Dump Your Trainer: The only thing they'll reduce is your wallet! (Paperback)

by Ashley Marriott (Author), Marc L. Paulsen (Author)
Key Phrases: total fitness, best life, calories burned, Evening Snack, Afternoon Snack Protein, Mid-morning Meal Coffee (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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Dump Your Trainer tells it like it is and provides the tools needed to look and feel great!!! --Kerri Kasem, Host, KXNT, KLSX, E! MTV
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If you're not burning calories, you're probably just burning money... Dump Your Trainer. I love this idea! -- Michaela Pereira, KTLA Morning News

Read this book. -- BookPleasures.com

The book outlines a sound plan to lose weight, and it worked... -- The NewsTimes

Whimsical, but so informative! -- Joyce Taylor, King5/NBC-TV

Product Description
This book is a simple and fun guide to weight loss and fitness without wasting money on 'yo-yo' diets or personal trainers. The program promotes lifelong fitness through self-reliance, not dependency and stresses that people must understand and work within their time and physical limitations in order to achieve their goals.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Stance Publications; Revised edition (July 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0615181082
• ISBN-13: 978-0615181080
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #585,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply put, this book is wonderful, realistic and fun!, April 1, 2008

By	T. GOODRICH "Art Lover" (Saint Helena, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Dump Your Trainer (Paperback)

Constantly badgering myself about losing weight and getting in shape, well, better shape, I was seriously considering joining a gym and hiring a personal trainer. Speaking with a friend, he recommended Dump Your Trainer. Wow, what an eye opener. The racket of personal training, especially the thought that trainers don't really want you to achieve your goals because then they will lose a client made so much sense.

This book is interesting, entertaining, fun, sensible and best of all, doable. The "fitness test" was easy and provided me with some valuable information. I was very strong in my legs but very weak in my stomach. I won't tell you that how many sit ups I couldn't do, but I have my work cut out for me, big time. I am excited to be joining this program because it seems like something that is possible to do. I am not a big fan of gyms so I was really glad the excercises were also things I can do at home, much more convenient for me. The recipes sound really good and not too hard.

If I could look 1/64th as good as the author, Ashley Marriott, I will be thrilled. Thanks for the encouragement and the great ideas. This book is absolutely worth the price.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gets the job done quick and easy, January 3, 2008

By	G. Starzenski - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Dump Your Trainer (Paperback)

This is a great little book and the program simple and effective. It starts out irreverently bashing the media hyped fad of personal training and slamming the boot camp type TV shows as risking permanent damage that will only backfire later. The authors then go into several very simple and easy to follow diet and fitness programs that can be integrated into almost any lifestyle. Does it work? Well, I bought the book less than a month ago and I'm already down 12 pounds. Not encyclopedic, but hey, my goal was to lose weight, not do a lot of reading. They're emphasis is obviously on simplicity and this book gets the job done quick and easy.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and realistic., November 25, 2007

By	Robert L. Charet - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Dump Your Trainer (Paperback)

As an Ophthalmologist with a busy practice, I, like many professionals have very little free time and finding an exercise program that fits my schedule has typically proven to be very difficult. I've tried various exercise manuals and have found many of the routines confusing and at times even silly. I've also tried working with a Personal Trainer only to end up discouraged by sore muscles from exercises that paradoxically burned little if any calories. Recently I came across "Dump Your Trainer" and was surprised at how simple it all seemed - perhaps too simple, I wondered? So I tried the program. I was amazed. The program starts you out light - emphasizing that the worst thing you can do is overtax yourself and cause an injury (a lesson the Personal Trainer I worked with should learn!). I've incorporated the aerobic routine into my morning schedule and, as instructed, allocated the toning component to a reasonably short but comprehensive evening component at my local gym. Now I start my day invigorated and my body feels toned (not bulked) all over. Throw in the realistic diet program and I'm really starting to see the results I'm after. What's most impressive about the program is how simple it is to follow and how it can be fit so easily into a tight schedule. I encourage anyone looking for a fitness and weight loss program that is simple and realistic to seriously consider "Dump Your Trainer." BTW: The cartoons are absolutely hilarious. Good job!

Addendum February 1, 2007: Thought I'd update my review because I'm really happy with this program. Just over 8 weeks now on the program and already down over 20 pounds - impressive! Love this program, try it. - Bob