No More Cellulite: A Proven 8 Week Program for a Firmer, Fitter Body [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Wayne Westcott (Author), Linda La Rosa (Author) "CELLULITE is the name given to the lumpy and bumpy, oatmeal appearance of legs and hips that have too much fat and too little muscle..." (more)
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From Publishers Weekly
Westcott, an editorial advisor for Shape and Prevention magazines, and La Rosa Loud, the founder of Fitness Network, believe that their research-based eight-week program "might" help women replace fat with firm muscle. The dreaded "lumpy and bumpy" stuff we call cellulite isn't a different kind of tissue, they say, but the result of "too little muscle and too much fat." Their basic and easy-to-follow guide focuses on losing weight sensibly by adhering to a cardiovascular and strength training regimen, in addition to a healthy eating plan based on the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. The program stresses the importance of strength exercises in building muscle and raising the body's metabolic rates to fight the decline in metabolism that comes with age. The authors, both of whom are fitness experts at a Massachusetts YMCA, take care to provide modifications for the at-home athlete as well as the gym bunny. With clear demonstrative photos and two weeks of explicit eating plans and recipes, this guide will help readers follow the plan the authors used in their study-a plan whose faithful participants experienced a 10.3-pound change in their body composition. Cellulite reduction is a subjective measurement, but the women in the study all felt that there was improvement in their appearance. 49 pages of b&w photos
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You can shed...pounds of fat doing this workout alone. -- Shape, April 2003

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade; 1 edition (March 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399528571
• ISBN-13: 978-0399528576
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #464,805 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative book!, March 3, 2006

By	Heather Diodati "Whimsies Personalized Cartoons" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Suffering from cellulite? Ah yes, cellulite...those stubborn
lumpy areas also known as dimples but not meant as a cute
description. There may be hope yet!

Wayne Wescott, Ph.D. along with Rita La Rosa Loud have to be
applauded for their well-written book entitled "No More
Cellulite".

The book starts with two very interesting and informative
chapters on "What is Cellulite" and "What Causes Cellulite". The
first step is to understand what you have and how it happened to
apply itself to your thighs! The writers go into explanations of
what aging does to our bodies; and muscle and metabolism - how
loss of muscle lowers our metabolic rate.

The writers give you a good starting chapter on "Understanding
Strength Training" and why strength training, along with
cardiovascular exercise, is essential for everyone. A training
program is provided along with different exercises using machines
or using free weights (dumbbells, elastic bands and body weight)
at the gym or at home (definitely my choice of exercise and could
be yours too as long as you can get yourself motivated to working
out at home). What I always found to be very helpful is when the
writers indicate the target muscles that each exercise uses;
which is what they have done for each of the exercises in this
book.

There is a wonderful chapter on stretching which enhances the
strength training program. Being a dancer, I already know the
benefits of daily stretching and how it helps your flexibility
and posture. This chapter goes into the type of stretch,
frequency, sets, posture, speed, range of motion, proper
breathing and muscle balance.

You'll love the chapter on endurance for your cardio program
along with the writers' balanced nutrition plan, a very healthy
plan consistent with the USDA Food Guide Pyramid, designed to
give you guidelines on how to change your eating habits, lose
weight if you need to, build muscle and is generally a very
healthy way of eating that everyone should follow. There are
sample menus to follow depending on the amount of calories you
need to support your present body weight or to lose weight and if
that's not all, the writers have thrown in some delicious recipes
for you to test your culinary skills with! Be sure to check out
the inspiring photos at the end.

After reading this book I would recommend it to anyone with that
"orange-peel", dimply cellulite and for anyone who wants a basic
book on weight training, cardio and healthy eating. All-in-all,
a must-have book in your diet/exercise/healthy living library.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginning weight lifters, August 24, 2003

By A Customer

This book is a great place to start for woman who want to start an effective weight lifting program. The book is full of illustrations and simple to follow instructions. For those who want to continue with their program, I would suggest moving on to one of his other books.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not thorough enough!, June 16, 2003

By A Customer

I expected more from Wayne Wescott, Ph.D., who is often quoted by fitness magazines. His name is well-known in the area of health and fitness research. The book did not address sodium intake or give any recommendations for daily fat intake. Caffeine was also not addressed. It seems like these areas would be covered to some extent, given the book is about reducing cellulite. The weight-training program did not advocate changing one's routine every 6 or 8 weeks to avoid plateaus. I was excited to buy this book, but very disappointed at the lack of thoroughness on the part of the authors. It just didn't seem to cover everything it should have, leaving this reader with many unanswered questions.