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Taking control of your health and well-being is a necessary and personal journey. From teens and parents fighting obesity in America, to aging baby boomers refusing to go quietly into the dark night—everyone can stay fit, healthy, and active for many years to come! This book lays out a sensible and holistic road map that makes health and fitness an ingrained part of your lifestyle, and an easy-to-achieve goal for both men and women at any age.

For more than three decades, Dr. Maffetone has been treating and advising patients, coaching athletes, lecturing worldwide, and writing books about the importance of self-health care. Topics covered in his latest book include how to make healthy dietary choices, obtain the best nutrition from real food, avoid illness and disease, and learn to listen to your body. Also learn the dangers of common dietary supplements, fat-burning exercise for weight loss, reducing stress, controlling inflammation, having a healthy and fulfilling sex life, and much more. Maffetone expertly guides the reader step by step through each topic and provides simple health surveys to help you better understand how the body works and what to safely do if a problem or symptom arises during your fitness or dietary regimen.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse; 1st edition (January 4, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1616083794
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1616083793
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
Reviewer: Avid Readers
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent tome for overall health and energy
Review: Maffetone has been writing and studying health and fitness for decades. I first became acquainted with him through his coaching of Stu Mittleman; who covered 577 miles on foot in 6 days through Maffetone's coaching. Whereas I love the super-healthy endurance stories like that, this book is geared to the average individual who just wants good overall health.Maffetone's theme is all around avoiding health problems: feeling vibrant, getting the best out of your life through proper nutrition, activities, and sleep. He discussed in detail how to do this and both embraces some of the "common wisdom" and debunks some of it. What distinguishes it most from other books is the view on the whole person - not just diet, or exercise, or daily activities, or sleep in isolation - but how they all tie together.

Reviewer: Asp934
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Most comprehensive book on running I have ever read
Review: The concepts in this book can be difficult to believe at first since much of it is contrary to how I've always trained. Despite this I took a leap of faith and followed the advice because the science behind the training is well documented and makes sense. The training really felt like it couldn't possibly be benefitting me, because it started out so slow, yet in less than 2 months I have increased my aerobic threshold pace by 1 minute per km and also doubled my weekly training load, while feeling more energized. Now I never feel tired for the whole day after a long run and look forward to every run.The only thing I would suggest is buying this as a hard copy instead of the digital version because you will want to flip back through to look at diagrams and graphs etc

Reviewer: David
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Maffetone is still the man!
Review: Reading Maffetone is such a pleasure because what he says is really mostly quite intuitive. The problem is, I guess I just never thought about many of these things. To be honest, his earlier book, In Fitness and in Health, changed my life. Maffetone is a ridiculously successful coach in the endurance sports and his ideas really went against the grain years ago when he was training the likes of Stu Mittleman. But the more you think about his techniques, the more they generally make sense. He is the antithesis of a drill sergeant or high school coach that preaches the "no pain, no gain" philosophy. And as a result, his disciples have run circles around others.Since I started following Maffetone I have lost weight, have more energy than ever, and have been injury-free for more than 5 years after never going a year without a running injury. What more can I say about his training philosophy?

Reviewer: Mary Kerfien
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Passionate, very detailed book on Health..
Review: The information was good and felt solid.But this book was very long with some chapters repeating the same information.Felt bogged down a bit too by details, like bones of the foot, I felt I did not need tolearn to become healthier.The recipes at the end though were an added bonus and you could feel the passion Mr. Maffatone has for this subject!

Reviewer: Herbert A. Wade
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent overview of heathy living, recommended
Review: Just about all aspects of healthy living are covered and are consistent with current thinking about diet, aging and exercise. Particularly useful is the very complete index with live "page" references that take you directly to the referenced item - a rarity in eBooks but really useful in an encyclopedic book such as this one. It even has a recipe section though not really detailed enough for most people to actually make the dish, it just provides a reasonable starting place for the experienced cook. Excellent for the 50 and younger group but a bit weak in specifics for older readers.

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This book changed my life
Review: I completed the two week program discussed in the book. I have not only lost weight but feel great. I have more energy, my cravings for junk food have diminished and I am eating so much better. The book also talks about many other important topics. He talks about protein requirements, eating healthy fats and how to balance the foods you eat. This book is a must for anyone wanting to change their lifestyle for the better and desiring to change for their entire life.

Reviewer: R.M.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Amazing Book All Should Read
Review: This book is a great resource. I am constantly going back to it and rereading sections. The 2 week test is fabulous and has changed my life. I do it a few times a year to get myself back on track. If you have any aches and pains please try the 2 week test, I didnt do it for weight as I am fine but I was in pain depressed and tired. His running method is very different than what we are used to and I have changed my runs 2 years ago and have loved his method, it is a lot slower pace, feels like you are walking when you first change but give it a few months and you will get the hang of it. The nice thing is my runs now give me a lot of energy and I can run a lot more miles than before. I also noticed in races I can really sprint the last 200 meters and have the energy to finish well where before I drug my body in. So give it a try! I hope it makes a difference in your life. Thank You Dr Maffetone!

Reviewer: McGoal
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Enjoy Maffetone.
Review: Good solid offering from Maffetone but if you have his other books this is a bit of a rehash of some of that data and information. It does provide a good, solid, updated resource for his current thinking.

Reviewer: Leonardo Ferreira
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Um livro de cabeceira. O Autor, muito sabiamente, relata através de muitos anos de experiência e baseado em pesquisas científicas o que precisamos fazer para aumentar a nossa expectativa de vida. Aumentando a nossa vitalidade e diminuindo as doenças. Compensa muito. E junto com o livro " The Big book of endurance training and racing", forma uma base sólida de conhecimentos que podem ser utilizados no dia a dia do atleta.Excelente

Reviewer: Luca est dans la rue
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I discovered Dott. Maffetone via the McDouglas "Natural born heroes".Actually I alwasy had in mind the same ideas, but he way of explaining, of provideing practical advice is awsome.I think this is a must-have book for any healthy enthousiast, for a better awareness of eating and training.

Reviewer: brianwc75
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: this is a great book. I am a practicing physiotherapist and I find this book to be very relevant to my patients. I am glad the author makes the distinction between 'health' and 'fitness' because the two things are not at all the same thing!! Very well written and an easy but informative read!

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A friend at work recommended the big book of endurance training to me, but i spotted this one and thought it was more appropriate for me. Glad i got it, it is interesting and very informative, a must read for anyone interested in health or fitness. I have been recommending this to everyone!

Reviewer: KT
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 昨今の健康ブームで、栄養や運動に関する本は山のように出版されていますが、この本はその中でも広く深くまとまっていてなおかつ、専門知識が無くても用意に理解できます。総合的な生活習慣の見直しをしたい人には一読をおすすめします。