In Fitness and in Health: A Practical Guide to Healthy Diet and Nutrition, Exercise, Injury Prevention and Avoiding Disease

by Philip Maffetone

"Dr. Maffetone's system goes beyond dealing with symptoms; he looks at health and fitness as an integrated balance. He deals with the whole picture clearly and directly. Fascinating and illuminating....and I feel great!" -- James Taylor, singer, recording artist

Genres: Health, Fitness, Food, Self Help

363 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is right on... I feel like it is 'giving me back my power' to regain my health. Very sensible.

[Julie]

I've heard good things about this book and want to read it to see if it would be a good one to recommend to my patients.

[Noeljensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome book...packed with great information about how to be healthy and fit.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found the book to be very informative in many different areas. I particularly liked the authors take on aerobic versus anaerobic training and his 180 formula for calculating heart rate zones. I plan to put this to use in my own training, as well as the Maximum Aerobic Function Test (MAF). I believe this will be helpful as I am coming back from two surgeries in the past year. There is also very solid information on nutrition and proper utilization of macronutrients (protein, carbohydrates, fats). The book can get a bit “deep” at times, but I found all of the information to be interesting, and potentially helpful. I would definitely recommend!

[Haley Kavelak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent points and discussion. Some outdated information, but overall very good principles to follow.

[Kim Welch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good info, didn’t love the way it was presented. The author’s tone was condescending at times, and the “case studies” seemed fabricated.

[Jeff · Rating 2 out of 5]

like the idea of aerobic deficiency syndrome but the majority felt like it was written ~30 years ago

[Trip Henningson · Rating 4 out of 5]

kinda kooky and kinda awesome. Worth a read