Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Audiobooks | Health & Wellness

Independence for Life: The Complete Guide to Building Strength, Improving Flexibility and Regaining

"Losing muscle, flexibility and mobility after 50 is not inevitable! This book guides you through creating a personalized, fully guided plan for building strength, balance, flexibility, and bone density. Physiotherapist and over-50s health specialist Will Harlow has helped millions regain strength and confidence through his YouTube channel. Now, in this comprehensive guide, he shares easy-to-follow, science-backed strategies to restore mobility and prevent further decline. This book gives you the tools to build a sustainable plan and move with greater ease, whatever your current fitness level. Readers are guided through a self-assessment and suggested exercises (all under 20 minutes) which are highly adaptable-the reader chooses how many exercises to do, how often, and when. Each chapter focuses on a key area of mobility, including common causes of decline, simple tools to evaluate and track your progress, science-backed exercises to rebuild strength and flexibility, and real-life stories from Will's clinic to inspire and motivate. You'll learn how to: - Build muscle strength for lifelong independence - Reclaim mobility and move with confidence - Restore balance to prevent falls - Maximize bone health to stay resilient - Ease arthritis pain and reduce stiffness - Resolve back pain to improve posture - Release shoulder stiffness and increase flexibility - Enhance hip mobility for better range of motion - Strengthen your knees to stay active - Stabilize your ankles for improved balance"

Will Harlow (Author), Will Harlow (Narrator)

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Hotwired: How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us Stronger

Bill Gifford (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Find Your Pace: How Running Changed My Life and How It Can Change Yours Too

"All it takes is the first step. As a child, Emma Kirk-Odunubi loved to run, revelling in that sense of freedom and the feel of the breeze on her skin. But as she grew up, her passion for this most simple of activities waned, overtaken by all the distractions that come with adult life. It was only when faced with the loss of her beloved father that Emma returned to running, and rediscovered its joy and its power. Now a certified coach and running gait expert, in Find Your Pace Emma reveals how running saved her life, how it can help you too, and - crucially - how to do it in the way that works for your lifestyle. Packed with practical, expert advice, including detailed guides and training plans for beginners, intermediate and advanced-level runners, Finding Your Pace will help you run better, whatever that looks like for you. It's not about speed or distance or competing with others: running is for everyone. Along the way, Emma dives into her many motivations for lacing up her trainers and hitting the road, trails or track - from releasing pent-up energy and feeling at home in her body, to processing grief and carving out the time she needed to explore and accept her sexuality. She looks at running in relation to race, community and self-confidence and gives everyone the tools required to get started, get better and get even more out of going for a run. This relatable, funny and moving book will encourage you to run back to yourself, on your own track."

Emma Kirk-Odunubi (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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It's All In Your Body: A Practical Roadmap to Healing Through Mind-Body Connection

"It's not all in your head. In this groundbreaking, empowering book, Dr Sula Windgassen explores the mind-body-environment connection and shows how to harness this knowledge to reconnect with your body and feel better. Drawing on her extensive clinical experience in hospital and private clinic, medical research and case studies from working as a leading health psychologist, Dr Sula uses the biopsychosocial model of health to provide a holistic picture of health and help you understand what is happening in your body and take practical steps to improve symptoms and move towards good health. From burnout and long-term fatigue, IBS, chronic pain and trauma to mystery symptoms, It's All In Your Body will: - Help you understand the conversations between your mind and body and environment that can sustain poor health, and then change those conversations - Enable you to create meaningful healing goals with clear advice and guidance - Provide you with practical exercises and steps to help improve your health - Help you to break down, understand and recognise patterns that keep you stuck in symptom spirals - Understand your symptoms exploring common illnesses and diseases - Teach you to advocate for yourself, reclaim your sense of self and build confidence"

Sula Windgassen (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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The 27th Mile: How to Smooth the Rough Transition Out of Your Running Years

