Escape Your Shape: How to Work Out Smarter, Not Harder (2 Fitness Favorites from Exercise Guru) (Paperback)

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Product Description

The Individualized Fitness Prescription for Your Body Type

Do you wonder why the latest fitness fad doesn't work for you? Have you lifted weights for months, dreaming of toned, defined muscles, with no results? Have you exercised regularly for months -- or even years -- without seeing any changes in your body? If you answered yes to any of these questions, chances are your exercise routine is incomplete and wrong for your body type.

Everyone -- men and women alike -- has a natural shape:
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And there's a right and a wrong way to exercise for each. By exercising right for your body type you'll finally see stubborn problem areas start to change in a matter of weeks -- the kind of change that will motivate you to continue until you meet your goals and beyond.

You don't need to buy expensive equipment or devote hours a day to this program. Whether you're twenty-two or seventy-two, a regular at the gym or making a serious commitment to exercise for the first time in your life, the man Fit magazine calls the "Shape Master" puts the most important tool for success in your hands: a detailed step-by-step workout for your body type that you can perform anywhere. With consistent workouts fueled by quantifiable results, you will dramatically change your body for the better and for the rest of your life.

About the Author

Edward J. Jackowski, Ph.D., is the CEO and founder of Exude Inc.It is the nation's largest motivational and one-on-one fitness company.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Fireside (May 2, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743211448
• ISBN-13: 978-0743211444
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #149,463 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

93 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really does work..., November 8, 2001

By A Customer

I can't say enough great things about this book. Within the first couple of weeks of starting this program, I noticed big differences in my weight and how my body looked. The workouts are for your specific body type and they are not hard to do, nor do they require a gym membership. I have always gained and lost the same 10-15 pounds and could never rid myself of those "problem areas" even at a my healthiest weight. Now the weight is staying off and the problems areas are REALLY going away for the first time ever. I have lost around 8 pounds and even more inches. It is exciting and motivating to see this happening. This book definitely helps you get results that last. I feel healthy and strong and I love exercising -- and that is a first for me.

59 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An easy to use and EFFECTIVE guide to fitness!, May 18, 2001

By A Customer

Finally, a book that offers sound, effective fitness advice. Before I had gyms, classes, and every exercise tape imaginable with no results (unless you count bulking up). Now I am losing weight and inches and look forward to my body type workout routine. Finally a great workout and RESULTS without lifting all these heavy weights. I wish I had found this sooner!

If you have been working out to no avail then you have to learn to work out according to your body type. This guy knows what he is talking about plain and simple. This is a must read and the best money I have spent on fitness.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars worked for an old out of shape rugby player, April 4, 2002

By A Customer

As a former rugby player four years fom the game I was a little skeptical about some of the exercises. I very out of shape and had put on considerable weight. (I was considered an over-weight ruler at the time of purchase). When I first read the book I laughed at the idea of using a 10 to 20 lb body bar. I also did not except the idea of not doing any type of squats. After all, at the height of my rugby participation I was squating 305lbs for 8 to 12 reps. I gave it a shot anyway.

When I first started the program I was a tight 40" waist I now wear a loose 36" waist. I'm not sure of my weight because I tried not to get fixated by that figure because I have a big frame.

Don't let the title fool you. It does take effort on your part and it is a good safe work out. A little weird at first but with a little dicipline it becomes second nature.

My only beef with the book is the author's tricep exercise. I didn't get much out of it so I modified it to overhead. I also cheated and did some other exercises every once in a while to keep life interesting but mostly stuck with the program. I would recomend this book.