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Wii Fit Plus, EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer, and Jillian Michaels Fitness • Tips for Staying Motivated Ultimatum 2010 spine=.5280” Health & Fitness/Exercise ™ Have fun while getting fit! Making Everything Easier! Here’s how to get the most from your Wii Fitness system Open the book and find: It’s a perfect fit — Wii gaming fun designed to improve your • Ways to vary your routine ™ overall health and fitness! The advice of these two personal Wii • How to set up your Fitness Profile trainers makes it even better. You’ll learn to use Wii Fit Plus, EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer, and Jillian Michaels Fitness • Tips for staying motivated Ultimatum 2010. Find out how to create your own individual- • The power of yoga and strength ™ ized workout and watch yourself improve! training Fitness Fitness Wii • What’s all this stuff? — set up Wii Fit™ Plus, EA Sports™ Active: • What to consider when setting Personal Trainer, and Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 fitness goals • The right way — learn the safest and most effective way to • Warm-up and cool-down routines perform dozens of exercises • How to build your own workout • Spice it up — explore different types of exercises to keep your routine fresh • Ten cool Wii Fitness accessories • Take a deep breath — improve health benefits by learning • Ten other Wii Fitness games to optimal breathing techniques expand your virtual gym • Have a heart — strengthen your heart and lungs while enjoying the challenge of sports • A delicate balance — identify routines that improve your balance while strengthening different muscle groups • All season sports — experience volleyball, baseball, boxing, Learn to: tennis, inline skating, and basketball right in your living room • Incorporate Wii into your workout Go to Dummies.com® routine and lifestyle • Keep it interesting — vary your workout by moving among the for videos, step-by-step examples, featured games how-to articles, or to shop! • Perform fitness exercises safely and correctly • Develop your own innovative routines • Monitor your progress $21.99 US / $25.99 CN / £16.99 UK Christina T. Loguidice is Editor of Oncology Net Guide and OncNurse ISBN 978-0-470-52158-8 and holds a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Bill Loguidice is cofounder and Christina T. Loguidice Managing Director for the online publication Armchair Arcade (www. armchairarcade.com). Both are American Fitness Training of Athletics Bill Loguidice American Fitness Training of Athletics (AFTA) Certified Personal Trainers. Loguidice Loguidice (AFTA) Certified Personal Trainers spine=.5280” Get More and Do More at Dummies.com® Start with FREE Cheat Sheets Cheat Sheets include • Checklists • Charts • Common Instructions • And Other Good Stuff! To access the Cheat Sheet created specifically for this book, go to www.dummies.com/cheatsheet/wiifitness Get Smart at Dummies.com Dummies.com makes your life easier with 1,000s of answers on everything from removing wallpaper to using the latest version of Windows. 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Library of Congress Control Number: 2009943650 ISBN: 978-0-470-52158-8 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 01_521588-ffirs.indd ii 1/12/10 11:07 PM About the Authors Christina T. Loguidice holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and German from Rutgers University and has made a name for herself in scientifi c, techni- cal, and medical (STM) publishing, beginning her career at Springer-Verlag in production. Since that time, Christina has gone on to oversee several peer-reviewed medical journals, including Surgical Rounds, Resident & Staff Physician, and Cardiology Review. She is currently the editor of Oncology Net Guide and OncNurse. In addition to her background in STM publishing and being well-versed in the latest cutting-edge medical research, Christina is an American Fitness Training of Athletics (AFTA) Certifi ed Personal Trainer and a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. She has been a fi tness enthusiast for more than 10 years. Bill Loguidice has a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Rider University. Bill has been a longtime business, technology, staffi ng, and creative professional. He has contributed to various business, entertainment, and medi- cal periodicals, including U.S. 1, Video Game Collector, and Surgical Rounds, writing and developing ideas on a broad range of topics. A videogame and personal computer collector since before it was trendy, Bill is presently the cofounder and managing director for the online publication Armchair Arcade, one of PC Magazine’s Top 100 Websites for 2005. Bill is also the cofounder of Myth Core, a creative development company. As a top videogame and computer historian and collector, Bill personally owns and maintains more than 350 different systems from the 1970s to the present day, including a large volume of associated software, accessories, and literature. It is from these great resources and his passion for the topic that Bill is often called upon to provide subject matter expertise to both public and private media interests, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Orlando Sentinel. He is also coauthor of the book Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario and the Most Infl uential Videogames of All Time and a writer and producer for an upcoming feature-fi lm videogame documentary from Lux Digital Pictures. In addition to his impressive credentials in technology, Bill is an American Fitness Training of Athletics (AFTA) Certifi ed Personal Trainer. He has been a dedicated fi tness enthusiast for more than 20 years and is uniquely posi- tioned to combine the benefi ts of a healthy lifestyle with videogames. 01_521588-ffirs.indd iii 1/12/10 11:07 PM 01_521588-ffirs.indd iv 1/12/10 11:07 PM Dedication Christina Torster Loguidice: I dedicate this book to my husband, Bill. Few people get to work on a project of this scope with their best friend, and I truly feel blessed to have this opportunity. I also dedicate this book to our girls, Amelie and Olivia, who fi ll our lives with unimaginable love and ensure that there is never a dull moment.
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