"Former contributing editor at Runner's World and author Dimity McDowell's narrative-driven prescriptive book on reckoning with the end of an athletic journey-and what's next. On January 18, 2020, Dimity McDowell unknowingly went on her last run. The deceleration of her running career began three years before that, following a medical visit which ended in the assessment that she should not run anymore. She should have quit then and there. But running is not like other hobbies; the sport anchored major parts of her identity, including her career, self-image, and mental health. Even though she had never finished on a medal podium in her life, she devoted much of her time to thinking, living, and breathing the run. This is true for so many runners (who are legion: about 50 million Americans participate in some form of running or jogging). And many of them will have to grudgingly hang up their sneakers at some point. This is the story of anyone who lives and breathes the pavement-and has to give it up. The 27th Mile focuses on the time when running-or any other physical pursuit that anchored your daily life and self-identity-is no longer a healthy choice because of injury, chronic pain, or illness. While The 27th Mile is anchored in Dimity's personal journey, as one of the founders of the popular website Another Mother Runner, she taps into her vast network to share stories from others who have been there, as well as expert advice for empathy and wisdom to help guide readers to the next chapter of their athletic identity. "

Dimity McDowell (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Why We Drink Too Much: The New Science of Alcohol

"'Compelling and fascinating . . . A must-read' Andrew Jenkinson, Sunday Times bestselling author of Why We Eat Too Much We drink it, celebrate with it and barely question it - but what is alcohol really doing to us? Ever wondered why that one glass of wine so easily turns into a bottle? Or why you, a perfectly rational person in all other areas of your life, can't seem to resist 'just one more'? Or why some people aren't interested in alcohol at all? Charles Knowles is a leading surgeon and clinical research director. He also happens to be a recovering alcoholic. In Why We Drink Too Much, he takes us on a captivating and personal journey into the science of our favourite drug. Forget willpower, advertising and moral weakness - Knowles reveals how the surprising truth about our drinking is rooted in ancient biology and brain chemistry. He unpacks how we learn to drink, the brain's powerful reward system, and the facts about alcohol and health to show what really happens in our brains and bodies when we drink. Packed with jaw-dropping science, relatable stories and an invaluable blueprint for change, this book is for anyone who has ever woken up with a vague sense of dread and asked, 'Why me?'. It's the conversation about alcohol you've been waiting to have - one that is smart, witty and might just change how you think about drinking forever. 'Illuminating, fascinating and beautifully written. If you've ever had an issue with drink and asked yourself 'why me?' then this book is for you' Clare Pooley, bestselling author of The Sober Diaries"

Charles Knowles (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Moving Through Trauma: A Somatic Guide to Healing

"For readers of The Body Keeps the Score and What Happened to You?, trauma-informed practitioner and Instagram phenomenon 'The Workout Witch', Liz Tenuto presents the ultimate guide to using somatic exercises to release tension, regulate the nervous system and facilitate healing, drawing on her fifteen years of experience teaching somatic healing. Liz Tenuto's Moving Through Trauma is a comprehensive guide to understanding how trauma and stress are stored within the body - and how somatic exercises can provide a powerful tool for healing. Defined as the study of the body as perceived from within, somatic healing emphasizes internal sensory awareness and lived experiences as crucial for understanding and healing from tension, stress and trauma. Written as an easy-to-digest primer, Tenuto explains the science of somatics, while offering simple, fully illustrated exercises to release tension through somatic practice. Long-term stress and unresolved trauma can manifest in a host of ways - sleep issues, fatigue, muscle tension, digestive problems, cognitive difficulties, and numerous psychological conditions. By focusing on the body's innate capacity to heal, Tenuto teaches readers how to use movement to address these issues, allowing the nervous system to move from dysregulation to a state of homeostasis. A survivor of childhood and adolescent trauma, Liz Tenuto began struggling with ailments like chronic pain and insomnia. After visiting doctor after doctor, she decided to learn more about somatic exercises - and it changed her life. Twenty years later, Liz is a trauma-informed practitioner with degrees in psychology and somatics, with millions of followers around the world. In her first book, Liz offers not only practical exercises and a deeper understanding of how the mind and body interact, but a pathway for self-compassion, empowerment and a more fulfilling life."

