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Ten Steps to a Better Body: An Introduction to Fitness

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This is an updated, condensed, version of the the original Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension Course. It features 10 very effective exercises and is really the only exercise program that you need. The booklet containing the course comes in a packet with a number of other Atlas related items including a discount coupon for the full Atlas course.

This is a great little kit put together by the people at charlesatlas.com .The kit includes the basic CA workout, a poster, a fridge magnet and a couple of other extras. A must have for any fan of Charles Atlas, or anyone who read a comic in the last 50 years and remembers the ads in the back. I'm very pleased with my purchase.

Who needs a gym to stay in great shape when this book will help you get in and stay in great shape for life.It is a condensed version of the complete Atlas course which is still available, and well worth getting.The book is not only a terrific fitness manual, but comes with many extras I won't mention here, but any Atlas fan will love!

This is a GREAT product for all Charles Atlas fans!

Heres' what you get:

- a poster of a Charles Atlas ad, on the other side are illustrations and descriptions of some of the major exercises from the course

-a small book also describing the exercises, dietary advice, and clean living.

- a boxing lesson. Far better than the one from the original course.

-Charles Atlas trading cards with Atlas photos on the face Atlas quotes on the back.

-a booklet of the course brochure. This alone is worth more than this entire package, check ebay prices for this if you don't believe me!


- a refrigerator magnet

-tape measure as well.

-It even comes with a $10.00 off coupon for the full course! WOW


The downside- one exercise is wrong! The cross arm/chest excercise.

This is sure to be a collectors item- get several!

"The truest success and strength is the development of one's inner moral character coupled with outer physical strength and overall health."
"Your goal is to build up your health, strength, and personal power. Conserve your energy for the acquisition of new and better health habits."
"When you begin this course, you're not just exercising, you are enacting a lifestyle change that will follow you each and every day."
The exercises are simple, effective and can be done at home.
The motivation is pure and logical.
No gadgets, no gimmicks.

It was well written. It could use a modernization for some of the exercises. Of course if that were done, it would no longer be the program that thousands of people have used over the years.

This product is basically a way for the Atlas company to keep the Atlas name in the minds of people. The Atlas course was written many years ago, but it is still very useful for people interested in natural body sculpting. It is an amazing course regardless of when it was written. The best part of this work is the wall poster that is included. But it is still very basic. Save your money on this and get the original Atlas course[...]

The exercises and advise given here are a very solid foundation for anyone who wants to be in shape. Simple and straightfoward. Besides, all the gadgets you receive with the book are worth the price of the kit, specially the poster in his classic posture and cards.

Five stars for memorabilla. Forty five years ago the comic books had the advertisement of the skinny kid having sand kicked in his face and the fat kid being teased, and how they could change their lives with the Charles Atlas course.
This is the same course, and believe it or not it composes dynamic tension (isometrics) and exercise without equipment. Buy this for the fun aspect and compare it to the other and newer exercise books and you will be surprised how much this box has. Yes it is a box with a book, and other surprises.

This is ten effective exercises, a short version of the Charles Atlas Course, it will make you fit and healthy. This Course is not avilable as it once was, I use to buy copies for the youngfolks in our extended family. This course works and will give you an Atlas body. These are the exercises my generation learned in Gym Class and Hollywood Stars used the Atlas System to remain in good condition all the time once. 15 minutes is all you need and you will be in great shape, strong and limber.