Working Out Sucks! (And Why It Doesn’t Have To): The Only 21-Day Kick-Start Plan for Total Health and Fitness You’ll Ever Need
Release date: 2012 / 304 pages
Synopsis (from Amazon): Tired of diet books that promise to change your life in five minutes? Tired of trying to get healthy and fit—and really getting nowhere? Chuck Runyon, Brian Zehetner, and Rebecca DeRossett are here to confirm what you already know: Working out sucks. The good news? With the new approaches in this book, that is about to change. Working Out Sucks! deprograms those of us who have long been brainwashed by unhealthy habits, destructive attitudes, and misinformation about health, and offers a no-nonsense way to get back on track. Because, while working out may suck, the alternatives—from heart disease to premature aging and shortened lifespan–are a lot worse. As he does in his 1,700 Anytime Fitness clubs (with more than one million members worldwide–and growing), Runyon emphasizes user-friendliness and utility in this get-real, get-healthy message, complete with Zehetner’s 21-day kick-start plan and DeRossett’s tips for mental health.
Review: Just in time for those New Year’s Resolutions, the CEO and co-founder of Anytime Fitness, Chuck Runyon, has written Working Out Sucks to help readers understand and embrace the importance of nutrition and fitness. Runyon begins with the story of his brother, whose death during heart transplant surgery at the age of seventeen motivated Runyon to help others. Although Working Out Sucks focuses on the day-to-day changes in diet and activity required for health and fitness, Runyon’s mission is much larger: he firmly believes that fitness increases self-esteem, which in turn improves the ability to acquire an education, secure a higher paying job, and contribute to society.
Working Out Sucks dismantles common excuses for avoiding healthy choices: lack of time, money, or motivation. Part Two showcases inspiring stories of Anytime Fitness clients who have successfully lost weight and explains how to become a success story through the use of vision, skills, and community support. Part Three tackles nutrition — specifically regarding carbohydrates, fiber, protein, fat, water and supplements. Part Four explores ways to incorporate more movement into each day and ends with a 21-day plan for changing habits — including recipes and work-out plans.
Although Working Out Sucks is geared toward beginners, even the fittest readers will find value in this accessible guide to a healthier lifestyle. In addition, all proceeds go to Limbs For Life (www.limbsforlife.org), an organization that helps individuals who need prosthetic care. Runyon believes, “Yes, working out sucks… but you shouldn’t have to lose a limb to appreciate the ones you have.”
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As someone who just bargained with herself and said “if you buy broccoli and not cupcakes at the grocery store you can get McDonald’s for breakfast…” I feel like i need this book…. Thanks for the recommendation and the chance to win!
Have lost almost thirty pounds, and want to lose about twenty more to get to where I want to be. Would love this book for inspiration!
Boy! Do I need to read this book! Please consider me for the giveaway….
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I sure could use this. Maybe one of these books/videos/magazines will do the trick
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