Great Shape:The First Fitness Guide For Large Women Book

	Acknowledgements	xi
	Preface	xv
	Introduction	xvii
Chapter 1	Fat and Fit: An Idea Whose Time Has Come	1
Chapter 2	Getting Started: A Different Approach	25
Chapter 3	Exercise and Weight: Separating Fact from Propaganda	36
Chapter 4	Warm-ups, Cool-downs, and Stretches	58
Chapter 5	We Dance Exercises and Dance Steps	75
Chapter 6	I'd Walk a Mile for a Swim: Walking and Swimming for No Pain, All Gain	101
Chapter 7	Sports for Any Body (Yes, This Means You)	126
Chapter 8	Learning Body Awareness: Tips from Sport Psychology	145
Chapter 9	Pitfalls, Detours, Comebacks: How to Keep Yourself Motivated	168
Appendix I	Annotated Bibliography	189
	Books
	Magazines/Newsletters
	Additional Relevant Research
Appendix II	Exercise Resources	199
	Classes
	Organizations
	Exercise Videos/Review of the Exercise Videos
Appendix III	Clothing	217
	Clothing Resources
	Review of the Dancewear
	Sewing Resources
Appendix IV	Becoming an Instructor	227
Appendix V	For Instructors: Starting a Class for Large Women	231
	Index	237