Must read health and fitness books?
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HuskyHiker413
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what are some of your favorite weight loss/fitness books?
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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.0
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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 Science0 -
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.0
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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:
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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/0 -
I like the Oxford English Dictionary. I lift it repeatedly to build up my biceps.0
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Run fat b@#ch run-makes me laugh0
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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.0 -
Any books on mindfulness. Geneen Roth for ex.0
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The only thing worth reading is the instruction manual on the food scales you buy!0
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French Women Don't Get Fat provides a very balanced approach to weight loss and also has a few recipes.0
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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.0
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The Rosedale Diet, Keto Clairity, Why we get Fat. All excellent.0
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