"My life’s passion is to connect people all over the world with their success potential. Patch’s book confirms just how smart exercise is—for your success and for keeping every part of your life in top condition. A must-read for everyone!"—Jack Canfield, Co-creator, of The Success Principles How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be"Patch's passion for helping people live strong is palpable. His approach is inspired and I, for one, admire his deep commitment to living a healthier life."—Harley Pasternak, Author of the Five- Factor Diet and personal trainer to Hollywood’s hottest starsBeing fit is more than skin deep! In THE REAL SEXY, SMART AND STRONG you will quickly learn how to experience high levels of vital energy, become smarter and stronger, and make the very best of your body. You want to get started with something new – and make positive changes in your life – but where to begin? David Patchell-Evans is the master of inspiring and instructing real people how to enjoy the proven benefits of fitness – and he can do the same for you. Learn how to choose a gym, how to navigate the early days of starting your exercise routine, and what pitfalls to watch out for. As you progress there will be many obstacles and hidden sources of discouragement, Patch will show you how to overcome each and every one, and how to stick with it for life. There is more and more evidence proving that exercise is crucial to the total well-being of your body, mind and spirit. But does that mean we all need to spend hours in the gym? Absolutely not! In The Real Sexy, Smart and Strong, health guru David Patchell-Evans shows you a common-sense approach that is both easy-to-follow and fun – it’s about enjoying yourself, and enjoying your body. Physical activity can be easy for everyone. Backed by the most recent research in the field, Patch focuses on your real commitment to health and well-being so that you can discover how your attitude, your thinking and your exercise can team up to enrich your life. Gain confidence. Be your own powerful definition of sexy, smart and strong."We've all met that person who walks it, talks it, and makes the whole world believe it. It isn't about the size of their hips or their bank account balance. It comes from a deep sense of self which exudes through every pore in the body. Sexy is an attitude . . . not an aptitude! The Real Sexy Smart and Strong will show you how to access your own innate sexiness and before you know you, too, will be inspired and filled with this magical power!"—Crystal Andrus bestselling author of Simply . . . Woman!
Author(s): David Patchell-Evans
Edition: 1
Publisher: Wiley
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 203
The Real Sexy, Smart and Strong......Page 5
Contents......Page 9
Foreword......Page 11
Introduction: It Begins with Your Body......Page 15
Part I: You Really Can Be Sexy, Smart, and Strong......Page 31
1. Live Longer......Page 33
2. Turn on Those Endorphins......Page 37
3. Come On, Baby, Light My Fire......Page 39
4. Your Body’s Biggest Organ......Page 43
5. Stand Tall......Page 47
6. Get Smarter......Page 51
7. Burn Off Your Burnout......Page 57
8. A Natural Treatment for Depression......Page 63
9. Keep Your Brain on Exercise......Page 67
10. Heart Health......Page 73
Part II: Exercise, Take the First Step......Page 79
11. The Stages of Exercise: What to Expect......Page 87
12. No Matter What Your Body Type......Page 93
13. Who’s Looking?......Page 99
14. Making “Scents” of How You Attract......Page 103
15. You’ve Been Working Out, Haven’t You?......Page 109
16. Too Busy to Exercise?......Page 111
17. It’s Never Too Late......Page 117
18. Go for the Laughs......Page 119
Part III: 30 Minutes to the Real Sexy, Smart, and Strong......Page 123
19. Let’s Chat about Cardio......Page 127
20. How Does Strength Training Work?......Page 133
21. How Cardio and Strength Training Work Together......Page 141
22. Workout Essentials: Warming Up, Stretching, and Cooling Down......Page 145
23. No Pain, No Gain Is False......Page 153
24. Get Others Involved......Page 157
25. Family Fitness......Page 165
26. Exercise Is Year-Round......Page 173
27. When You Travel......Page 181
28. Exercising with Chronic Pain......Page 185
29. Oh, My Aching Back......Page 189
30. What’s the Best Exercise Experience You’ve Ever Had?......Page 193
Conclusion: Now That You’ve Got the Big Picture, Here’s a Bigger One......Page 197
Acknowledgments......Page 201
