Move Yourself: The Cooper Clinic Medical Director's Guide to All the Healing Benefits of Exercise

by Tedd Mitchell, Tim Church, Martin Zucker

Praise for Move Yourself

""Move Yourself is a timely and user-friendly guide to better health. I could go on, but it's time for me to get up and get moving!""
--Tom Brokaw

""The science is clear: staying healthy means moving our bodies more, choosing more of the right foods in the proper portions, and avoiding unsafe behaviors like smoking. In Move Yourself, you'll find the kind of sound advice and strong motivation you'd expect from an expert personal coach.""
--Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., 17th Surgeon General of the United States and Vice Chairman of Canyon Ranch

""Being fit has always been important in my career, both as a martial artist and as an actor. But what I learned long ago is that a physically active lifestyle also improves every aspect of living. The good news is that you don't have to train like an athlete to receive these tremendous benefits; you just have to make it a priority. In Move Yourself, Drs. Mitchell and Church explain just how easy it can be. With just a little commitment and a little know-how, you too can make yourself feel like a champ!""
--Chuck Norris

""As a former couch potato, I can attest to the incredible health benefits that come from physical activity. Move Yourself shows that you don't have to become a gym rat--here's everything you need to get moving at your own reasonable pace.""
--Jack Challem, author of Stop Prediabetes Now and The Food-Mood Solution

Think you don't have the time--or the energy--to do what it takes to look and feel better? Now you can take control of your health and be happier and stronger--and you don't need to join a gym to do it!

Move Yourself is the breakthrough program you've been waiting for. Based on cutting-edge research from the medical director of the world-renowned Cooper Clinic, this practical, easy-to-follow guide gives you the strategies and advice you need to improve your strength, flexibility, mood, weight, and overall health. All it takes is a few minutes of low-dose physical activity each day to start seeing results.

272 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2008

Reviews

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent motivational book! If you are sedentary, or active in a hit or miss kind of fashion, read this book! It will motivate you to get up and moving, even if just a little bit each day, towards a healthier you. Compelling research to back up its claims, this book is a great read for anyone wishing to better themselves and their health.

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mandatory read for a class I'm taking. Good information to motivate yourself to get moving.

[KC · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, this book was a real eye-opener. I don't usually go in for "fitness" books, but someone recommended this one and I'm very glad I read it. The authors describe their research and testing results from the Cooper Clinic and give you fact after fact about why it's so medically beneficial to get away from a sedentary lifestyle. I'm a die-hard couch potato, but the info in this book got me up and moving!

[James S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good introduction to the benefits of exercise, along with three exercise plans. The book is geared towards sedentary people over 50, and while it's a little out of date now, much of the advice is timeless.

[Shanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't get to finish the last half of this book before it was due at the library, but the first half was informative, touting very important reasons to get moving. Research presented in the book seemed to show that even more important than losing weight is activity level. Right now my activity level could really use a boost! I'll revisit this book sometime in the future to see what the last half of the book says.

[Christie Byron hix]

Definately a way to motivate yourself off the couch and walk around the house, or at work get up every hour and walk.

[Katterley · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many reasons to get moving for your health, and it all makes sense. Easy to follow guides for sedentary people to start with and slowly build up to, as well. Highly recommended to read.

[Linda Rez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. I read it a year ago and started to track my steps--realized I wasn't moving enough--and have been tracking every day since then--and MOVING again.