Thoroughly Fit [Paperback]

Becky Tirabassi (Author), Candice Copeland-Brooks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 7, 1994

This book tells the reader how to get started in a health fitness program, suggestions for setting goals, how to chart your course, how to encourage yourself, and how to record your physical, mental, spiritual, and nutritional progress.

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From the Back Cover

Candice and I [Becky] first met over the telephone when I called her to discuss the possibility of working together on a fitness video. Over the next year and a half, as we worked on Step Into Fitness, we discovered that we had a lot in common as wives and moms who work outside the home as writers and motivators. As our friendship grew, we often shared our struggles to lead that elusive balanced life. The more we talked about these issues, the more we realized that many people were looking for: a healthy lifestyle that challenges us mentally and physically, the happiness that comes from loving your family and friends, and the hope and peace that fill your life when God is at its center. We came to realize that if all four areas -- physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual -- were balanced, we'd be thoroughly fit! Our hope -- and purpose -- in writing this motivational devotional is to give you creative and practical tools that will inspire you to make significant lifestyle changes. Because we've all witnessed the failure of the "quick fix approach to change, the goal of Thoroughly Fit is to encourage you, day by day, one step at a time, to make changes that will become a permanent part of your life. Each day we have chosen a positive thought to inspire and motivate you. Next, we offer practical tips and current information in all four lifestyle areas and allow you to chart your course. Finally, we close each day's devotional with "Prayers & Passages," which gives you the opportunity to meditate on a portion of Scripture and to pray. We would also like to encourage you to check in the companion step aerobic videos, Step Into Fitness and Thoroughly Fit. Each video contains 70 minutes of fun and challenging step aerobics choreographed to well-known Christian contemporary songs. These are safe, balanced, low-impact workouts that will burn calories and body fat. Suitable for beginning through advanced-level steppers, the videos will give you a great aerobic, leg, and abdominal workout, as well as condition your upper back. The results? You'll not only trim your fat and improve your cardiovascular system and your muscle tone -- but you'll also be one step closer to achieving the physical goals you have set for yourself.

About the Author

Becky Tirabassi is a full-time motiavtional speaker and an ACE certified aerobics instructor. She has produced an award-winning step aerobic video, Step Into Fitness. Her six books include Wild Things Happen When I Pray and Let Prayer Change Your Life.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company (January 7, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310403014
• ISBN-13: 978-0310403012
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,739,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Becky Tirabassi has been sharing her story at conferences, churches, and colleges since 1976. She is the author of Let Prayer Change Your Life, and co-author of Seriously Dating or Engaged PreMarital Workbook, Little Changes Big Results® for Crazy Busy Couples with her husband, Dr. Roger Tirabassi. She has been a guest contributor on CBS's "The Early Show," the host of the "Change Your Life Daily Radio Minute," a guest on Dr. Laura's Radio Program, and an occasional guest on "Focus on the Family" with Dr. James Dobson, as well as a speaker for Women of Faith, Women of Joy, and Youth Specialties.

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5.0 out of 5 stars THE ORIGINAL and a New Plan For Living Life - Thoroughly!, November 16, 2000

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This review is from: Thoroughly Fit (Paperback)

I read this book years ago when it first came out, took its information very seriously, and completely revamped my life according to their step-by-step direction. Then I bought five copies to give away as gifts because I believed in their method so profoundly. This is the "original" of all those that followed in its wake, such as Oprah's Make the Connection and Fit for Life. This is NOT about dieting, deprivation or wretched workout regimes -- its about renewing your life in order to enjoy it! Its appropriate for ALL ages, and ALL ranges of current fitness. The 90 day program is so concise and thorough that its like having a personal counselor, trainer and mentor by your side taking one diligent step per day, focusing on all the areas of your being which create what you know as your life. With their incredible(!!) guidance, you will finally be able to articulate short-term goals AND long-term goals for having the life you desire. But more importantly, they'll help you reach those goals easier than what you dreamed possible. No one can do it overnight and I don't believe anyone can do it alone. The process they outlined made me fall in love with fitness; with knowing what my body needs in order to live the life I desire at its best; with learning how to get it. Because the Thoroughly Fit plan has proven its resiliency to me over the years, I plan to incorporate MUCH of the its philosophy and processes when I open a fitness facility of my own one day. Becky Tirabassi also incorporates positive spiritual growth from a Christian perspective which was just a delight and made it all the more special. I sincerely recommend this book for anyone who wants to live life thoroughly!! Its a small investment for HUGE rewards.