Liz Tenuto (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Your Best Shot: The Personalized System for Optimal Weight Health—GLP-1 Shot or Not

"The real revolution of the GLP-1 shots is the insight that the body regulates appetite and more with the hormones GLP-1, GIP, PYY, and CCK—and with Your Best Shot in hand, you can learn to optimize their function and your weight health for life. Whether you have a little or a lot of fat to lose, cravings to curb, or use a shot or don’t, weight health hormone optimization is your best shot. Over two decades of research in her practice, renowned weight health expert Ashley Koff, RD, developed this game-changing system for patients and practitioners. Taking your best shot, you: determine whether your weight-health hormone function is suboptimal identify your suboptimal-function type and narrow down causes get specific, targeted, doable recommendations use experiments to lock in on your better choices develop strategies to tune out food noise and fight infobesity learn how to vet the growing number of weight-health hormone-targeting medications, supplements, and devices discover why better, not perfect, is the route to optimized health choose the methods and tools you'll use to reset your course whenever life happens This evidence-based program is for anyone pursuing weight health—the majority of us not using a weight health hormone replacement, along with the millions who are, or are ready to come off it. Your Best Shot is not another plan. It’s your plan. "

Ashley Koff, Rd (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Genderqueer Menopause: Navigating Menopause for Trans, Gender-Nonconforming, Genderfluid, and Other

"For readers of What Fresh Hell is This? and Next Level, a queer, gender-affirming guide to navigating menopause-find gender euphoria, learn how to advocate for your healthcare, and empower yourself Prompts, tools, and expert wisdom for living well through menopause and beyond The diverse menopause experiences of nonbinary, trans, and other queerbodied individuals have been overlooked-and actively invisibilized-for far too long. Genderqueer Menopause is an indisputable and empowering resource for those navigating symptoms and seeking gender-affirming care during the menopause transition. Author, menopause doula and coach, and genderqueer educator Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, pushes back against the norms of mainstream menopause care, asserting that menopause should not-and will not-be suffered in silence. They help you: - Gain tools to enhance your awareness of premenopausal, perimenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal life - Reframe negative beliefs and internalized bias - Push back against heteronormative medical standards of care - Manage symptoms like brain fog, sleep problems, and genitourinary and menstrual changes - Hear from the voices of trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people - Demystify menopause and define your own experience Allen's perspective centers the genderqueer experience and the community's needs from an affirming frame. Genderqueer Menopause challenges conventional narratives surrounding menopause and guides readers through this life transition using practical resources and exercises. Genderqueer Menopause is a powerful resource for gender expansive folx to empower themselves, find relief, and gain support. Menopause can be a time of both grief and celebration for many of those in the trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer communities. Use this book to ease the process and live well."

Lasara Firefox Allen (Author), Sam Stark (Narrator)

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The Yates Protocol: Five Simple Steps to Fix Your Blood Sugar and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

"A total reset to heal and reverse type 2 and prediabetes from an advocate for health empowerment in underserved communities. Your blood sugar is not your fault. Type 2 and prediabetes are not caused by body fat, laziness, lack of willpower or inadequate effort. Rather they are complex, and influenced by the chronic wear and tear of living in our toxified, high-stress, and low-nourishment modern world. In The Yates Protocol, Dr. Beverly Yates shares compassionate, practical advice for approaching nutrition, meal timing, sleep, stress, exercise and strength training to reverse diabetes once and for all. Unlike typical diabetes care approaches, The Yates Protocol doesn't eliminate any food groups and focuses more on what to include, not exclude, to help you find which foods are best for your body. Repair doesn't require restriction, like many doctors and "experts" imply. It requires nourishment. Dr. Yates also offers tools such as a daily eating rhythm and optional intermittent fasting to enhance blood sugar control, improve cravings, and boost energy. Advocating for self-care, setting boundaries, and ultimately reducing stress, she focuses on exercising smarter, not harder. She'll help you test for success and heal as fast as possible with proven GCM and glucometer strategies. Filled with real patient success stories, delicious recipes, to help you stay on track, The Yates Protocol provides everything you need to heal for good. It's time to throw out the shame-and-blame model and start on the path to reversing your diabetes today."

