Fit and Female: The Perfect Fitness and Nutrition Game Plan for Your Unique Body Type
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"No one understands what it means to be fit and female better than Geralyn Coopersmith. Her work has brought results to women nationwide."
-Carol Espel, MS, National Director of Group Fitness for Equinox Fitness Clubs
"Every woman should read Geralyn's book."
-Michael Boyle, author of Functional Training for Sports
"Coopersmith leads the reader to new levels of self-awareness and the ability to make educated choices. Underlying her hip, upbeat tone is a sound background in exercise physiology and a strong desire to help women improve their lifestyles."
-Joan Pagano, author of Strength Training for Women
Ever wonder why some women look great with very little effort while others exercise and diet obsessively with disappointing results? The fact is, when it comes to getting in shape, all women are not created equal. We've all heard about apples and pears, but there's lots more to women's bodies than just that. If you've been frustrated by fad diets and the workout of the month that never seems to work, you need a program designed specifically for your unique body type.
In Fit + Female, Geralyn Coopersmith, a top fitness expert and certified personal trainer, ditches the one-size-fits-all approach to getting in shape and helps you determine which type you are. Then you get a nutrition and exercise plan that's tailored for your needs, not just generic, off-the-rack advice. If you want to get back into that clingy little number that now hugs all the wrong places, this is the realistic, scientific how-to for you!
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 A Must Read Informative Guide to Your Metabolism |
| Review Date: September 7, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Aleatha Coleman, |
I checked this book out at the library and read it. I was so impressed by the book that I decided to purchase it from Amazon. It's filled with information that you need to learn to love your body and the type it is. Knowing what metabolism and how it works is crucial to weight loss. Once you know how fast your metabolism is you can learn to deal with its speed or slowness.
If your curvy love your curves. You will never be a waif. If your straight up and down love it. You won't be voluptuous but you can get more definition in your body.
Loving your body and working out according to its type is what this book is all about.
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Great read!
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| Review Date: January 18, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Dasaya Cates, Columbus, OH |
| I think if you're someone who is trying to lose weight or get healthy and fit, it's essential to do your research. We can count fat grams or carbs all we like, but that's not the entire story. This is an easy to read book that gives you insight into your individual body type, and how best to work with what God gave you for weight-loss success. The only thing that I don't like is that you will have to go elsewhere for really good, results-oriented exercise plans, but this gives a good start. |
body type drawings are hard to understand
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| Review Date: September 10, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Lorrie Rothstein, |
| i just finished this book. i thought the nutrition information was informative and i liked the style of writing. i was lost on the body types of women because the drawings were not helpful so i could not pick an exercise plan. i was suprised to learn that the scale is not helpful for weight becuase it deopends on time of day, week, and what you eat. the numbers are not always the same. in the book she tells you to wear layers during exercise. she says to remove the layers when you get warm but this is not pracitcal in public. where would you put the clothes and people will think you are being indecent. |
Good in parts
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| Review Date: May 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: TaosBrit, Taos, NM USA |
I gave this a try because it had good reviews, but I think that whether you find this book helpful and motivating depends very much on the type of person you are. There's much talk of the unrealistic 'Barbie' figure, but the body type and exercise illustrations are almost as far from reality - just a nit I know, but... As I read through the book, it seemed as if it's mainly a fitness and nutrition book for fitness centre members, with some post-editing done to acknowledge overweight people.
The diet section trots out the same old stuff, with slight variations in summaries for each body type. I.e. chicken breasts and steamed vegetables, more fibre.
The exercise sections were much better, and something I feel I will do.
So overall, I didn't feel motivated by this book. I found "Dr Abravanel's Body Type Diet and Lifetime Nutrition Plan" much more compelling and motivating. Maybe because there seems to be some research behind his suggestions: the basis of hormonal 'types' provides advice that makes sense to me and feels 'right' for my challenges. I can more readily identify with the body type(s) and cases he talks about. |
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