Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

Immense appreciation goes to all the people who created this book. I am deeply grateful to the valiant warriors on the fitness front who do daily battle to help Americans find their way to fitness and good health—exercise instructors, trainers, Nutritionists, authorities in the growing realm of the mind-body connection in being fit and healthy, equipment innovators, physiologists, physicians, and all the others who have shared their knowledge and permitted me to quote their words. Dr. Surasvati.Berman of the Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Aruba cast a knowledgeable eye.On Chapter 9, “Other Paths to Stretching and Toning.”
My greatest debt of gratitude goes to my three wonderful partners in the project:
Annette Tannander Bank, trainer extraordinaire, whose expertise and dedication to this project have been exceptional; photographer Anne W. Krause, who is responsible for the best images in this book; and Lisa Delong, a conscientious researcher and fine
writer who helped put the pieces together. Without them, this book would not have been possible. Not only has our collaboration been professionally gratifying, but also we’ve become firm friends as well. Thanks also to my careful editors at Alpha Books Krebs who assigned this book; development editor Nancy D. Warner, production editor
Christy Wagner, and copy editor Amy Lepore. Their conscientiousness has enhanced this project, but the responsibility for any errors or omissions is mine.