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Actors Halle Berry and Benjamin Bratt, pro basketball player Rick Fox and rapper Eve all work out 25 minutes a day, five days a week. They eat five meals a day, and each meal takes five minutes to prepare. And they look like a million bucks. Although this sounds too good to be true, Pasternak, who trains the above-mentioned stars and others, insists it isn’t. This easy-to-follow lifestyle guide explains Pasternak’s program. Intensity and variety are the keystones of the exercise portion, which simply requires dumbbells and a bench (the plan does include a suspiciously scant five minutes of cardiovascular activity, which readers can complete by power walking or jogging outside, or using a cardio machine at home or at the gym). The diet portion of the plan seems sensible enough; Pasternak urges readers to eat foods that include low-fat, quality protein; moderate carbs; fiber and healthy fat; and to drink sugar-free beverages (he allows one day a week to be a "cheat day"). "Real results" sidebars profile non-famous people who’ve benefited from Pasternak’s approach, including a 74-year-old professor, a 45-year-old film producer and a 37-year-old real estate agent. Backed up with scientific research and including recipes, this book is a refreshingly simple addition to the current diet and health offerings.
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Developed through research with some of the world's leading weight lifters and military organizations, Harley Pasternak's fitness and meal plan has been used by Hollywood's biggest celebrities to stay in shape and still have a life.
5-Factor Fitness presents Pasternak's regimen-alternating strength training and aerobics-that lets dieters eat more, work out less, and achieve results in just 5 weeks:
- Work out 5 days a week-at home or at the gym, for only 25 minutes a day, to lose fat, gain lean muscle and increase energy
- Eat 5 meals a day to boost metabolism and reduce body fat
- Follow 5 simple criteria for each meal, and spend only 5 minutes preparing each one
- Indulge in a weekly cheat day: one day a week to satisfy cravings and eat favorite foods
5-Factor Fitness presents Pasternak's regimen-alternating strength training and aerobics-that lets dieters eat more, work out less, and achieve results in just 5 weeks:
- Work out 5 days a week-at home or at the gym, for only 25 minutes a day, to lose fat, gain lean muscle and increase energy
- Eat 5 meals a day to boost metabolism and reduce body fat
- Follow 5 simple criteria for each meal, and spend only 5 minutes preparing each one
- Indulge in a weekly cheat day: one day a week to satisfy cravings and eat favorite foods
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fitness Lover,
By A Customer
This review is from: 5-Factor Fitness: The Diet and Fitness Secret of Hollywood's A-List (Paperback)
I bought this book recently, I have read alot of fitness books and magazines but this is the best. It is everything you need with no bull crap and it actually works. I was so sore after the first 25 minute workout I did. I will never waste money on another mag again. I recommend this book 100%
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good but Limited for the Long Haul,
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This review is from: 5-Factor Fitness: The Diet and Fitness Secret of Hollywood's A-List (Paperback)
There is no question that Harley has a good program here - the workout plan is demanding, interesting and effective. It is also very efficient with its use of time - Like most people, I have a full life (in my case a family, a small business, yoga, community involvement and so on) so I simply don't have a full hour to devote to an exercise program every day. Harley addresses this well with this program, packing the exercises into 25 well-used minutes. Perfect...So why don't I give this book five stars? Because it gets you going on a excellent program for 5 weeks and then drops you like a hot potato. There is not a word on what to do after you have finished the five week program and still have the rest of you life to live. No clue whether to just do it all over again exactly the same, or change the reps or the weights or whatever. Checking out Harley's web site doesn't help either - it is all about 5-Factor Diets and 5-Factor Potato Chips (I'm not joking) and stuff about weight loss. Great, but the point for us is fitness and I guess that just isn't as profitable as diets these days. Anyway, my husband and I hung on for a year and a half of repeating the same 5 week program, experimenting with weight and rep changes, but we were just guessing. In the end we started to experience strain injuries and moved on. Too bad, because we really wanted a program we could set up as a life style and the 5-Factor got close but fizzled. Maybe Harley's next book will address that - if it does we would buy it in a second.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Amazing,
By JanetS "Princess" (Washago, Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 5-Factor Fitness: The Diet and Fitness Secret of Hollywood's A-List (Paperback)
Everyone who knows of Harley Pasternak knows his programs work, if you work them. The book is easy to follow. Mine is almost worn out. A great program.
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