The MAF Method Quotes

“We can adapt to this stress with adequate aerobic function, and when we allow sufficient time for recovery, which, for most people means a maximum of one or two hard training efforts a week.”
― Philip Maffetone, The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness

“As I’ve discussed many times, eating well means planning ahead and carefully shopping so you always have only healthy food at home, work and during travel.”
― Philip Maffetone, The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness

“Initially, exercising at this relatively low heart rate may be difficult for some people. But after a short time, you will feel better and your pace will quicken at that same heart rate, so you will not be exercising at that relatively slow pace for too long. In other words, you will walk, run, bike and perform all activities at faster paces. This increase in pace (or power) at the same MAF HR is also an important evaluation, called the MAF Test, that measures this progress.”
― Philip Maffetone, The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness

“A key to avoiding chronic inflammation is in balancing one’s dietary fat intake by eating only natural fats, avoiding junk food, and consuming healthy foods. In doing so, many problems like muscle imbalance, weak bones, injuries, chronic diseases, even mental-emotional illness can be prevented.”
― Philip Maffetone, The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness

“Maximizing natural fat-burning is a key focus of MAF, directly improving all areas of health and fitness.”
― Philip Maffetone, The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness

“The acronym MAF stands for maximum aerobic function. That’s what this method is all about. We can accomplish this through addressing all areas of lifestyle that are under our control, including physical activity and exercise, food and nutrition, and stress. In doing so, we can significantly improve health and fitness, quality of life, control aging, and achieve the most amazing feats. This may be running a faster marathon, having a more highly functional brain, being more creative or whatever your goals, including all of these and more. And, improvements begin the very first day!”
― Philip Maffetone, The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness

“MAF emphasizes the balance of all components of both health and fitness. This begins with the need to improve the aerobic system because it supplies the energy that’s essential for all physical, biochemical and mental-emotional health and fitness.”
― Philip Maffetone, The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness

“An unfortunate but common problem in sports is that athletes are too often fit but unhealthy. The indications include the common incidence of physical, biochemical and mental-emotional injuries. Athletes are often forced out of training and competition due to these conditions, and, sadly, some die at early ages during competition due to health problems.”
― Philip Maffetone, The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness

“One can be healthy but have poor fitness ; or very fit but unhealthy.”
― Philip Maffetone, The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness

“MAF is an open system that can be used by itself, or be integrated into any approach you may be currently using, or help you start all over again. That’s because MAF provides assessment tools that help take the guesswork out of exercise, food and stress management. These tools, such as the MAF Test and Two-Week Test, can help you better understand whether your workouts and eating patterns are really right for you.”
― Philip Maffetone, The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness