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Top 10 fitness books under $35

Looking for the best fitness books and ebooks under $30? We've got just what you need! Find yoga, cardio, HIIT, strength training, and more. Each book is packed with exercises and workout routines the fitness lovers in your life are sure to love at a price that will delight your wallet.


Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy-2nd Edition - Bret Contreras shows you 177 exercises to build full-body strength without a gym. Full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions make proper form easy, while variations let you adjust difficulty. Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy-2nd Edition helps you create your own program. Train at home, on the road, or even at work and see results with exercises you can do anytime, anywhere.

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Walk Your Way FitNationally ranked race walker and clinical exercise physiologist Sarah Zahab shows you how to use walking as a powerful tool to boost fitness, longevity, and overall well-being. Drawing on her experience, Zahab explains the physiological benefits of walking and how to improve your workouts and walking speed at any fitness level.

Train Like a Pro - Renowned strength coach Matthew S. Ibrahim gives you the tools to build athleticism with programs modeled after top competitive athletes. Focusing on long-term growth, it combines strength, power, sprint, agility, and mobility work for a full-body approach to performance. Follow the programs or create your own to improve performance, endurance, and recovery while feeling your very best.

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Indoor rowing - One of the most effective low-impact, full-body exercises. Rowing engages more muscles than most cardio equipment, improves cardiovascular health, and builds strength, making it ideal for any training program. Indoor Rowing is your complete guide to getting the most from the rowing machine. Perfect for beginners, seasoned athletes, and fitness professionals alike, Indoor Rowing is the go-to resource for improving performance, building strength, and enhancing cardiorespiratory fitness.

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Building Strength and Muscle After 50With over 30 years of personal training expertise from Chad Landers, who has worked with high-profile clients like Duff McKagan, William Zabka, and Catherine Dent. This guide addresses the physical, hormonal, and mental challenges that trainees over 50 face while building and maintaining muscle. Landers explains the importance of resistance training, recovery, and injury prevention, while tackling age-related issues such as sarcopenia, declining metabolism, and osteoporosis.  Building Strength and Muscle After 50 make it easy to fit strength training into any schedule. Complete with practical nutrition guidance and a fun, accessible style, this book proves that it’s never too late to claim or reclaim your strength at any age.

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The Bodyweight Blueprint Organized by body part, this guide makes planning simple while teaching proper form, variations, and progression techniques. The Bodyweight Blueprint shows you how to harness your bodyweight to reach your goals with no equipment required. Certified personal trainer Brad Kolowich Jr., whose clients include Tyler Perry, Alicia Silverstone, and Luke Evans, offers over 70 workouts and 86 exercises, plus 39 stretches, that target strength, endurance, mobility, and performance. Whether building foundational strength, boosting stamina, or improving athleticism, The Bodyweight Blueprint equips you to train anywhere, safely and effectively, for a stronger, more resilient body.

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Hatha Yoga - Starting with traditional principles, this guide shows how each pose affects the body and how systematic practice can improve overall health and well-being. Renowned instructors Ram Jain and Michèle Hauswirth provide clear, practical instruction for over 200 asanas, including alignment cues, contraindications, and modifications for all levels. With sample sequences of varying lengths, you’ll learn to create safe, effective, and holistic Hatha Yoga routines tailored to your goals and abilities, helping you elevate your practice.  Hatha Yoga is essential resource for anyone looking to deepen their yoga practice.

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Foundational Yoga Flow - With beautiful images, this photographed guide helps you embrace the foundations of your Hatha Yoga practice. With 90 poses arranged into three segments: Awaken, Deepen, and Soften, This book guides you from warming and foundational poses to challenging flows and restorative sequences. Stunning images capture the intention and energy of each pose in relation to the time of day: sunrise for awakening, midday for energizing, and sunset for restoration. Expert instruction, variations, and six full sequences including sun and moon salutations that allow you to tailor your practice to your needs, abilities, and goals.

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Pilates Anatomy, Second Edition

Pilates Anatomy, Second Edition - The most respected and comprehensive guide to Pilates available, exercises include photo sequences, level of difficulty ratings, recommended resistance ranges, and instructions and reasons for performing the movements.
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Functional Core for Women - Written for women by a woman, 2022 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year Kia Williams guides you to building a strong, sculpted, and functional midsection. Kia breaks down the core’s anatomy to show how the abs and glutes work together and which muscles are best targeted for discernible change. She will then help you establish your goals and develop a program that helps you strengthen and engage these major muscle groups. With over 45 exercises drawn from weight training, Pilates, barre, and yoga, you’ll get step-by-step instructions, variations, equipment options, and progressions to meet your fitness level. Six sample workouts help you get started quickly, and guidance on program customization allows you to tailor your routine for maximum results.