Lucy Croft
“As usual, Jim has written and book that is straight talking and easy to follow. Great stuff!!”
Amazon Verified Purchase, Paulette Mahurin (usz)
“I ventured on into reading about other key factors to exercise: food and motivation; which were conservatively and effectively written. It is a useful and well written exercise book.”
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“This book is perfect for … book.”
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“This book is perfect for the beginner. The author doesn’t just set you a routine and set you on your way, he explains clearly, why you are doing each part of the training.”
Amazon Verified Purchase, Chris Naish
“The print and display motivational posters included inside should prove helpful to the rush of new years resolution trainees who drop their new habits quickly due to lack of motivation.”
If you would like a progressive training routine that:
• Will break you in to an exercise routine gently
• You can do from home
• Will not take up a lot of your time
• Will keep you motivated
Then this book is for you!
If you are one of the millions of people that:
• Has “tried everything to lose weight”
• Knows that it’s time to change but have not got a clue where to start
• Is unsure about joining a gym or leisure club. ( I know, this can be daunting)
• That knows that you need to do something about your situation as the weight is creeping on, your fitness levels are dropping and you know that only a life style change will help you.
Again, you will benefit from this book.
Hi, I’m James Atkinson (Jim to my friends and readers). I’m a qualified personal trainer and fitness coach, competing bodybuilder and have a burning desire to help others reach their fitness goals.
I have been training for over fifteen years. This training has taken me from long distance running to bodybuilding competition.
It is fair to say that I have learned the secrets of weight loss and fitness from my own personal journey. I have been fat, skinny and muscle bound throughout my fitness career and I really feel fulfilment from helping and advising others when it comes to their goals.
So this book is all about fitness for the beginner. Believe me; I can empathise with the beginner.
There is so much contradicting information out there today that it will confuse the training newbie to a point that it will actually kill their potential.
It is for this reason that I wrote this book, If I happened to be a beginner to fitness, overweight, recovering from an injury or unhappy with my body in any way and I know what I know now, this 6 week routine is exactly what I would do to start me off!
Good luck and remember that I am always happy to help where I can.
All the best
Jim
Email: [email protected]
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This is a great book that starts nice and easy for people like me! Having the book to read and follow helped with my motivation as it isn’t written in a condescending manner, it’s written in a way that I can believe the author actually does want me to follow the program and build a healthier life for myself.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May Not Be for Total Beginners or Those Who Are Weak
In general, I think this is a well-put-together book for beginning to work out at home. There are definitely some issues, unfortunately, for the true beginner, which I will get to in a bit. If you plan to follow the book, you will need to buy handled resistance bands and an exercise ball. Over half the book, despite the subtitle that states that the book is about a 6-week exercise program, is more about general information about exercise, healthy food, and motivation as well as introductory essays on resistance and cardio training. You can tell that the author knows his subject well and can appreciate problems that those who do not exercise regularly may have when starting a program like this. I particularly liked the motivation section with actual quotes that you could write down on a piece of paper and stick up around your house. Some do not apply just to exercise but to other parts of life as well. Loved the one about your comfort zone.
I did have a few issues with the book. In the 6-week workout section, it would have been helpful if, at least for the first few weeks, there were mini pictures next to the names of the exercises he wants you to do. All the exercises, with full photographs, are in the back of the book. This is definitely awkward for an ebook, as flipping back and forth between locations is not as simple as it is with a physical book. A visual reminder of each exercise could quickly bring it back to mind, especially in the early weeks.
The other issue with the book is that I do not think that the 6-week plan would work for those who are true beginners or are out of shape. I will admit that I was shocked that for Week 1, he recommended walking one mile for exercise. One mile is a pretty long distance for someone who is just getting into fitness. I remember when my mother was diagnosed with diabetes and started an exercise program; she was lucky to make it to the next house when she first started, and it took her a few days to be able to walk around the block, let alone an entire mile! I say: start where you’re at and keep pushing the boundaries within reason. I also thought that some exercises used in the beginning weeks could possibly be problematic for those who are weak—particularly the triceps exercises, as I thought they could easily land someone with a thump on the ground and very sore shoulder and upper arm muscles, if not injured ones.
So I can only recommend this book with reservations. I think the front introductory material is excellent for beginners, but know your limits for the actual 6-week workout and do not press yourself so far that you get injured or want to quit because even his seemingly minimal standards may be too much for you.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.