- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (April 15 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312199597
- ISBN-13: 978-0312199593
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #577,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The most remarkable facts about the "fitness boom" are that most people still don't exercise, and among those who do, few get the results they envisioned. For every couch yam who turns his health around and successfully runs a marathon, there must be hundreds or thousands who can't maintain even the least-ambitious fitness program and end up worse off than they were before: heavier, less healthy, and more despondent over their failure to improve the way they look and feel.
Michael Gerrish is uniquely qualified to examine the phenomenon of exercise nonadherence, being both a certified and experienced trainer and a psychotherapist. He suggests that many of the problems people have with their fitness programs start long before they ever step into a gym. Long-term, low-grade depression can make it impossible to follow through on an exercise plan. Relentless perfectionism can be another stumbling block (which he calls UFOs, or "unidentified fitness obstacles"). Or you could have attention deficit disorder, causing you to tune out important bits of instruction or "forget" crucial components of a workout schedule.
For each potential fitness UFO that Gerrish identifies, he offers a checklist you can go through to see if any of it applies to you, a list of ways to overcome the problem, and resources to turn to for help, if you decide you need it. --Lou Schuler
From Library Journal
Exercise physiologist and personal fitness trainer Gerrish has compiled an inspirational framework for unraveling Unidentified Fitness Obstacles (UFOs). Initially, he analyzes self-sabotaging patterns of emotional barriers, energy blocks, and societal pressures that fuel fitness failures. Taking a psychotherapeutic approach, the author explains how physical energy is affected by such mental states as depression, perfectionism, and biochemical imbalances. He encourages fitness fulfillment by exorcising the body-image ego that has been indoctrinated with consumerist obsessive-compulsive fitness aspirations. Gerrish also addresses physical, nutritional, cardiovascular, and weight-training issues. His book is packed with reasonable advice for derailing the pressures of internal and societal UFOs (e.g., seven tips to combat Frequent Exposure to Fattening Foods), although some readers may consider his conclusions obvious and too brief. Recommended for public libraries with consumer health collections. (Index not seen.)Rebecca Cress-Ingebo, Wright State Univ Libs., Dayton, OH
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This book saved my body of being fat forever,
By Jaime "jsv@mail.com" (Mexico) - See all my reviews
This review is from: When Working Out Isn't Working Out: A Mind/Body Guide to Conquering Unidentified Fitness Obstacles (Paperback)
This book has solved years of frustration becuase I have been working out for years and years and for that amount of time have done nothing. Were still fat and unfit. The people who trained me were worried for the nutrition and the trainings. Have tried dozens of diets and routines for years, and nothing happened. Those were not the problems, but no one could see which one were; even by myself. This book is not about training secrets, or nutrition tips. Is about knowing yourself and identify those little things that can ruin all you are working for. I you are going nowhere, not because you cannot add more muscle, but because you cannot begin to add muscle, or when you begin to progress suddenly something happens that makes you lose it all; then, this reading is a must. There are a lot of other books out there to help you build excellent routines and nutrition programs, but this is the only one to help you with problems you cannot imagine existed. If you pay fot the gym, supplements, trainers, food and muscle mags. Why not spend some bucks to make sure everything is perfect in your trainings, nutrition and yourself? The worse thing can happen is to realize that nothing on the book were intended for you, and that are going to be good news. After a year, I am thin and muscular for the first time of my life. And all I needed were in one page of the book. Are you willing to take the risk of not reading it?
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow! Why didn't someone write this before!!!!,
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This review is from: When Working Out Isn't Working Out: A Mind/Body Guide to Conquering Unidentified Fitness Obstacles (Paperback)
Wow! Finally, someone has written about the dirty little secret of dieting and fitness programs. Some people (whisper it) eat right, work out and yet....don't lose weight. A friend of ours had the sleep apnea checked out. He was very overweight, to the point of threatening his life. He couldn't stick with any exercise program because he was horribly tired. He slept at work. He was diagnosed with sleep apnea, got a device to assist his breathing and now is awake at work and walking for exercise. We think this book saved his life. Even very fit people sometimes plateau in their workout programs. Could it be a food allergy? Bad time of year? This book gives some important clues as to what might be holding you back. Even if your fitness and weight loss program is going fine, why not make sure you aren't being held back by one of these "UFO" or Unidentified Fitness Obstacles. Great, great book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Book With Cutting Edge Ideas!,
By A Customer
This review is from: When Working Out Isn't Working Out: A Mind/Body Guide to Conquering Unidentified Fitness Obstacles (Paperback)
I found this book to be a plethoric resource. If a corporation commissioned a team to compile all of the information found in this book, it would have to consist of at least a dozen experts working round the clock for years. Yet it's all presented in a very non-intimidating way. I found the author's style to be inclusive, considerate, and encouraging. While it's clear that he's open to many schools of thought, the guidance he provides is objective and firmly rooted in common sense. And instead of implying that there's only one right way to achieve success, he suggests many different tactics to help readers accomplish their goals. How refreshing! For anyone who lacks the motivation to diet or exercise, or who does exercise regularly, but is dissatisfied with their progress, this book is a must read!"
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