Fitness in Print — texts to assist quest to get in shape

—“Sound Mind, Sound Body” by David Kirsch ($27.95, Rodale) features a six-week “fitness transformation” based on “sound” confidence, training, eating, thinking and living. Training programs vary according to body shape (apple, pear, stick, round, fit); weight-lifting includes three options: muscle building, shaping/toning and cardio sculpting; and the diet keeps in mind the glycemic index.

—“The Wedding Workout” by Tracy Effinger and Suzanne Rowen ($19.95, Contemporary Books) offers “body makeover” exercise plans for 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks as well as guidelines for matching body types to wedding-dress styles and reducing stress as the big day approaches.

—“Fitness for Travelers” by Suzanne Schlosberg ($14, Houghton Mifflin) includes tips for adopting a "road workout" mindset, cardio workouts when your hotel has no gym, hotel-room and tubing strength exercises, a travel workout log, useful Web sites for equipment and exercise sites, and a list of the nearest gyms to 41 North American airports.

—“The Quest for Peace, Love and a 24 Waist” by Deborah Low ($13.95, Bonneville Books) encourages women to challenge their beliefs about weight loss, reconnect with what's important to them, identify what brings them joy, peace, excitement and love, and make “SMART goals”: specific, measurable, adaptable, realistic and have a time frame.

—“Feel Good Naked” by Laure Redmond ($24.95, Fair Winds Press) features “10 no-diet secrets to a fabulous body,” including drinking plenty of water, scheduling in writing three fitness appointments with yourself each week, stopping eating in front of the television, breathing consciously for five minutes each day and writing yourself a love letter once a month.

—“How Aromatherapy Works” by Michael Alexander ($85, Whole Spectrum Arts and Publications) is Volume 1 — “Principal Mechanisms in Olfaction” _ in an ambitious technical overview of essential oils, including their history, source and production, physical and chemical properties, biochemical and pharmacological effects, mechanisms of action and absorption, and therapeutic and other effects.

—The second edition of “The Pocket Personal Trainer” by Gay Riley ($12, Lipo-Visuals) is a neat 4-by-6-inch spiral-bound manual with tips on healthful eating and lifestyle, meal planning, dining out and motivation, along with a daily log for meals and workouts.

—“You Too Can Be a Fitness Model” by Clark Martram ($14.95, Hatherleigh Press) starts with getting honest appraisals of your physique, face and camera appeal, then walks through putting together and sending portfolios and following up, photo shoots and self-promotion, plus chapters written by photographers, modeling agencies, magazine and television contacts and other models.

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