The Complete Guide series is designed for the fitness professional coach & student packed with ready-made training programmes tips & strategies. This is a new edition of the definitive core stability training handbook for fitness leaders & enthusiasts in an all you need to know format. Core stability concentrates on core abdominal muscle strength to improve posture strength & performance. This book looks at what core stability is the muscles that are involved & the benefits to improving your core stability. Including new exercises with specific exercises for different sports this new edition covers the use of a variety of equipment
- from medicine balls to core boards to the new big thing in core stability
- TRX training.

Includes:: colour photography new exercises & training programmes tailored to different sports. Over 14 000 copies sold since the first edition.



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The Complete Guide to Designing & Printing Fabric is a comprehensive handbook covering everything there is to know about designing & printing fabric. The book walks readers through the entire fabric design process from finding inspiration through step-by-step tutorials on how to design a pattern (both digitally & by hand) looking at different printing methods (such as digital printing screenprinting monoprinting stamping stencilling resis dying painting & inkjet printing) to establishing & developing a fabric collection & approaching a manufacturer. The Complete Guide to Designing & Printing Fabric is full of advice from established fabric designers with clear easy to follow step-by-step tutorials. Textile design is a competitive industry & learning how to design fabric is something that both designers & crafters with an avid interest in fabrics are keen to learn more about. Companies such as Spoon Flower (spoon.flower.com) have emerged offering customers an affordable way to design & print their own

Fabric: upload a design & they digitally print the fabric for you. This accessibility means fabric design is increasingly popular.

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Comprehensive up-to date practical & easy to use A Complete Guide to Digital Photography is the definitive reference for anyone who wants to get the most out of their digital camera. CHAPTER 1 Cameras lenses & accessories: The digital camera: features types pixels memory getting started care maintenance & cleaning. Lenses: zoom fixed legacy reverse lens macro improvised lenses tilt lens. Accessories: software plug ins beanbags stringpods tripods lightstands cookies filters reflectors. CHAPTER 2 Taking great pictures: Photo techniques: image frame composition design graphic elements light & colour focus depth of field exposure white balance. Photo ideas: Portraits & people still life reportage travel architecture landscapes sports & action weddings gardens & flowers children pets & animals abstracts. Creative shooting: creative white balance cross polarizing star effects soft focus zoom-burst long daylight exposure night photography star trails panning time-lapse shooting smoke high-speed water drops painting with light TTV photography shooting in stereo. Lighting effects: off-camera flash portable diffuser snoot portable grid spot portable ringlight portable beauty dish studio strip light studio ringlight studio softbox light cube. Moving images: camera vs camcorder planning a shoot filming special effects editing. CHAPTER 3 The Digital darkroom: Basic digital techniques: saving auto fix cropping straightening resizing sharpening brightening & darkening removing redeye black & white. Advanced digital techniques: colour management adjusting colours levels curves advanced curves channels cloning dodge & burn layers masks. Digital processing & printing: digital Polaroid cross processing digital cyanotypes digital lith infrared model world panoramas blurring backgrounds adding movement restoring old prints wall art inject transfers scanner art. ...

This fantastic book is all you need if you want to start drawing animals or if you want to develop your drawing skills. It is both the ultimate reference book & an inspirational guide providing expert guidance on all aspects of drawing animals
- including size proportion perspective anatomy skeletal structure & musculature. The book goes into great detail & provides numerous diagrams as well as drawings in a range of styles & rendered in a variety of different drawing media including pencil charcoal pastels & inks. A huge range of animals is included from dogs horses & cats to tigers elephants camels & apes so whatever animal you are interested in this book will enable you to capture its essence down to the last hoof or paw.
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The Complete Guide to Exercise to Music (3rd edition) is a practical handbook for the regular exerciser who wishes to know more about the enormous benefits of training to music & the fitness professional who seeks a thorough grounding in Level 2 & 3 knowledge. This 3rd edition is fully updated to include: * Aspects of the core & skills-based knowledge for Level 2 & 3 ETM instructors * The latest research on safety in the exercise environment * Adapting ETM for special populations * Over 200 colour photographs demonstrating stretches & exercises Exercise to Music is one of the core modules of the Level 2 gym instructors syllabus & a new Level 3 qualification was added in January 2008. This edition will cover all this knowledge using revision notes & tests as useful tools for the readers' study. The Complete Guide to Exercise to Music therefore aims to become the reference on this discipline for everyone involved in the health & fitness industry. ...

An innovatory practical approach to fresh & dried flowers by a leading international floral designer Jane Packer's The Complete Guide to Flower Arranging" features more than 100 displays for all types of container & every occasion. This title features easy-to-follow photographic sequences that show exactly how to build up each style of arrangement. Representing outstanding value for your money this stylish & contemporary series has been specially created for everyone with a busy lifestyle. Highly practical & inspiring the "DK Living" series embraces every aspect of a wide range of popular topics from gardening & cookery to beauty & sports. Each title covers both basic & more advanced information including a clear explanation of the subject equipment & preparation. Detailed step-by-step photographs & instructions take the reader systematically through all the techniques. The highly visual approach combined with clear uncluttered presentation make each title exceptionally easy to follow." ...

The creative guide for dressmakers & needlecrafters that takes your work to a new level What makes a good sewing project into something outstanding? Often it is the small hand finished details a mix of structural finishing & pure decoration which can quickly become a testament to the style creativity & skill of the dressmaker. This is the book which contains everything you need to know about hand stitching & embellishing. It is a comprehensive technique book that will take your work to a new level. A major part of the book is a directory of hand stitching techniques suitable for all levels of skill along with plenty of great examples of these stitches in action. & it is also a sumptuous celebration of the creative power of the sewing needle packed with inspirational photographs of stylish little touches that will make you want to launch into your sewing with renewed vigour. ...

In this newly updated directory the latest in cutting-edge audio equipment is provided including how to choose the best audio equipment on a budget how to get the best sound for the money & how to set up a system for maximum performance. Revised & expanded to include all the latest audio technologies this book is packed with expert advice how to make speakers sound up to 50 per cent better at no cost avoid the most common system set-up mistakes & how to choose the one speaker in 50 worth owning. Among the new topics covered are computer-based music servers wireless streaming of audio high-resolution digital audio internet downloads HD radio Blu-ray Disc & the new high-resolution surround-sound formats. A short course on listening-room acoustics is presented & additional information on audio for home theatre multi-channel audio system set-up secrets & what each components specifications & measurements mean is also provided. ...

Indoor rowing machines (or ergometers) were once used only by outdoor rowers during their winter training. Over the last twenty years however the benefits of indoor rowing have attracted more & more users & now every gym comes with one as standard. Its also a sport in its own right with competitions ranging from school leagues to the European & World Championships. The Complete Guide to Indoor Rowing is the first comprehensive book to focus on this unique form of strength-endurance training. Clearly illustrated in full colour & packed with information training plans tips & techniques it is suitable for serious athletes outdoor rowers & regular gym users alike & is a must for health professionals & coaches. Whether you are attracted by the weight-loss benefits of the rowing machine or using it to coach cross-training athletes this book will help you get the best from each session while crucially remaining injury-free. ...

The most recent studies show that 40 000 cycles of IVF are carried out in the UK each year
- & Approx. a million are carried out
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