Chelsea Piers Fitness Solution: Achieve a Lifetime of Health, Weight-Loss and Vitality By Discovering the Activity You Love [Hardcover]

Elena Rover (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 30, 2007

Go beyond the gym with this all-new way to look at health and fitness. This sports-based plan is so enjoyable you may not realize you’re exercising, and it’s so effective you’ll be hooked forever.

The word “exercise” makes many of us think of the treadmill or pumping iron. But, according to The Chelsea Piers Fitness Solution, there’s a more enjoyable and successful way to achieve a lifetime of fitness. Getting it can be as simple as finding an activity you love and doing it with passion and consistency.

The Chelsea Piers Fitness Solution begins with a specially formulated quiz that determines your “fitness personality.” Next, choose a sport or activity that suits you from more than 25 options. Detailed chapters walk you through an overview of the sport; how to get started; what gear you will need; and where to find instruction. Also included are inspiring testimonials from ordinary people who’ve taken up the sport, information on nutrition, and advice on progressing with your sport.

The Chelsea Piers Fitness Solution is a can’t-fail, lifetime fitness program that will have you looking good and feeling great.

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About the Author

Elena Rover is a fitness expert who has written for dozens of magazines including Self, Women’s Sports and Fitness, Real Simple, and more.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (January 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579125891
• ISBN-13: 978-1579125899
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,586,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #72 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Softball

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Different Take On Training For General Fitness, June 21, 2009

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This review is from: Chelsea Piers Fitness Solution: Achieve a Lifetime of Health, Weight-Loss and Vitality By Discovering the Activity You Love (Hardcover)

The Chelsea Piers Fitness Solution details how to enjoy an active, healthy lifestyle by doing what the Chelsea Piers Sports Center in New York offers -- different sports and activities to help suit differing "fitness personality" types. The book opens with a short history of the facility followed by a quiz meant to help you define what sports/group activities might fit most with your own personality and goals.
27 different sports/group activities are detailed, explaining the history, rules, conditioning recommendations, and resources to help you get going in that activity.
Overall, I really like this book. It's not meant to go into great detail on any one topic, but does a good job of generally covering some solid guidelines on becoming more active and staying fit as one ages. As a fitness professional, I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a new physical activity to try but may not know where to start.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!, January 23, 2007

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Alyssa Collins (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chelsea Piers Fitness Solution: Achieve a Lifetime of Health, Weight-Loss and Vitality By Discovering the Activity You Love (Hardcover)

I moved to Manhattan two years ago to begin my first post-collegiate job. I ran competitively in college and thought that running would be the easiest, not to mention most convenient, way to stay in shape once I had entered the working world. However, I ran into one problem...well, maybe two, or three, or four. It's dark before work and it's dark after work. It's too cold, too hot, and/or too cozy under my covers. Without my college teammates expecting me at practice, the motivation to get out and run was less than lacking. Walking past the Barnes and Noble in Lincoln square, I noticed a copy of The Chelsea Piers Fitness Solution in the window. I had heard of Chelsea Piers, but never really took the time to explore its offerings. So, I went into Barnes and Noble and browsed through the book. Needless to say, I bought a copy. I've also done some research on the Chelsea Piers website to find classes for the sports that seem to best match my personality and found out that the Field House at Chelsea Piers offers evening adult gymnastics and rock-climbing classes for all levels. So, it turns out you don't have to be a kid to enjoy exercise and make physical fitness fun! I definitely recommend this book for anyone who's sick of the treadmill and is ready for a change to make this year's New Year's resolution stick.