Gardener's Fitness: Weeding Out the Aches and Pains

by Barbara Pearlman

Book Overview

A practical, easy-to-follow manual, Gardener's Fitness includes conditioning exercises, postural guidance for moving correctly and safely, therapeutic stretches to relieve discomfort, and a variety of gentle exercises designed to relax tired muscles and restore energy after laboring in the garden. Pearlman explains each exercise through simple directions and photographs. She also provides solid information on precautions to take in the gardening environment,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878332030
• ISBN13: 9780878332038
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent fpr health and fitness. It got me in to my health.

This book, by this most extraordinary woman, is a gift to all outdoor health and gardening enthusiasts. Barbara is also fun to exercise with and to garden with. I have read all, of her books and this is the top of my personal list. It reads so easily yet is full of so much meaningful information.I recently started giving a copy of this book as a gift and am getting rave reviews from one and all.

Ideal fitness resource for novice and seasoned gardeners

Finally there's a book to help you stay in shape for gardening. I found Gardener's Fitness to be just what I was looking for in terms of exercises to save my back, hands and knees--not only to prepare for a season's gardening, but also what to do when your back gives out from lifting bags of fertilizer. To my delight this book was also full of information about health and safety issues related to gardening i.e. what to do about bug bites, sun-burn, nail fungus, grime removal etc. I loved the beauty tips ranging from herbal baths to foot massage. Ms. Pearlman has thought of everything(!)and has written it all down in an informative and clever way. I've already started taking the book into the garden with me!

Great gift for the baby booming gardeners in our family!

We got some great ideas on how to get in shape for the planting season. Although we so look foward to the spring, we all know how sore we are the day after the first planting. This fun book has lot's of great hints on getting in shape and staying in shape for gardening. It will be a great gift for all the gardeners in our extended family. I am going to see if I can get the author - Ms. Pearlman - to speak to our flower club! Please EMAIL me if you can! PS - Great pictures too!!