Dump Your Trainer

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-07-15
Publisher(s): Stance Pubns
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Summary

This book is a simple and fun guide to weight loss and fitness without wasting money on 'yo-yo' diets or personal trainers.

Author Biography

Ashley Marriott has been designing dance and fitness programs for more than 10 years. She has been featured as a spokeswoman, host and model on Exercise TV, FIT TV and numerous fitness DVDs. Ashley is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Aerobics and Fitness Association of America and is a member of I.D.E.A. Marc L. Paulsen, M.D. is a graduate of Stanford University Medical School. He received his training at University of California, Irvine Medical Center as well as course work in Epidemiology through The Division of Public Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is a member of the American Academy of Sports Medicine and a former Medical Director of the Exercise Science Lab at Orange Coast College in California.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 1
Introductionp. 3
The Rationalep. 4
Basic Factsp. 4
Celebrity Trainersp. 5
The Pitchp. 6
The Weight Loss Formula to Rememberp. 6
Summing up our main ideasp. 6
The Trainer Tells Allp. 8
Ten Myths of Personal Trainingp. 8
Celebrity Dietsp. 23
The Dangerousp. 23
The Difficultp. 25
The Diligent Zone Followersp. 25
Eating Disordersp. 26
"ALLI" - Oops!p. 28
The Dump Your Trainer Diet & Fitness Programp. 30
The Basicsp. 30
Pep Talk Time! Let's Make a Plan!p. 30
Finding the Best Diet for YOUp. 33
Fitness Assessmentp. 38
Target Heart Ratesp. 39
Training Zonesp. 40
Step Testp. 41
Push-Up Testp. 42
Squat Testp. 43
This Will Only Hurt a Little... Finding Out Your Body Fat Percentagep. 45
The Exercise Programp. 48
Choose Your Primary Aerobic Devicep. 48
The 80/20 Rulep. 49
Time of Day - Right Awayp. 50
Stretchingp. 51
Warming Upp. 52
The "Step It Up - Step It Down" Program for Maximizing caloric burnp. 52
Motivationp. 53
Dump the TV - Turn on the Musicp. 53
The Beauty of Mirrorsp. 53
Dance, Dance, Dancep. 54
Weights/Resistance Trainingp. 54
Strength in Numbers?p. 55
Workout Buddiesp. 55
Getting Startedp. 57
Control Your Environment - At-Home Preparationp. 57
Evaluate Where You Standp. 57
Detailed Starting Exercise Program - Examplep. 60
Aerobic (Morning) Programp. 60
Detailed (Evening) Resistance Programp. 61
No Gym Membership - No Problemp. 75
Do It Anywhere Cardio Exercisesp. 75
Resistance Componentp. 90
Why Resistance Bands?p. 91
Stability Ballp. 100
Stability Ball Exercisesp. 101
The 21-Day Dump Your Trainer Diet & Fitness Programp. 107
21-Day Transformation Stepsp. 108
Success Strategiesp. 109
Food Listp. 109
Preparing for the 21-Day Dump Your Trainer Diet & Fitness Programp. 112
Strategic Planp. 112
Personal Success Contractp. 113
Evaluation/Reassessment Pointp. 162
From Here and Beyondp. 164
Life Long Cardio!p. 164
"Normalizing" Your Lifep. 169
The Dump Your Trainer Long-term Success Planp. 169
Navigating the High-Fat Minefieldp. 176
Tips for Healthy Fast Foodp. 176
Best Fast-Food Optionsp. 177
Ordering At a Restaurantp. 179
Dump the Carp. 180
Sedentary Life Can Be Deadlyp. 181
"Life Happens" Success Strategiesp. 183
Breaking the Sugar Addiction!p. 185
The Dump Your Trainer Real-life Meal Planp. 187
Congratulations!p. 202
p. 203
Preparing for the 21-Day Dump Your Trainer Diet & Fitness Programp. 204
Sample Shopping Listp. 206
Fitness Check Sheet - Evening Programp. 208
References and Resourcesp. 209
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