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When Working Out Isn't Working Out: A Mind/Body Guide to Conquering Unidentified Fitness Obstacles
Uncommon guidance for those who fall short of their diet and exercise goals
Although there's no shortage of books that offer advice about getting in shape, there are none that address the real hidden blocks that will often prevent your success. When Working Out Isn't Working Out is a cutting-edge fitness guide, geared to supply the clues you need to reveal and move past UFOs (Unidentified Fitness Obstacles). By providing a wealth of little-known facts and self-diagnostic tests, this book helps you find the missing links in your quest to be optimally fit,
-How family and cultural influences can affect how you view getting fit
-How food and chemical allergies limit your energy, weight loss, and strength
-How common disorders (SAD, ADD, depression) can often be UFOs
-How you emotional history can be a barrier to improved health
-How diet and exercise fallacies can help you from reaching your goals. . .
. . .And much, much more!
Although there's no shortage of books that offer advice about getting in shape, there are none that address the real hidden blocks that will often prevent your success. When Working Out Isn't Working Out is a cutting-edge fitness guide, geared to supply the clues you need to reveal and move past UFOs (Unidentified Fitness Obstacles). By providing a wealth of little-known facts and self-diagnostic tests, this book helps you find the missing links in your quest to be optimally fit,
-How family and cultural influences can affect how you view getting fit
-How food and chemical allergies limit your energy, weight loss, and strength
-How common disorders (SAD, ADD, depression) can often be UFOs
-How you emotional history can be a barrier to improved health
-How diet and exercise fallacies can help you from reaching your goals. . .
. . .And much, much more!
- GenresNonfictionHealth
256 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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February 10, 2017
This was one of the worst exercise inspiration books I have ever read. Firstly, Mr. Gerrish kept using the term UFO (to mean "Unidentified Fitness Obstacle"). He used it so much that I found myself wishing that an alien aircraft would, indeed, remedy the situation. (He could have used such words as 'cause', 'problem', 'concern', etc. and I wouldn't have been so annoyed by the writing.)
Most of the book dealt with possible medical causes for failure to reach health/exercise/weight loss goals. As so many of these conditions had similar symptoms, he would include a little 'quiz' (usually 5-10 questions) to help you determine if you should ask your doctor to test for that problem. And if it wasn't physical it might be psychological so that should be checked out as well. Half-way through the book I felt so anxious about his list that I might as well have checked myself into a hospital -- and afterward moved to the psychiatric floor.
Later, he included a couple of suggested diets to follow. He warned, however, that allergies might be a problem (The 'test' for that was to hold the possible allergen in one hand with the arm extended from the body and have someone try to push that arm down while you resisted. If that arm was weak -- ta-dah -- that was probably the target food that was preventing you from achieving your fitness goals.)
Finally, toward the end of the book he gave some pointers on how to/or not to warm up, cool down, use weights or exercise equipment. In this case, a picture would have been far more valuable than lists of movements. He gave lists: biceps curl, triceps extension, lateral raise (shoulders), pec deck fly, leg extension, leg curl... and on and on.
He seemed to assume that the reader had a gym membership and personal trainer or a fully equipped home gym.
The best exercise idea I settled on was using the book itself to lift and throw.
Most of the book dealt with possible medical causes for failure to reach health/exercise/weight loss goals. As so many of these conditions had similar symptoms, he would include a little 'quiz' (usually 5-10 questions) to help you determine if you should ask your doctor to test for that problem. And if it wasn't physical it might be psychological so that should be checked out as well. Half-way through the book I felt so anxious about his list that I might as well have checked myself into a hospital -- and afterward moved to the psychiatric floor.
Later, he included a couple of suggested diets to follow. He warned, however, that allergies might be a problem (The 'test' for that was to hold the possible allergen in one hand with the arm extended from the body and have someone try to push that arm down while you resisted. If that arm was weak -- ta-dah -- that was probably the target food that was preventing you from achieving your fitness goals.)
Finally, toward the end of the book he gave some pointers on how to/or not to warm up, cool down, use weights or exercise equipment. In this case, a picture would have been far more valuable than lists of movements. He gave lists: biceps curl, triceps extension, lateral raise (shoulders), pec deck fly, leg extension, leg curl... and on and on.
He seemed to assume that the reader had a gym membership and personal trainer or a fully equipped home gym.
The best exercise idea I settled on was using the book itself to lift and throw.
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