1) Don't push too hard-use your head, as well as your muscles to gage your output during your workouts.

2) Set realistic workout goals-doing too much too soon (overtrainig), places too much stress on your body beyond it's natural abilty to recover.

3) Over training causes you to be more susceptible to injuries.

4) Don't train when you are exhausted or under the weather , it will not help you loose weight nor skipping a workout will not cause you to gain weight.

5)Listen to your body. Beaware of the symptoms that may signal overtraining even in early mild forms can be caught early enough and you can fix the problem before it knocks you off your workout course.

6)A very effective way to prevent over training is to over come your lack of flexibility. By being stiff and sore all the time does not allow you to fully recover from your workouts. To enhance your flexibilty is to do stretches in certain order allowing your body to relax and build upon one stretch after another thus relaxing your body in the process.

Another very good way to improve your flexibility is to use the wall. By using different angles and positions against the wall you will be able to enhance your flexibility with very little effort.

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Weight Training:

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'Shape Magazine'
'Men's Health'
'Outside'
'Maxim'

'Runner's World'

'8 Minutes in the Morning: A Simple Way to Shed up to 2 Pounds a Week Guaranteed'
'Body for Life for Women: A Woman's Plan for Physical and Mental Transformation'
'Scrawny to Brawny : The Complete Guide to Building Muscle the Natural Way'
'Sly Moves : My Proven Program to Lose Weight, Build Strength, Gain Will Power, and Live your Dream'
'Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength'
'The Ultimate New York Body Plan'
'The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised'
'Men's Health Home Workout Bible:'
'Smart Girls Do Dumbbells'
'YOU: The Owner's Manual : An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger'

The Midsection and Core Training:

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'Core Performance : The Revolutionary Workout Program to Transform Your Body and Your Life'
'The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life'
'The Complete Book of Abs : Revised and Expanded Edition'
'8 Minutes in the Morning to a Flat Belly: Lose Up to 6 Inches in Less than 4 Weeks--Guaranteed!'
'8 Minutes in the Morning for Extra-Easy Weight Loss: Guaranteed to shed 2 pounds a week (No equipment required, No calories counting, No deprivation)'
'G-Force : The Ultimate Guide to Your Best Body Ever'
'Five Factor Fitness'
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'The Lean Body Promise : Burn Away Fat and Release the Leaner, Stronger Body Inside You'

Stretching and Yoga moves:

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'Yoga : The Poetry of the Body'
'Ultimate Flexibility: A Complete Guide to Stretching for Martial Arts'
'Stretching: 20th Anniversary (Stretching)'
'The Whartons' Stretch Book'
'Pain Free : A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain'
'Back Care Basics: A Doctor's Gentle Yoga Program for Back and Neck Pain Relief'

Diet:

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'The 3-Hour Diet: How Low-Carb Diets Make You Fat and Timing Makes You Thin'
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'French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating For Pleasure'
'The Maker's Diet: The 40 Day Health Experience That Will Change Your Life Forever'
'The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life'
'The Abs Diet Eat Right Every Time Guide'
'The South Beach Diet Cookbook'
'South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide: The Complete and Easy Reference for All Your Favorite Foods'
'8 Minutes in the Morning for Real Shapes, Real Sizes: Specifically Designed for People Who Want to Lose 30 Pounds or More'
'6-Day Body Makeover : Drop One Whole Dress or Pant Size in Just 6 Days--and Keep It Off'
'Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover : An Accelerated Program of Exercise and Nutrition for Maximum Results in Minimum Time'
'Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals: Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes'
'Eating for Life: Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased Energy! (Body for Life)'
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'Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer & Acheiving Your Ideal Weight'
'The China Study : The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health'
'The Volumetrics Eating Plan : Techniques and Recipes for Feeling Full on Fewer Calories'
'The Abs Diet Eat Right Every Time Guide'

Mindset:

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'YOU: The Owner's Manual : An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger'
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