A Survival Guide for Cosmetologists or Core Performance

A Survival Guide for Cosmetologists: Tips from the Trenches

Author: Karen Levin

At last, the most important guide a cosmetologist could own! Produced in cooperation with the National Cosmetology Association, this guide is chock full of simple tips, reflections and quotes: for those just starting out or seasoned professionals. For cosmetology students and recent graduates, advice has been gathered from experienced leaders in the field to ensure they stay in the industry and succeed. For professionals suffering from burn-out or who simply want to rediscover the joy that lead them to their work in the first place, this guide will help keep them on track and passionate about their work.

Book about: Health from Gods Garden or Nutrition for Health Fitness and Sport

Core Performance: The Revolutionary Workout Program to Transform Your Body and Your Life

Author: Mark Verstegen

Core Performance, the breakthrough fitness program that has already shipped more than 50,000 copies in hardcover, is the first program that delivers strength and muscle mass, endurance and a lean body, balance and flexibility, athletic quickness and power--all in less than an hour a day. How? By giving you a personal coach who has worked with some of the most famous and successful athletes in the world today.

The intense focus on the muscles of your core--abs, lower back, hips, and thighs--will help you stand taller and prevent the back pain from which most people eventually suffer. The detailed nutrition section guarantees that you'll feed your muscles, starve your fat, and get boundless energy when you need it most. This program is like nothing you've ever seen before--it enables you to totally transform your body in just 12 weeks. The potential is within you, and the power to unleash that potential is within Core Performance.

What People Are Saying

Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm, Olympic and world-champion soccer player
This is the best decision I have ever made with regard to improving and educating myself as an athlete. I just wish I had made it sooner.

Nomar Garciaparra
Nomar Garciaparra, professional baseball player
This program has transformed me from a skinny college baseball player with little power into one of the best-conditioned players in Major League Baseball.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Foreword	xi
Part 1	Welcome to the Core
Chapter 1.	Core Inspiration	3
	The Core Covenant	11
Chapter 2.	Core Beginnings	13
	Core Self-Evaluation	17
Chapter 3.	The Core Challenge	19
Part 2	The Core Workout
Chapter 4.	The Foundation: Building Your Pillar of Strength	27
Chapter 5.	Movement Prep	33
	Brandon Wood on Core Performance for Young Athletes	53
Chapter 6.	Prehab	55
Chapter 7.	Physioball Routine	73
	Mia Hamm on Core Performance for Women	88
Chapter 8.	Elasticity	91
Chapter 9.	Strength	113
Chapter 10.	Energy System Development	139
Chapter 11.	Regeneration	147
Chapter 12.	The Core Workout Worksheets	169
Part 3	The Core Nutrition Plan
Chapter 13.	How to Eat Better, Starting Now	203
Chapter 14.	Core Performance Foods	227
Part 4	The Core Life Plan
Chapter 15.	The Core Challenge (Revisited)	241
Chapter 16.	Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)	247
	Glossary of Terms	255
	Additional Training Logs	259
	About the Authors	273
	Further Reading	275
	Photo Credits	276
	Index	277