Fit or Fat [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Covert Bailey (Author)

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About the Author

Covert Bailey is a popular PBS personality and best-selling author on fitness and nutrition, whose Fit or Fat series of books has sold nearly 6 million copies. One of the first to emphasize body fat and body fat testing, he has taught millions of people about low-fat eating and adopting flexible exercise programs that are both fun and healthy. Covert Bailey earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard and received a M.S. degree in biochemistry from MIT. He likes to say that his training in graduate school was spent with fit rats and fat rats. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Random House Audio (September 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871881349
• ISBN-13: 978-0871881342
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,842,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved my body image, April 7, 2000

By 

Andrea Egger, author of Grave Accusations (Gallup, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fit or Fat (Hardcover)

This first of Covert Bailey's "Fit or Fat" series, the 1978 publication, saved my life literally when I was a sophomore in college and had gained much weight and, although I had been a fairly active person, hadn't been exercising. Covert's 12-minute approach to aerobic exercising -- which doesn't mean just dance, it means anything that keeps your heartrate up to a certain level for a certain amount of time -- made me realize I didn't have to "waste" precious time to get in shape. But most of all, I DIDN'T HAVE TO DIET! He explains the importance of light weight lifting and to basically give yourself a break and accept that none of us are going to have a perfect body. He also turned me on to jump-roping as a cardiovascular exercise, and I still love it. Anyone concerned with health ought to check out Covert Bailey!

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gold Standard, October 5, 2011

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Glenn T. Dixon "g" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FIT OR FAT (Paperback)

The first edition (only) of "Fit or Fat" remains the gold standard of weight loss texts - even in 2011.

The text is concise, scientifically exact, and a very enjoyable read to boot. The basic formula is: "How to turn your body from storing fat to burning fat for energy". The presentation is brilliantly simple, complete and is easy to read - even by pre-teens.

Best of all, the recommended solution requires only a minimal amount of energy and very little in the way sacrifice. The only requirement is diligent application and a very reasonable amount of energy and willpower.

Simply put, "Fit or Fat" cuts out all the fluff and cuts right down to the essential core issue and makes it as effortless as is possible to actually do it.

Over the last 4 decades I have recommended this book to countless friends and acquaintances. Each and every one of them has thanked me for the recommendation.

In fact, the reason that I decided to write this review is that I am in the process of ordering a copy for a friend as a gift.

Good luck with your own quest.