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Title: Natural Fitness by Bob Paris ISBN: 0446670294 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: January, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67
Rating: 4
Summary: The Real Deal
Comment: Because he was a champion bodybuilder, Paris begins, he's the ideal fitness book author. While sometimes championship bodybuilders go on to author terrible books, Paris has given us a great book with Natural Fitness. Taking a mind-body, rational approach to structuring change, the book helps you develop a commitment to your fitness habit by first exploring your priorities and reasons underlying why you work out, and then adding sound weights and aerobic exercise on top. If you are able to commit to going to a gym and doing aerobic exercise as well, this book will give you a sound start. The list of exercises is more than enough for a beginner, but lacks the large-body muscle lifts any athlete will know: these more challenging (and therefore very effective, if somewhat harder to teach) movements such as power cleans, deadlifts, and push presses never make it into this book. I found myself wishing it had more exercise and less philosophical material. People into the emerging whole-food, vegetarian/macrobiotic trend in nutrition might take exception to the nutritionally adaequate somewhat pedestrian diet suggestions, which are full insipid dishes like baked potato, nonfat cottage cheese, cauliflower and spaghetti sauce (for healthful but more interesting nutrition consider supplementing this book with the Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites Cookbook). Nevertheless, a fine book that will change your body and help you build a gym habit, as begin a lifelong journey to an ever-improving workout routine.
Rating: 5
Summary: Rational Fitness
Comment: Since purchasing Bob Paris' book "Natural Fitness" about 10 weeks ago, I have gone through a lot of changes. I made progress toward my weight loss goal of 35 pounds (25 down, 10 to go) I totally changed my diet, built some muscle, and began to look inside to see the things that were driving me on and off a healthy lifestyle. This is what the book is all about: the whole packsage. Paris makes a point of saying that physical health without corresponding progress in mind, emotions, and spirit is a hollow shell. He also asks the reader to delve into his or her motives for fitness in the first place and see what lurks below the surface. It has been an awesome experience because I have been a "hot and cold" fitness buff forever. Well, I'm 47 now, and the "cold" side could have dire consequences for me, so I bought the book. I am so glad I did. This book has everything a person can need to change from a sedentary lifestyle to an active one. It offers tips on the whole person, food, meals, exercises, routines, etc... and challenges our (my) tendency to look for quick fixes for long term problems. This book is real. It is honest and detailed. It has gotten me so stoked that I'm going to buy Paris' "Flawless", the 10 week phyique transformation manual. I feel I'm ready for that one because "Natural Fitness" has prepared me physically and mentally.
Rating: 5
Summary: Thoughtful advice on creating a healthy lifestyle
Comment: This book focuses on introspection and examining your own goals and reasons for becoming fit. Motivation and a balanced approach toward a maintainable fittness program are stressed. It has a slightly philosophical tone, if you like that kind of thing (which I do). After reading this book and applying some of the ideas, I now bike to work and home (30 mi) 3 times a week, I lift weights 3 times a week, and on weekends ... mountain biking and hiking! I have lost 20 pounds, and I feel better then I have in years.
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Title: Prime: The Complete Guide to Being Fit, Looking Good, Feeling Great by Bob Paris, Per Bernal ISBN: 0399527192 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: 04 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Flawless:Ten-Week,total-Image Method for Transforming Your Physique by Bob Paris ISBN: 0446394068 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: March, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Beyond Built: Gde Achieving Ultimate Look by Bob Paris ISBN: 0446391468 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: August, 1992 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Generation Queer: A Gay Man's Quest for Hope Love & Justice by Bob Paris ISBN: 0446675350 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.99 |
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Title: Gorilla Suit: My Adventures in Bodybuilding by Bob Paris ISBN: 0312194587 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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