Beverly Yates (Author), Beverly Yates (Narrator)

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Built From Broken (Revised & Expanded Edition): A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Pre

"Heal painful joints, prevent injuries, and rebuild your body from the ground up. (If mainstream fitness advice has left you broken down and beat up, it's time for a new strategy.) Most middle-aged fitness enthusiasts and athletes have been dragged down by joint pain, injuries, and other ailments commonly accepted as "part of getting older." But it doesn't have to be this way. In fact, anyone can conquer joint pain and rebuild their body. It simply requires understanding the hidden causes and a road map (this book) that leads to the solution. Built from Broken presents a paradigm shift in how to think about corrective exercise, sports nutrition, and joint health. Once you see how the system works, you'll never look at exercise or joint health the same way again. Part 1 lays the foundation for understanding why your joints are breaking down. You'll learn: - The 5 primary causes of joint pain. - How to prevent the "Big 3" injuries that trap you in the Pain/Injury Cycle. - Why conventional pain management merely masks symptoms. - How to identify and fix muscle imbalances that lead to tension, pain, and injuries. - Natural injury recovery strategies that improve healing time and tissue repair quality. Part 2 gives you a step-by-step corrective exercise guide and list of action steps to rebuild your body from the ground up. Including: - The ideal training schedule to maximize muscle recovery. - Illustrated corrective exercise instructions. - How to strengthen joints with cutting-edge connective tissue training techniques. - A step-by-step training program complete with workout routines. In this Second Edition, you'll notice these improvements: - Updates to the program implementation section for ease of real-world application. - Page numbers listed in the Workout Program tables referencing the exercise description page location. - A brand-new Foundations Program for those not experienced in fitness training. - Clarification on key details such as pain rating scales, exercise tempos, naming consistency, and guidance on uncommon joint pains. - Refined language throughout to improve clarity and readability. Beyond these expanded sections, we've included free supplemental tools at bfb-book.com, including: - Built From Broken Exercises Video Library with demonstrations and audio instructions for virtually every exercise. - The Built From Broken Guide to Regenerative Therapies—a short, actionable guide covering accessible, proven treatments for pain and injury. Whether you've been training for years, decades, or never stepped foot in a weight room, it's not too late to overhaul your body. If the conventional path of lifting and stretching has left you broken down, why not try a new strategy? This book is your way out of the pain/injury cycle. All you have to do is follow three simple steps: - Read the book. - Follow the action steps inside to resolve your pain. - Implement the 4-week corrective training program outlined in the book. Just imagine—4 to 8 weeks from now, you could be living in a pain-free, mobile, strong, and functional body. One that allows you to do the activities you love, push your limits, and achieve your full physical potential. This process can start for you right now."

Scott Hogan (Author), Scott Hogan (Narrator)

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The Hunger Crushing Combo Method: The Simple Secret to Eating Well Without Ever Dieting Again

"With the Hunger Crushing Combo, you can finally feel full and reduce food cravings without ever dieting again. And yes, you can have your cake and eat it too. Discover registered dietitian Abbey Sharp's groundbreaking approach to eating that smashes diet culture and breaks through the food noise. With her Hunger Crushing Combo, you'll banish fear foods, guilt, and cheat days, and finally get off the diet rollercoaster that's defined so much of our lives. Abbey's proven method is a simple way to effortlessly build out balanced snacks by combining two or more of the Hunger Crushing Compounds: protein, fiber, and healthy fats. By distilling down the latest science and research into an easy three step framework, you'll learn how to crush physical hunger and emotional cravings effortlessly without second thought. No counting. No tracking. No restricting. The Hunger Crushing Combo Plan helps simplify nutrition with a structure that you can easily adapt to your own goals and unique needs, while restoring joy and pleasure to eating. Discover freedom from diet culture and become your healthiest happiest self. "

Abbey Sharp (Author), Abbey Sharp (Narrator)

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