherapist to provide a guide that combines gardening with health exercises and furnishes step-by-step sequences, based on Pilates, that emphasize safe gardening techniques, boost fitness, and avoid stresses and strains, with tips on planting designs for time-pressed gardeners, how to use daily cultivation methods to promote varying activity levels, and more. Original.

Download or read book How to Grow written by Marcus Bridgewater and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this transformative guide, TikTok’s most popular gardener, Marcus Bridgewater—aka Garden Marcus—offers lessons for growth rooted in lessons from the plant world to help cultivate the soul. Marcus Bridgewater has been compared to Bob Ross and Mister Rogers for his soothing TikTok videos that relate botany to humanity. A gardener “who shares tips about caring for one’s plants and oneself” (New York Times) and “is not only a trove of information if you’re looking to flex your green thumb, but a balm for the pandemic-induced chaos happening in the world” (Vogue), his soothing observations on plants and life have made him a social media star. In caring for over 600 plants, Marcus has gained invaluable wisdom. Life inside us yearns to grow; like plants, humans maximize their potential when presented with the right conditions. Through care and attention, he reminds us, we can successfully cultivate growth. Centered on a trinity of wellbeing—Mental Health, Physical Fitness, and Spiritual Awareness, How to Grow weaves together insights from the garden with stories from Marcus’s life to help you foster personal development. With lessons rooted in his experiences gardening—from how a replanted flourishing sweet potato vine is a reminder that all living things benefit from a change of scene, to how to embrace patience to foster growth—this inspiring guide helps you do “the dirty work” (pun intended) to discover kindness, patience, and positivity within. “We cannot make anything grow,” he advises. “But we can foster an environment where it may grow.” How to Grow isn’t a gardening book. It is a self-help book that draws inspiration from the garden. Original, timely, and filled with nurturing wisdom, it takes perennial knowledge from plants to teach us about ourselves and opens our eyes to what we are capable of achieving.

Download or read book Grow the Good Life written by Michele Owens and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively, passionate argument for the backyard vegetable garden, drawing on science, history, and stories from the author's garden. Our parents saw supermarkets and processed foods as the height of convenience. But nothing is more convenient than grocery shopping in the backyard. A vegetable garden offers the best defense against rising food prices, the most environmentally sound way to eat, and better exercise than any gym. It will turn anyone into a wonderful cook, since nothing tastes more vibrant than homegrown. And it can take less time every week than a trip to the supermarket. In Grow the Good Life, Michele Owens, an amateur gardener for almost two decades, makes an entertaining and persuasive case for vegetable gardens. She starts with two simple but radical ideas: Growing food on a small scale is easy, and it is absurdly rewarding. With her wry, funny, and accessible approach, Owens helps beginning gardeners overcome obstacles that keep them from planting a few seedlings every spring. She explains why dirt isn't dirty; the health benefits of growing one's own food; and that vegetable gardens are not antithetical to the frantic pace of modern life, but simple and undemanding if intelligently managed. Grow the Good Life is not just another how-to. Instead, it will teach you the true fundamentals of vegetable growing: how to fit a garden into your life and why it's worth the trouble.

Download or read book A Way to Garden written by Margaret Roach and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.

Download or read book High Performance Gardening written by Lynn Gillespie and published by TLC Publishing (VA). This book was released on 2016-07-10 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the world of weed free, productive, and organic gardening, with Lynn Gillespie, the creator of the High Performance Garden System. Learn the history of gardening systems, what sets the High Performance Garden apart, and where to get started on creating your own garden system in your backyard today.

Download or read book Eat Your Way Back to Health A Guide to Urban Gardening and More written by Michelle Leigh and published by Spines. This book was released on 2024-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vegetable Gardening written by Hillary Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1 Vegetable Gardening If you like to have healthy, fresh and seasonal products you need to think about creating your own vegetable garden in the privacy of your home. Growing your vegetable garden is an enjoyable and beneficial hobby that anyone can shine at. Home gardening alleviates strain and allows you to be outside in the sunlight. Vegetable gardening is known to reduce blood pressure and clear the brain. Additionally, the action of nurturing plants and watch them grow produces soothing effects. If you're curious and eager to have a brand new garden of your own, flourishing with your favorite vegetables in the backyard, you need to follow my steps to obtain it. A garden in the rear yard of your property is very simple to achieve and easy to maintain too. Gardens with nutritious vegetables do much more than add a nice feature to your lawn. They repay your labour efforts with healthy foods and a much more varied and wholesome diet. A prosperous and lush back garden may impact your life greatly and positively, whilst also rewarding your expertise with a healthy supply of nutrients. If you are interested in a new chemical and pesticide-free garden you should look to create one in the rear yard of your house. It could be a terrific activity for the family and a very enjoyable experience for your children. We can advise with a number of easy strategies for beginners so that you promptly understand the best way to achieve the best gardening, with no expertise or very little expertise, whether you are a novice, an amateur, or a a vegetable-gardening beginner. If you have dreamed of healthy and readily available foods for the family at your doorsteps, you might have just begun wondering how to plant a vegetable backyard. Planting your own vegetable garden enables you to keep control of any harmful substances used on foods, get fresh veggies for cooking or raw-eating during the harvesting period. It also saves you pennies both in winter and summer allowing you to freeze or preserve your vegetables for use throughout the year. Book 2 Hydroponic Gardening Are you looking for a method for building your own garden? If you like planting but don't like digging in the dirt, there's a way you can have a garden there. It is called hydroponics. Hydroponics is a method by which plants grow in a soilless solution. This book provides valuable information for farmers, researchers, hobbyists, and students, and especially beginners, all those interested in hydroponics, and how this method of production of plants works in a wide range of growing environments. The necessary instructions are given to students interested in experimenting with different hydroponic systems, as well as how to produce nutrient element deficiencies in plants. The book's main focus is on plant's nutritional needs and on how best nutrient solutions can be formulated and used to meet the nutrient aspect demand of plants using different growing systems and rooting media under many environmental conditions. Different hydroponic growing systems are described with their advantages and disadvantages. The steps essential for establishing and maintaining a stable rooting environment are included. This book provides the reader with essential information on the architecture and operation of the greenhouse, giving detailed guidance on how to grow different crops both in the greenhouse and outdoors. In this book, the reader will find details, particularly concerning the hydroponic cultivation of plants and techniques of production relevant to a variety of environmentally friendly systems. Are you ready to explore the secret to make the most of your growing season? Press the "BUY NOW" button now and get started right away

