Must read health and fitness books?

HuskyHiker413

what are some of your favorite weight loss/fitness books?

cwolfman13

none of them...the industry at large is a plague and really has no interest in getting you to a place of health and wellness and inevitably losing you as a customer...that's why the fads change so often.

kshama2001

Since for me health and fitness starts in the mind:

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
You Can Heal Your Life, the movie, expanded version
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

faurotann

Just read the reviews of The Brain That Changes Itself. There were tons and tons of five star reviews. At first I wondered what it had to do about fitness and weightloss but I see in the opening line of your post why you included it. Thank you.

kshama2001

faurotann wrote: »

Just read the reviews of The Brain That Changes Itself. There were tons and tons of five star reviews. At first I wondered what it had to do about fitness and weightloss but I see in the opening line of your post why you included it. Thank you.

Ya, it changed my life due to my specific condition. I'll have to think harder on a list of books I would recommend, as opposed to my personal favorites, but for starters:

• The Omnivore's Dilemma
• Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
• Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think

Orphia

The only must-read I would recommend is pretty much anything by James Fell.

This one is my favourite:

http://www.bodyforwife.com/the-caloric-deficit-cheat-sheet/

echmainfit619

I like the Oxford English Dictionary. I lift it repeatedly to build up my biceps.

seomra

Run fat b@#ch run-makes me laugh

lintilla42

If you're interested in weight training, I really liked Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe. It's a dry read, but he explains the lifts in great detail, which is great for making sure you have excellent form.

More on the mental health side, Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff is the best self-help book I've ever read. And I have read MANY.

RodaRose

Any books on mindfulness. Geneen Roth for ex.

chunkytfg

The only thing worth reading is the instruction manual on the food scales you buy!

bluefish86

French Women Don't Get Fat provides a very balanced approach to weight loss and also has a few recipes.

Orphia

chunkytfg wrote: »

The only thing worth reading is the instruction manual on the food scales you buy!

Hahahaha, funny and quite true in the long run.

callsitlikeiseeit

New rules of lifting for women (and probably the original one designed more for men) i found to be a really good educational resource, even if I dont agree with *Everything* in the book. I have incorporated a lot of the information into how I do things. There is a diet and workout portion which I will begin to incorporate more as I get closer to my goal weight and recomp.

Yi5hedr3

The Rosedale Diet, Keto Clairity, Why we get Fat. All excellent.