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Title: Smart Exercise : Burning Fat, Getting Fit by Covert Bailey ISBN: 0-395-66114-5 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 05 January, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: More in-depth explanation than I've seen before
Comment: I bought this book because it was recommended in a mens' fitness magazine as being one of the best fitness books of the decade and I don't regret it. I've read a lot about diet and exercise and after a while it all sounds the came, but Mr. Bailey's book tackles the subject of exercise in a more in-depth manner. He doesn't just tell you that low-intensity full-body exercise is good for burning fat. He explains why in a convincing manner and the explanation goes beyond the "standard" stuff you tend to see in magazines. And it's not just about burning fat either. He explains what are the best ways to work out so that you can improve your aerobic fitness or how to train your short-term engery system for sprinting, etc...
Beware that there is some discussion of biochemistry -- so you will see references to scary-sounding terms like the Krebs cycle, glucose, lactic acid, pyruvic acid, and triglycerides. However, he doesn't go into horrible, boring detail about these subjects. In fact, having some familiarity with this from previous biology classes, I think I might've enjoyed a little more in-depth treatment of these areas, but then that depends on what you're interested in. Don't worry -- it's not super-complicated. He doesn't go through all the steps of the Krebs cycle for instance. He gives you enough to illustrate the points and to show that he knows what he's talking about.
Some might find his cute humor style annoying. For instance, he talks a lot about making you a "better butter burner". And he sometimes makes up silly stories that are not true to illustrate a point. It didn't bother me, but some people might be bothered by his lack of political correctness. He is quite liberal in his use of the word "fat people". He is pretty consistent in calling them "fat" rather than "unfit". Not being into political correctness, I found this amusing rather than offensive.
One other caveat is that the book is a little bit depressing at times in that it talks a lot about fat people (his phrase, see above :-) don't burn fat well, have a smaller range in which they can rest, have difficulty exercising at the proper intensity for results, and basically are just at a tremendous disadvantage while fit people burn fat well and have many advantages in getting fit. Might be depressing to you, but if it's true, you need to know so that you can take the right steps to get on the slow road toward fitness.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Book On Exercise and Weight Loss Available!
Comment: Tired of reading all those diet books (Sugar Busters, The Amazing Just Eat Protein And You'll Permanentely Lose Weight) while you continue to get hopelessly fatter? Then I have good news, my temporarily over-fat friends: Covert Bailey's "Smart Exercise!"
Why? Because as Covert explains time and again in this wonderful book "THE ONLY WAY TO PERMANENTLY LOSE FAT IS TO BECOME A BETTER 'BUTTER BURNER', AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO EXERCISE--PERIOD!"
Save yourselves the money and heart-ache, people. No diet plan ALONE is going to keep you thin and fit. Diets will only promote temporary weight loss. Unless you plan on starving yourself the rest of your life, you'll gain all the weight back and more. Just read Covert's book and he'll explain why--in easy to understand terms. He's got a degree (in biochemistry, I beleive) from MIT. I think he knows what he's talking about.
If any of you have read Bob Greene's book (The Oprah book--another excellent choice) I think you'll be happy to see that he and Covert recommend the same things (Isn't it nice to see two experts in the field actually agreeing?) Do what Covert says, and you'll lose weight and feel better than you ever imagined. I guarantee it.
Oh, and a note on a few of the hot diet books mentioned above. Skip 'em. Sugar Busters is fine, but you need to worry about exercise first! ( For MUCH better dietary advice, Read Dr. Dean Ornish's books) And when are these "high protein diet" people going to quit? High protein diets are not only hard on your body, they also dehydrate you--which is where all that miraculous weight loss comes from. Exercise and eat a balanced diet as outlined in Covert's and Bob's books and you'll be fine.Best of luck!
Rating: 3
Summary: not all that
Comment: the book is too biology/chemistry related. I was looking for a more practical hands on approach to exercise. This is great if you are already very knowledgable and perhaps you are in the profession of exercise. For your average person it was way too detailed. A whole chapter was on the Kreb Cycle. Who cares tell me what exercises are most beneficial. He also refutes alot of theories that have been long standing in exercise yet he does'nt provide proof of his way.
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Title: The Ultimate Fit or Fat by Covert Bailey ISBN: 0618002049 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 04 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Smart Eating by Ronda Gates, Covert Bailey ISBN: 039585492X Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 12 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Fit or Fat Woman by Lea Bishop, Covert Bailey ISBN: 0395510104 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 27 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: The Fit or Fat Target Diet by Covert Bailey ISBN: 0395510821 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 27 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Smart Talk on Health & Fitness by Covert Bailey ISBN: 1572700319 Publisher: The Audio Partners Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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