Women's Fitness Books

Total Strength Training for Women
Strength training is a vital addition to the healthy woman's fitness routine. Working with weights improves core stability and strengthens muscles, which in turn boosts metabolism, improves balance and flexibility, and builds bone density. Clearly illustrated with step-by-step color photos of each exercise, Total Strength Training for Women guides the beginning or intermediate student through all aspects of weight training for strength rather than bulk, and offers a progressive plan for weight training at home or in the gym, working with free weights or fixed weights.
Amazon.com Price: $19.98

Body for Life for Women
It's not all about the jeans; flattening the tummy helps fight "Toxic Fat"--the disease-inducing weight Dr. Pamela Peeke teaches women how to conquer in Body-for-LIFE for Women. Her firm belief is, most women already know what they're supposed to do: eat a balanced diet, ditch junk food, exercise, think positively. Peeke strives to show her "girlfriends" how to accomplish these tasks, customizing plans for young and old.
Amazon.com Price: $17.79

Age Defying Fitness: Making the Most of Your Body for the Rest of Your Life
In this new book, Moffat and Lewis show how to overcome the aches, stiffness, and unsteadiness in your muscles and joints. Using their simple, self-administered tests, you will assess your level of physical performance in these five critical domains: posture, balance, strength, flexibility, and endurance. The authors help you develop a personal profile, according to the results of these tests.
Amazon.com Price: $13.57

The Body Sculpting Guide for Women
Every woman's desire to achieve a beautiful and healthy body is made easy with this unique and comprehensive program! Body sculpting is the key to attaining a beautiful, defined, healthy figure. By combining precision weight training with proper diet and nutrition, The Body Sculpting Bible for Women demonstrates that women everywhere can rapidly meet their fitness goals.
Amazon.com Price: $11.31

Sculpting Her Body Perfect Body
If you're a woman who's serious about strengthening and sculpting your physique, expert trainer Brad Schoenfeld provides a progressive program with a variety of resistance exercises for each muscle group. This second edition of Sculpting Her Body Perfect updates the 1999 book and adds new exercises, notably many that can be done at home rather than at a gym. Amazon.com Price: $13.57

Pregnancy Fitness Books

Maternal Fitness: Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy, an Easier Labor, and a Quick Recovery
Maternal Fitness features clearly illustrated exercises that focus specifically on the muscle groups you'll use throughout labor, especially the transverse abdominals -- the stomach muscles that play a critical role during delivery. A powerful set of transverse abs can speed labor and delivery and make for a quick recovery. By learning how to strengthen your abdominals and relax your pelvic floor muscles, you'll be able to push more effectively.
Amazon.com Price: $10.20

The Fit to Deliver
Fit to Deliver is an innovative prenatal and postpartum exercise program for beginning, intermediate, and advanced fitness levels. The book contains 175 professionally tailored exercises for core strength training, walk-run programs, stretching and relaxation, ball-balance workouts, aerobics, water exercise, pilates, and yoga. While safely maintaining fitness levels, the program prepares women for delivery, decreases common pregnancy ailments, and eases postpartum recovery.
Amazon.com Price: $11.31