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Escape Your Shape: How to Work Out Smarter, Not Harder [Paperback]

Edward Jackowski (Author)

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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (May 2 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743211448
ISBN-13: 978-0743211444
Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14.1 x 1.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 340 g

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #292,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The Individualized Fitness Prescription for Your Body Type

Do you wonder why the latest fitness fad doesn't work for you? Have you lifted weights for months, dreaming of toned, defined muscles, with no results? Have you exercised regularly for months -- or even years -- without seeing any changes in your body? If you answered yes to any of these questions, chances are your exercise routine is incomplete and wrong for your body type.

Everyone -- men and women alike -- has a natural shape:

Hourglass® Spoon® Ruler® Cone®

And there's a right and a wrong way to exercise for each. By exercising right for your body type you'll finally see stubborn problem areas start to change in a matter of weeks -- the kind of change that will motivate you to continue until you meet your goals and beyond.

You don't need to buy expensive equipment or devote hours a day to this program. Whether you're twenty-two or seventy-two, a regular at the gym or making a serious commitment to exercise for the first time in your life, the man Fit magazine calls the "Shape Master" puts the most important tool for success in your hands: a detailed step-by-step workout for your body type that you can perform anywhere. With consistent workouts fueled by quantifiable results, you will dramatically change your body for the better and for the rest of your life.

About the Author

Edward J. Jackowski, Ph.D., is the CEO and founder of Exude Inc. (www.exude.com), based in New York City. It is the nation's largest motivational and one-on-one fitness company.

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For years, health clubs, fitness equipment manufactures and all of the so-called fitness experts have been inventing new ways to mentally and physically stimulate us while we exercise. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars You've Been Wasting Your Time!, Jan 19 2004

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This review is from: Escape Your Shape: How to Work Out Smarter, Not Harder (Paperback)

After several years of jumping from weights to running with no visible results except lower back pain (from the running) to beefed up thighs (from the squats), I thought I was doomed to a figure that did not reflect the inner me.
Enter "Escape Your Shape" which should change its title to "Embrace Your Shape", since the premise of the book is to identify your body type and exercise according to its physiology. After two weeks of the hour glass work-out (3 times a week, it's the only time I have available with a 3-year old), I could not believe the results! I'm wearing jeans that have not fit for over 3 years.
Edward knows his exercise! His work-outs are based on years of work with thousands of clients. It shows in his commitment. The one factor that sticks out for me is his ability to show his readers that exercise is not dependant on an aerobics studio, instructor or personal trainer. His work-out can truly be done anywhere. I recently went on a business trip and did the work-out with only a tread-mill and a weight-bar that I stole from a nautilus-type machine.
I encourage others to read his book and change their philosophy about working out and finally see results. As an added bonus, my lower back-pain has disappeared and I actually look forward to my work-outs. When you see & feel your body changing after each work-out, it's all the motivation I need.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Workout!, April 30 2003

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I started to get serious about exercising about 4 years ago. I began running on the treadmill and lifting weights a couple times a week. I became addicted to exercising after I lost 10 lbs in a month. I stuck with this workout for a few years and although I was down to my desired weight, the "problem areas" were still apparent. Frustrated, I slacked off around the holidays last year and gained 10 lbs. AHHHH! At the end of January (I'd had enough of trying to stuff my legs into my favorite jeans) 2002 I discovered Escape Your Shape. WOW! I absolutely love this book! I am an hourglass and I was doing squats and lunges as part of my routine...no wonder my legs never got any smaller. After 3 months of EYS workouts I lost 10 lbs and many inches...wearing a size 6 comfortably. I have never felt so good about myself. This is truly an amazing approach to the correct exercises for your body. I havent performed a squat in over a year! If you stick with this (its kind of tough at first) you WILL see results!

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2.0 out of 5 stars This book is kind of misleading, Sep 6 2002

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He has a point, but after speaking with 2 different Doctor's & one Physical Fitness Certified Instructor - I felt scared to work out the way they told me to. I didn't want to bulk up or increase my already enlarged areas. I followed my Doctors' & Physical Fitness Instructor's advice & I am losing everywhere. Escape your Shape was not working for me, I was not losing like this book said I would. I see others are thrilled with this book, to me it scared me into believing something that wasn't true & it didn't work for me. I have been trying for years and years to lose this excess weight. I now pay my Doctors to help me & it is working without medication, walking for 30 mins 5 days a week & doing my weight bearing excersize on all parts of my body. I hope it works for you, but not for me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It Really Works!
I have tried many exercise programs but none have given the results this program does. The workouts are simple but effective with little equipment needed. Read more

Published on Aug 20 2002 by Jennifer Eilleen Amundson

5.0 out of 5 stars If you think about it, it makes sense
If people were exactly alike, then one type of exercise or workout would work for everyone, right? Well, we know that people are different, and so does Edward Jackowski. Read more

Published on July 26 2002 by Shaz