Healthy people come in all sizes and shapes. Regular participation in moderate intensity physical activity makes important contributions to health and well-being whether you are tall or short, skinny or fat, or young or old. We should focus on eating a healthful diet and being physically active every day, and not worry quite so much about the numbers of a scale.Steven Blair, Ph.D., Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research Emphasizes the pleasure and enjoyment of an active, healthy life, rather than concentrating on losing weight Describes walking, dancing, swimming, bicycling, aerobic activity, and includes valuable safety tips Boosts self-esteem and restores self-confidence
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Pat Lyons, a nurse with a masters degree in psychology, stays active swimming, hiking, dancing and rabble rousing. She is Director of Connections Women's Health Consulting in Oakland, California.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent book, but beware of the quality!,
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This review is from: Great Shape: The First Fitness Guide For Large Women (Paperback)
While I don't have anything to add regarding the health benefits of the book (other than to say it's inspired me to ge moving again), I wanted to warn potential buyers that the book is a "Backinprint.com" edition - which means the text looks as if it was reproduced from photocopies or faxed pages. Additionally, this quality results in horrible, terrible image quality -- which is painfully evident on the front page of the book...
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
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Re-discover the joy of movement!,
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This review is from: Great Shape: The First Fitness Guide for Large Women (Paperback)
Intimidated by the tiny chicks you see in aerobics classes?
Fear no more! While the fitness industry implies otherwise,
large women, too, have the right to exercise and be fit.
This book will inspire and empower you to move your body-if you want to. The authors are adamant in their stance that
large women have the same right as anyone else to work out
or choose not to. The emphasis is on having fun and enjoying
your body. While describing various activities, the book also
discusses the special needs larger women face while exercising,
such as supportive bras and sturdy shoes. There is no reason
to hide in the house and avoid life just because you are larger
than someone else! This book is gentle, encouraging, and eye-opening,
and-you may have guessed this already-written by two large
women, one who teaches aerobics and one who loves sports.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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Pat Lyons And Debby Burgard Rock!,
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This review is from: Great Shape: The First Fitness Guide For Large Women (Paperback)
Pat Lyons and Debby burguard have written an easily applied, easily understandable throughly knowledgable book about the fitness issues facing fat/large/big women. They are total believers that fat/large women can be both fit and fat. The focus here is on the attainable and on fun! I loved this book and I love Pat and Debby for writing it and for practicing what they preach (altho' really, they don't preach at all). Well worth the time and money. It encourages, gives hope and practical suggestions.
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- Just the Weigh You Are: How to Be Fit and Healthy, Whatever Your Size by Steven Jonas on page 137, and Back Matter
- Live Large! Affirmations for Living the Life You Want in the Body You Already Have by Ed.D. Cheri K. Erdman on page 130, and Back Matter
- Teenage Waistland: A Former Fat Kid Weighs in on Living Large, Losing Weight, and How Parents Can (and Can't) Help by Abby Ellin on page 188, and Back Matter
- Beyond a Shadow of a Diet: The Therapist's Guide to Treating Compulsive Eating by Judith Matz on page 288
- Smart Ways to Stay Young and Healthy by Dr. Bradley Gascoigne on page 34
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