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Dr. Bob Arnot's Guide to Turning Back the Clock

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Great book! Effective and sound methods to shed the unwanted fat and to feel great! After a few days of implementing the information found in this book by cutting out the "garbage" and replacing it with thier lean counterparts, my stress and anxiety levels fell away and I am much more even and focused. I look forward my daily exercise routine. This book DOES NOT containg any magic bullets, but rather simply explains the mechanics of eating smart coupled with bringing out the athlete within. I am Sold as well

I used Dr. Bob Arnot's Guide to Turning Back the Clock. The results:

I have lost 55 pounds; the bottom number on my blood pressure went down from 94 to 60; my resting pulse has moved from 88 to 62. I have a new lifestyle. I am not hungry and I have learned to eat good food. I'm on track to earn my third belt in karate soon.

I'm sold.

Too many fitness philosophies concentrate on diet only. I liked Dr. Arnots emphasis that being fit is combination of what you eat and your exersice. And realizing that its fun, not a chore.

The book has a great deal of nuts and bolts information on nutrition and different exersices. From what wheel and bearing types/sizes are the fastest for your blades, to recomendations of grams of protein per day required for different needs.

If your in an office all day, you need to get out work to build up your bodies furnace again. New pounds of lean muscle mass will burn more calories. Working out is a great stress reliever and increases mental wellbeing.

Bob, next time I am in Harlem maybe I can show you how to really skate. Excellent book!!

No big speech here,but after years of failure I have lost 40 pounds in six months and found energy and vitality I thought were gone. I'm 44 and feel about 30 or so now, and just as the book said, I actually enjoy and look forward to my workouts. I think the biggest benefit is the way foods work, and the effect they have on the body is explained, that makes this book different.It destroyes alot of myths that are making you diet in vain. This is no miracle cure nor is it an overnight

solution. In fact, the first two months were pretty tough, but after that everything just started to fall in place, including the compliments from my wife and co-workers. So go ahead, spend two months on the rest of your life, you won't be sorry.

Sensible and practical. No quick fixes, but collects a bunch of good tips into one place.

great book, very informative, talks about not only diet, but also the importance of exercise and mixing it up. Not just cardio but muscle building/strengthening as well. No BS in his book, everything makes sense. Oh yeah, Arnie recommends it.

Having recently started a fitness and dietary program to lose weight, I began looking for books to help me do things more effectively. It was during that search that I found Dr. Bob Arnot's Turning Back the Clock. It is a tremendous asset to those of us who have fought obesity for years and was a refreshing and motivating guide about not going hungry while losing weight. I have found that his suggestions on builing on a program of protein and "hard" carbos, that I am more energetic, losing weight, and to beat all...not hungry! I recommend this book to everyone who has fought their waistlines for years and are looking for a long-term solution!

I bought this book as a reference after reading and comparing it with other books on physical fitness and nutrition. Dr. Arnot has written a well organized, comprehensive book at a level that is not too technical. My needs are physical fitness for stamina, endurance and good health. I measure my conditioning goals in terms of blood pressure, BMI and body fat among others. I am not training for triathalons or other extreme sports. Still other books are written for those desiring to lose weight and dieters.

Dr. Arnot's premise is that as we all age, our bodies change. So he helps us to manage that change. "Turning Back the Clock" to him refers to the management of metabolism and the effect on muscle retention. Throughout he includes examples of nutrition, sports and exercises that work for him. He provides references to known products that work and the reasons. He also covers sports and suggestions on resistance exercises as choices for conditioning.

"Dr. Bob Arnot's Guide to Turning Back the Clock" by Robert Arnot, M.D. is a great book for men in their thirties, forties, fifties, and beyond who want to remain physically active and not lose the physical performance they had when in their twenties. The book shows how to lower your biological age through optimum nutrition. Sports-improvement technology, and building new muscle. I've read the book several times and it's one of my favorite general fitness books. (Please note that though the book is aimed at men, Dr. Bob puts a short note to women in chapter one and women can benefit from the information in the book too.)

The book starts out with the game plan. Dr. Bob discusses turning back your biological clock. He points out that if you are in seriously good shape, you won't budge your clock that much. However, those who don't practice optimum nutrition, are sedentary, who are aerobically fit but have never built muscle, and those who are muscularly fit but aerobically unfit will recognize the greatest changes by following his advice. He briefly discusses the vision of re-created youth and how you need to be an athlete. This does not mean you must compete, but rather enjoy the sports-improvement technology and enjoy athletics and activities that are right for you.

Next comes a longer section on eating young. The eight chapters in this section discuss concepts such as feedforward eating, controlling your blood sugar, protein consumption, eating all you want, multicultural eating, grazing, watching what you eat by reading labels and knowing what you are putting into your body, sports foods. The book is older, so the sports foods he discusses were available in the 90s when I first read the book, but now there are many, many choices. So you'd have to use the general advice to analyze the products on today's market.

The next part is getting great fast. The five chapters in this section focus on old warriors, sports-improvement technology, rapid skill advancement, training smart, and how to recover fast. The old warriors chapter is motivational for those of us that are aging, and aren't we all? The other chapters offer good advice on how we can keep going as we age.

The next part is on playing sports. Dr. Bob writes about five sports that you can continue to enjoy regardless of your age and why they are great activities to keep you in shape no matter how old. The five chapters and sports are: Alpine Skiing, Aerobic Tennis, Power Blading, Mountain Biking, and Snow Blading. Even if you don't chose one of these five to incorporate into your life and exercise program, the chapters are worth a read. You might even decide to try one and like it. Or it will reinforce and provide tips for an activity you already enjoy.

The final part is extremely important in my opinion, and that is creating muscles of youth. The chapters focus on growing muscle and there are some very basic weight lifting exercises illustrated and a couple of sample routines. And then there is a final chapter on stretching. Dr. Bob introduces Active Isolated Stretching as he learned from Jim and Phil Wharton. This was my first introduction to this form of stretching when Dr. Bob's book first came out in 1995. Since then, I've incorporated some AI Stretching into my programs and sought out more information by purchasing the books Jim and Phil Wharton wrote.

The book concludes with a short postscript in which Dr. Bob tells about traveling with Arnold Schwarzenegger during his 50-state campaign for youth fitness in 1992 and his desire for people live healthily into old age. I really like his last bit of advice, "For all of us the clock is ticking. Now is the time to turn back the clock to become the best you've ever been."

I agree. Even though the book is a bit older, the advice is as relevant today as when he wrote it. For anyone wanting to slow the physical effects of time, "Dr. Bob's Guide to Turning Back the Clock" is a great place to start.

Reviewed by Alain Burrese, J.D., author of Hard-Won Wisdom From the School of Hard Knocks.

I lost 20 lbs after reading Arnots books. He offers safe and effective advice for folks who want to live longer and healthier lives.