- Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Rodale Books; 1 edition (Oct 18 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 157954598X
- ISBN-13: 978-1579545987
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 19.4 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 680 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #325,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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First the bad news. In the decades leading up to menopause, the average woman can expect to gain 29 pounds. The better news is found on the pages of Fit Not Fat at Forty Plus, an outstanding diet and fitness guide from the editors of Prevention magazine. Grounded in the latest research and packed with practical suggestions, the book recognizes the unique gravity-defying needs of women over 40. Early chapters offer a crash course on the "midlife fitness crisis" of lowered estrogen and sluggish metabolism. "To win the metabolic war, you must change the way you eat and exercise," warn the authors. Other chapters offer hope and help for women with suddenly flabby arms, tight jeans, afternoon fatigue, and a bathroom scale that won’t budge. The key is developing a personal diet and fitness strategy to boast metabolic rate and counter hormonal shifts. One standout section explains why stress feeds fat cells and how to define whether you are feeling hungry or stressed. Readers who follow these metabolism-boosting workouts and sample eating plans can lose the over-the-hill birthday cards. --Barbara Mackoff
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"If I have to listen to one more 18-year-old in a leotard telling me to 'work it harder,' I'm going to scream!"
Finally, a fitness plan for real women!
Aerobo-bunnies got you down? In the high-impact world of extreme diet and fitness guides, those of us over 40 can sometimes seem left behind.
Well, no more. Finally, there's a weight-loss guide for real women.
Fit Not Fat at 40-Plus is the only diet and fitness guide that has analyzed the complex roles of metabolism, hormone changes, physical challenges, and stress in women's post-40 weight gain, and devised a quick-start, easy follow-through plan for immediate results. You will ...
Never get bored again! Sample hundreds of exciting new exercises, 10-minute workouts, motivational secrets, and insider tricks, everything from how to remain sweat-free to how to look like a pro at your first African dance or yoga class.
Boost your metabolism around the clock! More than 100 step-by-step photos of easy-to-follow muscle-building exercises show you how to boost your calorie-burning power by 15 percent-- an extra 300 calories a day-- even when you're sleeping!
Banish pain and discomfort! Choose from more than 25 specific fitness prescriptions to help relieve everything from asthma and diabetes to osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Blast cravings and eat all day! Build your 40-Plus Eating Plan around mouthwatering recipes, 14 days of interchangeable meal plans, and the only diet you'll ever need to lose weight, prevent disease, and manage your blood sugar, designed by a dietitian from the Joslin Diabetes Center of Harvard University.
Kick your feet up-- and lose even more weight! Learn why destressing is your new mandatory weight-loss strategy, and choose from 50 luxurious mini-escapes in the Relax and Recharge Plan-- because you deserve it!
In just 1 week, you'll be on your way to shedding pounds, years, and worries. Leave the sweating, injuries, and fad-diet frustrations to those aerobo-bunnies-- this plan's just for 0you!
Finally, a fitness plan for real women!
Aerobo-bunnies got you down? In the high-impact world of extreme diet and fitness guides, those of us over 40 can sometimes seem left behind.
Well, no more. Finally, there's a weight-loss guide for real women.
Fit Not Fat at 40-Plus is the only diet and fitness guide that has analyzed the complex roles of metabolism, hormone changes, physical challenges, and stress in women's post-40 weight gain, and devised a quick-start, easy follow-through plan for immediate results. You will ...
Never get bored again! Sample hundreds of exciting new exercises, 10-minute workouts, motivational secrets, and insider tricks, everything from how to remain sweat-free to how to look like a pro at your first African dance or yoga class.
Boost your metabolism around the clock! More than 100 step-by-step photos of easy-to-follow muscle-building exercises show you how to boost your calorie-burning power by 15 percent-- an extra 300 calories a day-- even when you're sleeping!
Banish pain and discomfort! Choose from more than 25 specific fitness prescriptions to help relieve everything from asthma and diabetes to osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Blast cravings and eat all day! Build your 40-Plus Eating Plan around mouthwatering recipes, 14 days of interchangeable meal plans, and the only diet you'll ever need to lose weight, prevent disease, and manage your blood sugar, designed by a dietitian from the Joslin Diabetes Center of Harvard University.
Kick your feet up-- and lose even more weight! Learn why destressing is your new mandatory weight-loss strategy, and choose from 50 luxurious mini-escapes in the Relax and Recharge Plan-- because you deserve it!
In just 1 week, you'll be on your way to shedding pounds, years, and worries. Leave the sweating, injuries, and fad-diet frustrations to those aerobo-bunnies-- this plan's just for 0you!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
This info really worked for me.,
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This review is from: Fit Not Fat at 40-Plus: The Shape-Up Plan that Balances Your Hormones, Boosts Your Metabolism, and Fights Female Fat in Your Forties-- and Beyond (Paperback)
This book covers excersize, nutrition/diet and other lifestyle factors in an easy to read format. It explained the reason for doing those things you already know you should be doing. I lost my recently gained menopause pounds really quickly and began to see muscles developing. Nothing else I tried before this had worked for me. This book has sensible info on the subject.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good motivation,
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This review is from: Fit Not Fat at 40-Plus: The Shape-Up Plan that Balances Your Hormones, Boosts Your Metabolism, and Fights Female Fat in Your Forties-- and Beyond (Paperback)
If you've done a fair amount of reading already about health, diet, nutrition and exercise, there's not a whole lot new in here. However, if you're looking for some additional ideas for exercising and stress management, or if you just want some comfort that you're not the only middle-age women battling a spreading middle -- and want to know WHY and specifically how you might fight it off -- this isn't a bad addition to your library.
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This review is from: Fit Not Fat at 40-Plus: The Shape-Up Plan that Balances Your Hormones, Boosts Your Metabolism, and Fights Female Fat in Your Forties-- and Beyond (Paperback)
If you've done a fair amount of reading already about health, diet, nutrition and exercise, there's not a whole lot new in here. However, if you're looking for some additional ideas for exercising and stress management, or if you just want some comfort that you're not the only middle-age women battling a spreading middle -- and want to know WHY and specifically how you might fight it off -- this isn't a bad addition to your library.
52 of 54 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
This info really worked for me.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fit Not Fat at 40-Plus: The Shape-Up Plan that Balances Your Hormones, Boosts Your Metabolism, and Fights Female Fat in Your Forties-- and Beyond (Paperback)
This book covers excersize, nutrition/diet and other lifestyle factors in an easy to read format. It explained the reason for doing those things you already know you should be doing. I lost my recently gained menopause pounds really quickly and began to see muscles developing. Nothing else I tried before this had worked for me. This book has sensible info on the subject.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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This review is from: Fit Not Fat at 40-Plus: The Shape-Up Plan that Balances Your Hormones, Boosts Your Metabolism, and Fights Female Fat in Your Forties-- and Beyond (Paperback)
I have enjoyed reading the information in this book. The insight on GI eating, importance of exercise, value of supplements is amazing. I have changed my diet choices to lower GI and you would not believe how long I am able to go in between meals. Why? because I'm not harassed by bouts of hypoglycemia. It's great. I haven't lost any weight as of yet but I imagine that's inevitable!
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