Get Skinny: The Six-Week Body Challenge [Paperback]

Scott Schmaltz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2012

Imagine having the energy to perform at your peak throughout the day, the inner strength to tap into your true potential, and the ability to permanently lose weight--- all while having absolute confidence in who you are and what you can accomplish.

If you are thinking about losing weight but don't know where to start, let "Get Skinny! The Six-Week Body Challenge" be your guide. Unlike other fitness books on the market, this six-week body challenge won't leave you feeling confused about what you need to do to permanently lose weight and change your life.

"Get Skinny! The Six-Week Body Challenge" gives you the true feeling and experience that comes from working with an elite personal trainer one-on-one. For the next six weeks, you'll be guided through several fun and challenging exercise and nutrition programs as if you were actually meeting with an elite trainer at your local gym. You'll be pushed to reach for your true, inner potential while being praised for your efforts. There are even targeted goals and weekly check-ins to help keep you motivated.

In the end, you'll be able to laugh and have a good time, make mistakes in a safe and comfortable environment, and personally connect with your trainer in a way that will allow you to achieve lasting and permanent success, forever changing the way you look at fitness!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Having been a finalist on the television show "The Biggest Loser" and having lost over 40 pounds, I can say that this book is definitely worth the investment!
- Heather Hansen Season 3 Finalist on the TV Show "The Biggest Loser"

About the Author

Scott Schmaltz is a veteran of the fitness industry with more than 10 years of personal training experience. He holds a board certification as a Holistic Health Practitioner, a degree as a nutritional consultant, and seven certifications in personal training and rehabilitation.

Scott has run personal training departments and corporate wellness programs for companies including Gold's Gym, Snap Fitness, and Health Partners Insurance. He is the co-author of The Couch Potato Diet © Family Edition and a writer for different online health and wellness blogs. He is also the creator of Custom Workout Videos, which produces and sells online exercise and nutrition videos (CustomWorkoutVideos.com).

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Morgan James Publishing; 1 edition (April 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1614481237
• ISBN-13: 978-1614481232
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.4 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #632,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Scott Schmaltz is a veteran of the fitness industry with more than 10 years of personal training experience. He holds a board certification as a Holistic Health Practitioner, a degree as a nutritional consultant, and seven certifications in personal training and rehabilitation.

Scott has run personal training departments and corporate wellness programs for companies including Gold's Gym, Snap Fitness, and Health Partners Insurance. He is the author of "Get Skinny! The Six-Week Body Challenge" and a writer for different online health and wellness blogs. He's also the creator of Custom Workout Videos, which produces and sells online exercise and nutrition videos (CustomWorkoutVideos.com).

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and Comprehensive June 25, 2012

By Heather Johnstone

Format:Paperback

The author of Get Skinny! Scott Schmaltz is a veteran of the fitness industry, an enthusiastic and upbeat personal trainer with seven certifications in personal training and rehabilitation, and over ten years of experience helping people to improve their lives. His background includes managing personal training departments and corporate wellness programs for some well-known companies such as Gold's Gym, Snap Fitness and Health Partners Insurance. He is also a graduate of GCNM, a certified Nutritional Consultant and Holistic Health Practitioner, offering a great combination of health and fitness knowledge and skills not often found in personal trainers.

Scott combines his personal life experience with nutrition and fitness knowledge together in a creative, easy to read book. Get Skinny provides a six-week body challenge that includes varied workouts with photos to guide readers through performing the exercises correctly to achieve the full benefits of the training, nutritional advice, and meal plans to help readers stay on track to reach their fitness goals easily.

Personal testimonials and inspiring guidance fill each of the six chapters. Each chapter provides the weekly workout plan with graduating challenges and intensity, nutritional advice and support to help you succeed. People that work with a professional personal fitness coach like Scott are more than twice as likely to achieve success in overcoming weight issues, become fit and healthy and sustain the changes they made over time.

