Barnes and Noble Basics Getting in Shape: An Easy, Smart Guide to Getting in Shape (Barnes & Noble Basics)

You want to be fit, but you've had it: you've been on 17 different diets, and spent enough to feed a small town on packaged meals that look like food but taste like floor sweepings. So, what should you do? How about trying a straightforward, easy-to-understand, up-to-the-minute primer on fitness, exercise, and eating well? It's all here, whether you yearn to bike around the block or run a marathon. What's in it for you? A nutrition and fitness program geared specifically to your likes and dislikes, your body, lifestyle, budget, and goals. Take a fitness quiz, learn how working out with a buddy can help, find out about gyms, and see how to design a personal program that's fun and gets you pumped up the right way. Plus, there's advice on simple, delicious, and healthy meals. How can you not lose?Carol Leonetti Dannhauser is the author of 'Barnes and Noble Basics Getting in Shape: An Easy, Smart Guide to Getting in Shape (Barnes & Noble Basics)', published 2003 under ISBN 9780760740255 and ISBN 0760740259.