Le Personal Coach: A French Trainer's Simple Secrets for Getting Fit and Slim without the GymRenewing Your Body

by Valerie Orsoni-Vauthey

Don't let the idea of exercise daunt you. A fit, trim-and less-stressed-body is just around the corner. And a gym membership and large bulky home equipment aren't even part of the equation. Simply follow the informative, yet fun, tips and techniques in Your Personal Coach by celebrity fitness guru Valerie Orsoni and you'll be looking and feeling good in no time. Each quick exercise or idea is something that can be easily incorporated into your existing lifestyle and will become lifelong healthy habits. Orsoni's proven nutritional and fitness advice How to fit in exercise while you're on a plane, at the playground, in the kitchen, on line, at work, on a cell phone, or shopping Exercises to increase bone density Professional dancers' secrets to a natural breast lift How to increase self-confidence and decrease back pain by improving your posture Strategies to avoid feeling overwhelmed so you can target your trouble zones Easy ways to instantly de-stress

176 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2010

Reviews

[Laura Skladzinski · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wow, this was the most trite book I have ever read. Each page had 1-2 sentences on it with a fairly useless tip. Yes, it is a great idea to sneak exercise into your daily life - but you CANNOT spot reduce, and I found this incredibly misleading. I feel bad for anyone who takes this as actual advice.

[Lenore Webb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hup 2, 3, 4. And again. Bend, stretch, reach...go! Go! GO! Yes, that is the way I thought a exercise boot camp would be like. But I was wrong. At least when it comes to Valerie Orsoni. Entrepreneur. Cancer survivor. World-renowned trainer. Best-selling author. Celebrity coach. Nutritionist. Mom. Valerie is a major inspiration to the over 850,000 members on her site LeBootCamp. She overcame cancer and a brain tumor to turn her life into a career helping and inspiring others. You can join her site if you wish. And at $15 a month for a 6 month plan that is really low. I was excited to see her book, Le Personal Coach arrive here. Now again, I did think it would be telling me to get out there and hump it all the time none stop. But instead it was showing me so many missed opportunities.

For example, I did not think of all the times I sit down. If you go to sit down in a chair, when your 3/4 of the way down....raise back up....and then sit down all the way. That was a squat you just did. The average office worker gets up and down 50 times a day. Now you could accomplish 50 squats a day instead and gosh I know my bum would love that! Another? Okay. Brushing your teeth. Easy but lazy time. Instead brush those pearly whites while doing butt tightening clinches. You can get 100 or more in during that time and you have not lost a bit of time from your day. Pretty cool. I can roll with that.

Valerie knows it is hard to "do the right thing" when you have Starbucks and cupcakes nearby. She has dealt with the most difficult cases and helped them. Now it's your turn.

[Gina · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for shortcuts and any tips smacking of "French girl ways".

Having switched from a retail/standing job to an office/desk job, this book provided some useful tips for avoiding what we (at work) like to call "Admin Ass".