UltraFit: Challenging Workouts -- Amazing Results [Paperback]

Cindy Whitmarsh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

If you're already fit, now is the time to get ULTRAFIT! Cindy Whitmarsh, fitness expert and president of Ultrafit, Inc., has developed high-intensity workouts that keep your muscles (and your determination) challenged. This book is for people who eschew gimmicks in favor of elite exercise programs that push their bodies to the limit. Perfect for athletes, fitness trainers, and workout enthusiasts, Ultrafit will take your workout to the next level...and beyond.

Among the great features of this book are ab workouts to turn that six-pack into an eight-pack, high-intensity cardio for when running stairs isn't good enough, nutrition tips for keeping your body at its physical peak.

This book also comes with a never-before-released, exclusive Ultrafit fat-burning workout DVD

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About the Author

Cindy Whitmarsh is a licensed sports nutritionist and fitness instructor. She founded Ultrafit Nutrition Systems in 1997 and has expanded Ultrafit to 6 locations in San Diego and other cities throughout the US. Cindy is the fitness/nutrition expert for KUSI news in San Diego, also for some of the top San Diego Charger players as well as the San Diego Charger girls. She is the author of Ultrafit Cooking, UltraFit, 101 Ways to Work Out with Weights and she created and starred in "Ultrafit Fat Burning Workout." She also starred in ô10 Minute Solutionö, a Target toning DVD. Cindy recently founded Ultrafit Kids and Ultrafit Food on the Go! To contact Cindy Whitmarsh or to find out about her program go to www.Ultrafitnutrition.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Fair Winds Press; Pap/DVD edition (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592331750
• ISBN-13: 978-1592331758
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cindy Whitmarsh is a licensed sports nutritionist and fitness instructor. She founded Ultrafit Nutrition Systems in 1997 and has expanded Ultrafit to 6 locations in San Diego and other cities throughout the US. Cindy is the fitness/nutrition expert for KUSI news in San Diego, also for some of the top San Diego Charger players as well as the San Diego Charger girls. She is the author of Ultrafit Cooking, UltraFit, and she created and starred in "Ultrafit Fat Burning Workout." She also starred in "10 Minute Solution", a Target toning DVD.
Cindy founded Ultrafit Kids and Ultrafit Food on the Go! Kerri Walsh and her teammate Misty May brought home the Gold Medal in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. It was the first Women's Beach Volleyball Gold Medal for the United States in US Olympic history.

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners, June 21, 2007

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This review is from: UltraFit: Challenging Workouts -- Amazing Results (Paperback)

So many weight training books that I've run across are for beginners and include things like stationary lunges or other very tired excercises. Also, a lot of books include models who do not look anything like what I would expect a 'fit' person to look like. I love this book because the author is the model, and she doesn't have breast implants, collagen injected lips, or look like an anorexic teenager.



Whitmarsh manages to take several essential excercises, and updates them by adding balance balls or making them plyometric. All I can say is that these work outs are definitely a challenge!



Another excellent feature of this book is that there are absolutely no excercises using machines. Everything in this book you can do at home with a simple set of weights and a balance ball, which is convenient. For me, I prefer the free weights to machines because free weights are more challenging and you see more results. The addition of balance balls just means your core muscles are going to be utilized unlike with machines where you do not have to stabilize yourself.



In short, I wouldn't recommend this book for beginners because I think they would easily get discouraged. It's also worth noting that this book could be used for either a man or a woman, and that there is a male model in the book, too.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank You Cindy, June 26, 2006

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S. Bouthillier (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: UltraFit: Challenging Workouts -- Amazing Results (Paperback)

The Ultrafit Challenge book changed my life!

I am 36 years old, a mother of one, and have been physically active since I was 13 years old. My weight has always fluctuated, and in the last 6 years I started running. I absolutely love it! It has been great for keeping my weight down, but I was never satisfied with the look of my body. Outside of running, I would spend 3 - 4 days at the gym doing the same old weight routine I learned from a workout video 10 years ago! (How pathetic!) My diet was always about low fat, low protein, and high carbs. I considered myself well educated in the diet field, since I've been doing it since I was a teen.

Four months ago, I was fed up with not seeing any results! My fiancée suggested I hire a personal trainer, but it really wasn't in my budget. I headed to the book store in search of some inspiration, and thank goodness I was drawn to the Ultrafit Challenge Workout book! When I read the introduction, I felt an instant bond with Cindy! I started the next day.

I'm sorry to say I did not take before and after pictures, nor did I weigh or measure myself. (I have a phobia!) BUT my clothes are huge on me and everywhere I go people notice how my body has changed! Personal trainers at my gyms have asked about my workouts, and they have all bought the book to use for themselves and their clients! Friends couldn't wait to run out and buy the book, and now all their friends are also using Cindy's amazing workouts! Every day someone notices how fit I am and I finally have the body I wanted my whole life!

PS: My fiancée also went on the program with me and has lost 20 lbs and looks amazing!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, learn how to get ULTRAFIT for life!, January 10, 2006

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Henry Evans "hjevans" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I've been fortunate enough to go through Cindy's program in San Diego, CA and meet her in person. She's just like her video! Full of energy, positive and in phenomenal shape! Not only did I lose nearly 20 pounds and 9% body fat in 6 weeks, I actually LEARNED HOW TO EAT PROPERLY! I had never been taught how to eat for health and weight control before... I felt as if I had been given THE KEY to staying in shape.

Its a magical book because you're learning from somebody who has been there, done that! Cindy was 40 pounds heavier when she first moved to California and she knows exactly how to turn it around. No shortcuts here, just good solid advice and encouragement!

One thing that is really important, and Cindy mentions it in her book & her video, is that nutrition is 70% of getting in shape, working out is 30%. Make sure to follow the program for 6 weeks and you will be amazed the change as weight melts off. Little things she's learned over the years have a huge impact on getting fit like drinking more water, eating smaller portions more often, and working out regularly.

You can commit to anything for 6 weeks - go for it!