Download or read book Phytonutrient Gardening written by Joe Urbach and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a serious problem with our modern fruits and vegetables! The produce we feed our family members is far less healthy now than at any other time in human history! Does that statement bother you? It should! How and why did this happen? What can we do about it? Most importantly, how can you ensure that you are feeding your family the most healthy, most nutritious fruits and vegetables possible? If you are going to grow a tomato in your garden anyway why not grow the healthiest, most phytonutrient-rich tomato packed with the most lycopene and antioxidants possible? Are you polanning to grow lettuce? Why not grow the lettuce that packs the most nutrition into every leaf? These simple questions are at the very heart of the author's concept of "Phytonutrient Gardening." In this first book in a series of three, Joe Urbach, creator and publisher of the popular website www.GardeningAustin.com and creator of The Phytonutrient Blog answers those questions and more while providing gardeners with a wealth of information including which specific varieties of your favorites to grow to get the biggest nutritional bang for your gardening buck! Filled with fascinating details about the state of modern produce and backed by state-of-the-art research and scientific testing, this useful book will change your life by changing how you look at produce. Read just a few pages and you will change the way you garden, the way you buy groceries, the way you store your produce and even the way you cook your meals! Changes all for the better! Leading to a healthier, more active and longer life!

Download or read book Movement Matters written by Katy Bowman and published by Uphill Books. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human beings have always moved for what they need until recently. We know how a lack of movement impacts our bodies but how does culture-wide sedentarism impact the world? Movement Matters is an award-winning collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking presentation on the interconnectedness of nature, human movement, and the environment. Winner: Foreword Indies Book Award (Gold) Here Bowman widens her there is more to movement than exercise message presented in Move Your DNA and invites us to consider this idea: human movement is a part of the ecosystem. Movement Matters explores how we make ourselves, our communities, and our planet healthier all at the same time by moving our bodies more–as well as: How did we become so sedentary? (Hint: Convenience often saves us movement, not time.) the missing movement nutrients in our food how to include more nature in education why ecosystem models need to include human movement the human need for Vitamin Community and group movement Unapologetically direct, often hilarious, and always compassionate, Movement Matters demonstrates that human movement is powerful and important, and that living a movement-filled life is perhaps the most joyful and efficient way to transform your body, community, and world. A must read for exercise teachers, environmentalists, and those wanting simple, accessible ways to take action for a better world.

Download or read book Gardening the Beginners Way written by Ethan Phillips Rnd and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-tended, fruitful garden іѕ a dеlіght. It саn supply уоu аnd your fаmіlу wіth a vаrіеtу оf nutrіtіоuѕ, hеаlthful vegetables to bе еnjоуеd fresh or рrеѕеrvеd fоr lаtеr uѕе. Gаrdеnіng саn аlѕо bе a rewarding hоbbу, a рrоjесt fоr 4-H mеmbеrѕ and a wау to іmрrоvе your рhуѕісаl fitness. Although іt'ѕ true thаt wе can buу aԛuаlіtу frеѕh, frozen оr саnnеd vеgеtаblеѕ іn supermarkets, mаnу оf uѕ are turnіng tо gardening tо ѕuррlеmеnt оur store-bought fооd.

Download or read book The Mom s Guide to a Nourishing Garden written by Jen Haugen and published by Jen Haugen, Rdn, LD. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the mom who craves simplicity and balance back in her life, this book is about how a family vegetable garden can not only grow healthy food that nourishes our families, but also how a garden nourishes our souls. Using the idea of a "compost" recipe to create a more nourishing life as a mom, the author, a registered dietitian and certified master gardener, guides the reader through the idea of why gardening together as a family matters so much and how planting connections in the garden sprout into memories that last a lifetime. Including everything you need to know to plant more than 35 different garden fruits and vegetables, along with 30 garden fresh recipes, this book makes family vegetable gardening not only achievable, but fun at the same time! This book is a beautiful story covering a topic all moms need to hear...where readers will be inspired to dig into their own journey and values to determine how they can add the right ingredients to create the recipe to a more nourishing life through the idea of a family vegetable garden.