The 8 Colors of Fitness: Discover Your Color-Coded Fitness Personality and Create an Exercise Program You'll Never Quit!

by Suzanne Brue, Katharine D. Myers (Foreword)

The 8 Colors of Discover Your Color-Coded Fitness Personality and Create an Exercise Program You'll Never Quit! (Oakledge Press, 2008) The 8 Colors of Fitness is a personality-based approach to a physically active lifestyle based on 8 sets of preferences each corresponding to a Color – The 8 Colors. By identifying your Color – and each of us falls into one of the 8 Colors, readers get a snapshot of their exercise personality. Whether you’re trying to include physical activity in your basic wellness program, an exercise enthusiast, or training for peak performance--this book is for you. The 8 Colors of Fitness begins with a short personality assessment to guide readers in discovering their Color-Coded Fitness Personality. By identifying these preferences, readers will be well on their way to achieving their fitness goals in the most enjoyable and effective way possible. Each of the 8 color chapters includes an overall description of the personality, and follows with the approach, motivation, focus, preferred environments, roadblocks, tips and favorite activities. Through her six years of research, the author has collected fitness success stories from people around the world. The stories are delightfully sprinkled throughout the book enabling readers to meet real people describing in their own words how they maintain a physically active lifestyle in keeping with their personality. The book also includes a separate section for personal trainers and employee fitness professionals with suggestions on how best to communicate with each personality type for maximum results. The 8 Colors of Fitness is based on the framework of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ® assessment. The 8 Colors of Fitness program is breaking new ground in the application of the MBTI® instrument

Genres: Fitness, Health, Nonfiction

203 pages, Paperback

First published February 14, 2008

Reviews

[Qas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is partially based on Myers-Briggs (so is partially nonsense to me), but there are some great ideas if you can get past that.

While I didn't associate completely with any one "fitness colour", the concept of people generally viewing exercise in different ways due to their personality is something we don't hear much about.

For example, how some people need exercise that is fun and engaging, and if it isn't fun it isn't worth doing. Whereas, for others it is more a rewarding task to carry out but not fun in the slightest (akin to brushing your teeth).

Or, how certain types of people see regular exercise as a way to focus completely and apply all thought to the task at hand. Yet, others think exercise is best when it is completely mindless, allowing their thoughts to instead focus on other things. It's a useful way of considering the sorts of exercise habits that make most sense to you, and how the same exercise routine is great for some and a nightmare for others.

Reading about these different mindsets and ways of viewing and participating in exercise is a fascinating approach I've not seen before. I'd suggest reading through the overviews of each colour and then fully diving into the few that sound most appealing to you.

4 stars.

[Julianne Noyola · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book in conjunction with the workbook and I found the test and the description of the colors to be very accurate for me. I think the book offered lots of great insight for people who are just starting to get into fitness as well as people who have always been into it.

[Kristine]

the interlibrary loan came while I was sick so I didn't have much time with the book. I skimmed the BLUE section because that's me - it firmed my rationale over why tracking makes such a difference in my motivation. I feel at this point in my life, the Harmony side of my personality is showing itself more clearly, and I'm not just a ISTJ any more, the feelings side has gained some prominence. interesting book for people who appreciate the MBTI personality types and learning more about their fitness style.

[Smcafee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book linking personality types to fitness activities you may enjoy. I read about this book on Spark People and bought it to try it out. It was interesting seeing how my likes went hand in hand with my personality type and seeing what activities my daughter and I may enjoy together based on the overlap between our types. Overall an interesting book, that made me want to learn even more about Meyers-Briggs types and how they relate to our lives.

[Cerelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Makes so much more sense to exercise according to your personality.