If you'Äôre like a lot of us, for years you'Äôve been making resolutions and promises about becoming physically fit. Despite all your good intentions, though, somehow it never quite goes according to plan. But you can break that cycle.In Fit at Last, bestselling business author Ken Blanchard and fitness authority Tim Kearin show how Ken, at age seventy-three, finally was able to make lasting improvements in his health and fitness, including dropping over thirty pounds in a year. In ...

Megaselling author Ken Blanchard shares his own story of how-after countless failed attempts-he finally was able to break his cycle of weight gain at age 73, losing over 30 pounds and shedding five inches from his waistline. Ken and his trainer Tim Kearin share techniques that any person can use to get started, overcome obstacles, establish new habits, and enjoy lasting success in becoming healthy and fit in middle age or older age.

As author and high performance coach Pete Leibman demonstrates in this eye-opening book, stronger hours (not longer hours) are the key to feeling and performing your best over the long term.Work Stronger provides a step-by-step, science-based approach for increasing your energy, decreasing your stress, and taking your performance to a higher level. This book also features practical tips and powerful insights from private interviews that Leibman conducted with more than twe...

"Finally—a fitness book for the rest of us! . . . [ Big Fit Girl] is sure to usher in a new generation of tough, curvy athletes." —Jessamyn Stanley, author of Every Body YogaIn Big Fit Girl, Louise Green describes how the fitness industry fails to meet the needs of plus-size women and thus prevents them from improving their health and fitness. By telling her own story of how she stopped dieting, got off the couch, and unleashed her inner ...

Ten simple, practical ways to get moving, get healthy, and feel great.Wanting to get on track and actually getting (and then staying) on track are two totally different things. The million-dollar question is: how do we find the inner motivation to go from thinking about a healthier lifestyle to actually adopting one? How do we get off the sofa and out the front door? Finding Your Fit: A Compassionate Trainer’s Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit provi...

Do you feel overwhelmed by the many demands of coaching? Do you wish you knew exactly what to do in order to help your team succeed?Whether you want to (1) improve your coaching skills, (2) build a great team, or (3) have a positive impact on your players, this book will get you there.Does your coaching fall short of inspirational?I wrote this book to help coaches k...

Robert's commitment to the personal training business earned him the honor of serving the National Strength and Conditioning Association as their Northern California State Director (2010-2012). Robert has his masters degree in personal training, his bachelors degree in kinesiology, is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with distinction, a certified NSCA certified personal trainer with distinction as well as a certified USA Weightlifting Level I coach. "I have grown tired of a...

LAURA STACK, MBA, CSP, is a personal productivity expert and the author of Leave the Office Earlier and Find More Time. As a professional speaker, she helps workers Leave the Office Earlier® with Maximum Results in Minimum Time™. Laura is the president of The Productivity Pro®, Inc., an international time management company whose clients include Microsoft, GM, Time Warner, Lockheed Martin, and Bank of America.Feeling fatigued? Wish you could have more get-up-and-g...

Baseball great Mickey Mantle once said, “If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself”.If you are rolling into your 40s, 50s or beyond, and your body just doesn’t look and feel as young and active as your mind, then it’s time for you to take the Fit Over 40 Challenge.Is it realistic for a 40 plus person, who hasn’t exactly been kind to their bodies in quite some time, to expect to turn back the clock 20 years... or even get in the best shape...

"The Miracle of Health is for everyone who wants to live better and longer."--Dr. John Ratey, MD, author of Spark, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical SchoolEveryone has heard the "hows" and the "whys" when it comes to health and fitness, so why don't we all look and feel the way we truly desire? Good question! Our answer: Because knowledge alone does not inspire change.In The Miracle of Health, we will show you how to unco...

Sport and exercise psychology expert Haley Perlus, Ph.D. shares strategies on developing the mindset to help you achieve your fitness goals.The Ultimate Achievement Journal is Haley Perlus' first of many steps along her journey to becoming the authority on inspiring and guiding individuals toward achieving their peak performance in every domain.Top fitness professionals have provided success journals to help their readers follow their fitness and n...

Do you need inspiration and support in becoming more fit? Then Power Source for Women is the book for you. It:Helps you get in touch with your current fitness level -- mental, emotional, and physicalEncourages you to achieve and sustain optimum health as you agePromotes self-acceptance, self-awareness, self-esteem, fitness, and a 
healthy body as part of a "virtuous circle"