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

Ashley Marriott (Author), Marc L. Paulsen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2008

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.

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

About the Author

Ashley Marriott has been designing dance and fitness programs for more than 10 years. She has been featured as a spokeswoman, host and model on Exercise TV, FIT TV and numerous fitness DVDs. Ashley is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Aerobics and Fitness Association of America and is a member of I.D.E.A.
Marc L. Paulsen, M.D. is a graduate of Stanford University Medical School. He received his training at University of California, Irvine Medical Center as well as course work in Epidemiology through The Division of Public Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is a member of the American Academy of Sports Medicine and a former Medical Director of the Exercise Science Lab at Orange Coast College in California.

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
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,502,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Recommended, July 10, 2008

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M. Cox - See all my reviews

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

I've struggled with my weight for most of my adult life and have tried South Beach, The You diet, and a slew of others without success. I even tried following the Biggest Loser boot camp approach but was quickly derailed by swollen knees and a painful back. I then figured that the best approach might be to get the individual attention of a Personal Trainer. Boy was I in for a letdown! Suffice it to say that 3 months (and big bucks!) into the program I'd actually gained weight instead of losing it. The trainer hit me with a variety of lines like "muscle weighs more than fat," but it was pretty obvious to me that the lard around my waist wasn't shrinking - it was expanding. So much for personal training.

Perhaps as a result of my misfortune with the trainer I nearly choked when I came across Dump Your Trainer. What an eye opener! All the rhetoric, distortions and misinformation are spelled out clearly. In addition the book was totally inspiring in that Dr. Paulsen provides such great insight into his own struggles and successes with his own weight problem. After a hilarious exposition of the PT craze it goes straight into self-assessment and the formulation of a plan depending upon which group you fall into. Wow! After just over 4 months I'm down 36 pounds and have accelerated two levels. The exercise plans are laid out step-by-step, easy to follow and fit into my tight schedule. The diet is completely reasonable, leaves me satisfied and doesn't cause me to double my portions, as I ended up doing with so many other diets.

I totally recommend the Dump Your Trainer program and encourage everyone to look into it. Besides getting you in great shape, it will also save you a fortune on expensive food plans and useless personal training.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quit Your Trainer & Buy This Book = Save Tons of Money, February 18, 2009

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

I've always wondered why there is such a craze surrounding personal trainers. Personally, I don't know what one person who is already skinny as a rail can tell me about losing weight. Have they ever been in my shoes? Do they really know what it feels like to hurt like hell after exercising? Well, Marriott and Paulsen confirm what I already knew - "personal training is an expensive fad that doesn't help your lifestyle".

Use this book to jumpstart your diet, change your mindset and read the humorous cartoons that shed light on personal training and the inequalities in their training. The 21-day diet and fitness program detailed in the book asks you questions that will spark changes in your daily routine. The tips on healthy fast food, ideas on using Wii Fit, having a prepared schedule, and easy to copy forms in the back of the book allow you to organize your weight loss regimen.

I definitely recommend this book - especially the healthy recipes and well-detailed photos that target exercises on the core area which is often the most difficult area to lose.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, effective and inspiring, July 14, 2008

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Stacie - See all my reviews

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

I had first planned on trying the "Dump Your Trainer" program back in January after making yet another New Year's resolution. Unfortunately some family issues arose soon afterward and I had to put the program on hold for a while. I've tried so many of the popular diet programs and never really stayed with them - either too unrealistic or they always left me hungry. What a surprise this one was. I think the main difference is the emphasis on integrating a realistic diet and exercise program as an essential part of daily life. With previous programs I've always had to fight the urge to eat rather than exercise - with the eating inevitably winning out in the end. Instead, with the "Dump Your Trainer" program I make sure to get my exercise in long before my hunger pains kick in and the after burn and structured eating plan keep me free of hunger. I'd also really like to thank Ashley for her wonderful aphorisms which were truly inspirational during a time in which I might have been more prone to depression than to development. I've been on the program just under 3 months now and have dropped 24 pounds. My confidence has skyrocketed and my social life blossomed. It's absolutely fascinating how one can lose the temptation toward excessive eating when your life is full of new activities. I love Dump Your Trainer!