Customer Reviews

Real-World Fitness: Fun and innovative ways to help you sneak in activity at home, at work and with the kids

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Scoff at personal trainer dependency? Hate gyms? Refuse to buy expensive equipment? Buy this book! (Incidentally, I work out at gyms and use weight machines regularly but I still refer to this book!) The author offers many practical toning exercises. Great pictorial book format with clear and concise instruction. I would give this book 5 stars, but I have two reservations. First, the author's constant referral to Hollywood clients began to sound like relentlessly insecure "look at who I train!" name-dropping. The author's strong credentials stand on their own -- she doesn't need to underscore her legitimacy by constantly fawning over her Hollywood clients. I just want the exercises, not the dirt about Penelope Miller! Finally, the book seems to skim the upper body workout, while focusing on some (admittedly wonderful) ab, glute, and leg workouts. Aside from these two shortcomings, I feel this is a superb hands-on fitness book.

I exercise in spurts. When I feel frumpy and need some ideas, I appreciate the chapter which gives a range of exercises for specific areas of the body. Maybe someday I will keep it up for more than a week at a time, but even then, I won't need any other books to do it! Great pictures, step by step instructions, and specifies the benefits for each exercise ("WHY am I doing this?").

Wow! This girl knows what she's doing. It is know wonder so many stars have her as a personal trainer. Her techniques are easy to do and easy to incorporate into your life. I have seen results very quickly. I think because she takes basic exercise to another level with techniques that are highly effective. The stars she trains are the very ones we look at and say, "I want to look like that". She meets Michelle Pfeifer every morning at 6:00 am and shares with you that hour routine. Then maybe it's Jennifer Aniston or Lisa Kudrows turn the list goes on. She even shows you the very exercises her clients like, and why. It's highly motivating to be able to refer back to that persons physique and think YES I can have that, too. Know gym required, all can be done at home. She covers every area of the body and even has a short section on exercises for pregnant women. A must have for someone that wants a great body yet doesn't want to work 4 hours a day at it. I tell everyone I can you must get this book it will change you inside and out. Finally, I've searched for a long time and have spent many dollars on other books promising the same results only to my disappointment. Those days are over! I'm looking better and feeling better than I have in ages. I'm amazed and you'll be too, Kathy Kaehler is really special! Simply a must!

If you are looking for some ideas for exercises you can do easily around the house, than look no further! This book shows you how to do exercises for every body part. I also like reading about what exercises the celebrities she trains enjoy. The reason for only 4 stars and not 5 is because I would have liked it to have an actual program written out using all of the exercises she lists.

I have been a fan of Kathy Kaehler for a while, so I was very excited to see this book. I was a bit disappointed because it was very basic. I did find a couple of new exercises that I have incorporated into my regular workouts. I was annoyed by the way that she throws around the names of all the celebrities that she trains. The pictures and directions make the exercises very easy to follow. Overall, I would recommed this book for beginners but not for advanced exercisers.

If your New Year's resolution was to start exercising but you have no idea where to start, Real-World Fitness is worth checking out. This book is a great starting place for someone new to the world of fitness like me. If you are an experienced exerciser, you're bound to find some great ideas in here, but some might be a bit basic. The theme of the book is that a little exercise is better than none at all and once you get started, you'll find it easy to continue.

PROS:
+The only equipment needed are walking shoes, and maybe some small hand weights.
+Kaehler writes in a very unintimidating tone.
+Sections are included on healthy eating, target exercises (legs, abs, glutes, etc.), and benefits of exercise.
+The final section, "8 Weeks to a Show-Off Body," is a great plan for the motivated beginner that can easily be followed after the 8 weeks is over.

CONS:
-As mentioned in other reviews, the constant celebrity name dropping is unfathomably annoying. So much so that you might want to look elsewhere if that sort of stuff bothers you. But if you can look past it, this book is a goldmine for the beginnner.

This book is packed full of exercises you can sneak in here and there. The card trick is amazing! Also, a section dedicated to helping a certain body part is super helpful. The wire binding is a necessity for a workout book--you can place it flat on the floor or counter when going through exercises. VERY happy with this purchase--have had it for quite a while.

As with her excellent work on the Today Show, Kathy shines again with her new book "Real World Fitness." It is always a pleasure to learn about simple exercises that anyone can do anywhere and at anytime. Kathy actually makes exercise look fun and judging from her celebrity clientelle (Michelle Pfeiffer, Claudia Schiffer, Sam Jackson), her formulas must actually work. The key word with Kathy is simple. The book is unintimidating for all levels of exercisers and the motivational insights are fresh. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

I really enjoyed this book. I have read many and tried different programs, but this book keeps things on a real level with easy to follow and practical solutions to changing and adding to your lifestyle to fit your needs. I liked the extra stories of her work in Holleywood; added flair! I try to carry this book with me when I travel and am away from the gym. When I get pregnant (way in the future!) I'm looking forward to reading the pregnancy fitness book too! Thanks!

I found Kaehler's book to be a great overall fitness book and fairly motivating. She gives good logical advice and doesn't accept reasons for not exersizing. The thing that drives me the "craziest" about the book is the name-dropping. I believe she overuses the names of her clients and generally pumps her status up a bit. Other than that it's a good buy. Visually interesting, good clean examples and great techniques. Worth the $. Good luck! T. Heerwig