In Fitness and in Health: Everyone Is an Athlete

by Philip Maffetone

Book Overview

In the new 5th edition of '?In Fitness and In Health,'? Dr. Phil Maffetone describes how to self-manage your own personal health-care program. For more than three decades, Dr. Maffetone has been... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096420620X
• ISBN13: 9780964206205
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: David Barmore Productions
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

An epiphany

This information in this book radically changed my outlook on exercising. Before I read this book I would jump rope for 15 minutes every morning. Then spread out through the week I would go on high intensity bike rides 4-5 days a week, weight lift 4 days a week, and do high intensity martial arts training 4-5 days a week. I though I was performing mostly aerobic exercise with the exception with the wieghtlifting. After reading his book I discoved that since all my activities were of high intensity I was mostly peforming anerabic exercise. The information in the book also explained why my body was so resistent to weight loss(adrenal exhuastion) and why I was getting injured on a regular basis.

This book became my "bible" for many years

This book changed my life! It gave me a whole new perspective on exercising and fitness. Most importantly that exercise is not a goal (to lose pounds), it is a WAY OF LIFE!!! Basically it taught me that if you want to feel and be healthy... you really need to be exercising regularly for the rest of your life. It helped me understand metabolism and how exercise affects your whole system. I am constantly seeing health experts and trainers making many of the mistakes this book talks about, namely exercising to meet your target heart rate, building aerobic muscles vs. anaerobic muscles, etc. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS I OWN. I am constantly lending it out to people, or at least telling people I will lend it to them when i get it back from the last person I lent it to! :)

Changed My Life

This book has changed my eating habits - hopefully forever. Dr. Maffetone writes in an easily understandable style. Being freed of my Carbohydrate addiction is the best thing that ever happened to my diet.

Changed the way I viewed a healthy lifestyle!

I found it impossible to lose weight and maintain a regular exercise program... until I read this book! A reduced calorie "diet" wasn't going to do it, but healthy living certainly does. When reading his book, Maffetone contradicted everything I thought you should do to lose weight -- now I know it isn't about losing... it is about "getting" healthy. I am walking everyday, following a healthy meal program and couldn't feel better (or look better!) My husband and I are now great advocates and have been recommending this book to everyone: family, friends and work colleagues.

multisport health guru and living legend

i have known the author since 1993, and he has changed my life as he has changed countless other health enthusiasts. he has coached world champion athletes like triathletes mark allen and mike pigg, he has been called by velonews, "one of the most sought after endurance coaches in the world," but if there is one book an athlete, or someone contemplating getting into shape, needs to read, this is that book. nutrition, fitness, stress, training, it's all in here; phil is usually light years ahead of the health industry pundits. i have given this book to dozens of friends, so far no complaints.