Chapter 1 discusses finding your inner strength to get moving and get skinny. Chapter 2 introduces the most important coaching concept of them all, that of truly committing to change, being ready to take responsibility for your choices, an essential first step in successfully taking on any fitness plan. Chapter 3 discusses overcoming cravings for comfort foods, those carbs that can accumulate as body fat if not burned off by activity, and understanding how to resist those cravings for foods that may not be in your best interest to indulge in. Chapter 4 "The Frog Prince" helps you claim your true self through health and fitness. You will be motivated to change your thoughts and behaviors to get fit and be happy with yourself and your life. Chapter 5 provides insight into the power of our self-image and the inner strength we can discover by challenging ourselves to accomplish what we may not have thought we could. Chapter 6 is about moving forward, the final workout phase, realizing that sense of satisfaction and increased confidence, and looking great!

Scott is very active on social media, and a highly motivated and energetic personal trainer. I am sure a second book will be forthcoming and look forward to seeing Scott achieve his goals of helping you attain yours.
Reviewed By Moira Khouri NC, MH, HHP, CCP

4.0 out of 5 stars real world, practical steps April 1, 2012

By T Jones

Format:Paperback

The goal of the author for writing this book is to help the reader become more physically fit. This is not a hyped up "Lose a bazillion pounds in minutes!" type of book, this one contains real world, practical steps that anyone, at any fitness level can implement. It's not just another weight loss book - it's so much more - it's about health and fitness.

Each chapter of the book covers one week's worth of fitness routines, meal plan, and real-life case studies of some of the author's clients. The fitness routines are broken down into five individual components designed to work together and provide a complete quality of life fitness package:

1. Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CFR)
2. Muscular Strength and Endurance
3. Flexibility
4. Nutrition and Body Composition
5. Balance and Proprioception

The exercise principles presented throughout each chapter cover:
1. Consistency
2. Intensity
3. Duration
4. Progressive Overload

Each weekly format consists of real-life case studies covering common exercise problems and how his client was able to overcome them, nutrition basics and specific meal plans, cardio plan, circuit training program and a stretching guide. All designed to help the reader to achieve a greater level of physical fitness. The only equipment required is a heart rate monitor, a set of dumbbells, a medicine ball and cardiovascular equipment such as a treadmill, upright bike, elliptical machine, or you can choose to walk or jog instead.

Now, if like me, you are particularly worried about following this book and making it through in just 6 weeks, don't be. The author tells the reader right in the introduction that if any one week is too challenging, just repeat it the following week, before moving on. See, no pressure, if you aren't in the best shape ever, this book is still accessible and useful for you.

The book feels like I had my own personal trainer walking me step by step through all areas that need to be covered, throughout the book. The author definitely knows his business and he knows it well. Since the author is a real world fitness trainer, he gives great advice on how you can live a healthier life. With very easy to follow explanations of fitness routines & recipes that you can try out, he makes it seem easily do-able.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free through the Publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy To Follow Program! March 29, 2012

By Milena

Format:Paperback

This book has everything you need to start a fitness and nutrition routine to change your life. When I first saw the cover I was like, "Hey, who is this guy?" and "How is this going to be different from any other book?" It's different because it takes the guess work of setting up a challenging workout and nutrition routine. I love that the book covers different menus and workouts for both men and women. It's so easy for a couple to work on this program together. The book does not contain recipes, but it has menus to follow with your program. I love that Schmaltz talks about nutrition in an manner that is easy to read and follow. He gives his readers accurate and useful information. Get Skinny also gives you the tools to help you make good choices when it comes to food and working out. I'm going to give Scott's program a try and let you know how it goes in my Project Me updates. I feel this program would be beneficial for someone like myself that just has way too much information and not enough time to put together their own program. I'm inspired to give this a try. I have read a lot of fitness books, but none have seemed so easy to follow. I'll keep you posted! Checkout Scott Schmaltz on Facebook and Twitter for inspiration and tips on reclaiming your life. Also take a look at some awesome fitness videos on YouTube!