The Body Noble: 20 Minutes to a Hot Body with Hollywood's Coolest Trainer [Hardcover]

Derek Noble (Author), Carol Colman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2, 2005

The hottest way to a healthy, fit body!

Would you like to get a lean, fit body, feel reenergized and stress-free, and stay in great shape without having to hire a personal trainer, race off to an exercise class, or turn your life upside down? Now you can.

"Derek's knowledge and expertise helped me to compete during my professional tennis career at my highest potential."
--John McEnroe

"Derek's program, which covers everything from fitness and stretching to nutrition, is innovative and unique. I have been searching for a program that encompasses everything that I need, and with The Body Noble, I have finally found it. I recommend this program to anyone who doesn't have a lot of time but still wants to look and feel great."
--Max Mutchnick, creator and Executive Producer of Will & Grace

"I had been on the Body Noble program for less than two weeks and I already noticed a remarkable difference in my energy and stress levels."
--Dana, mother and corporate trainer

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Sitting in a traffic jam or in an airplane . . . working at your desk . . . staying in a hotel . . . keeping up with the house and the kids—with all the demands of life, most of us think we can't possibly find time to exercise and get healthy, much less get ourselves to a gym. Now, fitness lifestyle expert and celebrity trainer Derek Noble presents a proven, breakthrough program that works with your busy schedule to help you become sculpted, lean, and fit—without investing hours of your time each day or your hard-earned money in a gym membership or expensive home equipment.

The Body Noble presents a safe, simple, fast approach to getting and maintaining a fit, sexy body in just minutes a day. Noble has worked with scores of high-performance athletes, models, and actors who have little time to work out but still have to look as if they live at the gym. Here, he reveals his groundbreaking Body Noble Method—a hip, innovative fitness lifestyle plan that offers you ingenious ways to work in his customized exercises and cardio routines anywhere, anytime!

Incorporating all the important components of fitness into the program—muscle toning, stretching, cardio, nutrition, and relaxation— Noble introduces his unique focus-touch visualization technique to show you how to boost the effectiveness of any exercise. You'll see how to use simple props—from an exercise ball and resistance bands to a chair and your kitchen sink—to isolate and tone every muscle group in your body. Noble also draws upon his extensive background to teach you how to strengthen your weak points and protect yourself against injury.

Whether you're at work, at home, or on the go, you'll discover how you can:

• Customize your workout to your specific body type
• Use proper exercise techniques for more effective workouts
• Keep lean and toned with easy moves such as the Couch Crunch, the Chair Butt Squat, and the Steering Wheel Squeeze
• Add cardio to your day while you're doing other things, such as watching television, shopping, or cleaning the kitchen
• Incorporate a 10-second Power Stretch into every routine so you can stretch your muscles immediately after working them out

The Body Noble Method is as much about enhancing and enjoying your life as it is about improving your body. You'll learn how to get the proper nutrition from the right foods, stay mentally and physically centered, and find moments of relaxation in your hectic schedule. Get started today with The Body Noble and achieve results you never dreamed possible!

From the Back Cover

The hottest way to a healthy, fit body!

Would you like to get a lean, fit body, feel reenergized and stress-free, and stay in great shape without having to hire a personal trainer, race off to an exercise class, or turn your life upside down? Now you can.

"Derek's knowledge and expertise helped me to compete during my professional tennis career at my highest potential."
—John McEnroe

"Derek's program, which covers everything from fitness and stretching to nutrition, is innovative and unique. I have been searching for a program that encompasses everything that I need, and with The Body Noble, I have finally found it. I recommend this program to anyone who doesn't have a lot of time but still wants to look and feel great."
—Max Mutchnick, creator and Executive Producer of Will & Grace

"I had been on the Body Noble program for less than two weeks and I already noticed a remarkable difference in my energy and stress levels."
—Dana, mother and corporate trainer

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (December 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471724181
• ISBN-13: 978-0471724186
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,065,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm Derek Duke Noble a celebrity fitness trainer, lifestyle wellness coach and sports massage therapist who has trained top actors, models and executives in the entertainment industry, including John McEnroe, Tatum O'Neal, Michael J. Fox, John Cusak, Rutger Hauer and Maria Shriver. I am also the creator and host of "Urban Fitness TV", a stylized, fitness lifestyle television series that airs nationally in more than 30 million homes on the Discovery Communications Network Fit TV.

My entry into the television industry started at Chum Television International as on-air personality and segment producer for the internationally distributed television series "Very Racy" and "Very Radical" at the New VR. Adding to Noble's list of credits, he has appeared on CNN's Headline News, ABC, NBC, FOX, KTLA's Morning Show, TLC, CBC and CTV.

I experienced a lot of firsts in my life. Myy fathers family roots are in Alabama. I received my first exposure to health and fitness through my dad who was a professional wrestler called The Magnificent Duke Noble and his wrestling partner Sweet Daddy Siki.
I have created an effective, safe and simple way of training called the Body Noble Method that teaches how to get fast results anywhere, anytime. The Body Noble is a new way of looking at fitness lifestyle training, making toning and sculpting your body easy while eliminating body fat at the same time.

My signature fitness routines include the Body Noble 20 Minute Workout, housewife pump, jet set fitness, couch potato workout, traffic jam pump, the commuter and office pump.

I have also created great relationships with the top wellness companies and brands in the world to assist you with your body noble transformation programs.
You can go to my website at: www.bodynoble.com for more information.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Practical everywhere!, April 1, 2006

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Eric O. Odera "Audio programs for your fitnes... (www.ericodera.com , NY, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Body Noble: 20 Minutes to a Hot Body with Hollywood's Coolest Trainer (Hardcover)

Talk about finding opportunities anywhere! Derek is the type who would show you that travelling or working long hours aren't excuses for not working out.I first heard about Derek on t.v, and when I purchased his book, I was really impressed by his resourcefulness, something thats really lacking in many publications out here.
One of my clients borrowed my book, and she ended up being inspired to buy a ball for her office!-now she wants me to train her at her office.Can I complain?!

Derek addresses body intelligence, something that I think is really important to anybody whose exercising, and with this awareness....you could turn your body and any location into your fitness gym.Thanks for the inspiration Derek!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very educational, March 12, 2006

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walden "chewy" (chicago il usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Body Noble: 20 Minutes to a Hot Body with Hollywood's Coolest Trainer (Hardcover)

Derek keeps it simple. He doesn't overload an inexperienced(me)person with too much information. I have been working out regularly with his show Urban Fitness on Fit TV since I bought the book. What I like best about the book is I can use it as a reference guide and the pictures help very much. It's easy reading for a newcomber. I am 40 and never worked out before and his book showed me that I can do it right in my living room. I am seeing progress! I also like the resource list in the back of the book. A must read!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Energetic, June 28, 2006

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Cheryl Robinson "Just About Books Radio Talk ... (www.JustAboutBooksTalkShow.com Mon 9PM -EST) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Body Noble: 20 Minutes to a Hot Body with Hollywood's Coolest Trainer (Hardcover)

Derek Noble keeps it simple with easy reading and easy exercises for the fitness newcomer, as well as the fitness guru. Derek's program covers everything from fitness and stretching to nutrition and the book is a great reference guide for his fitness program. The book even includes exercises for the couch potato and exercises to do while doing housework. And Derek says that you don't need expensive equipment or gym memberships to become fit. If you don't have a lot of time and you want to look and feel good, then this book is definitely for you!