Andrew Shanahan
Autor von Before and After
Werke von Andrew Shanahan
"Man v Fat The Weight-Loss Manual" 1 Exemplar
Flesh & Blood (Before and After #2) 1 Exemplar
Getagged
Wissenswertes
Für diesen Autor liegen noch keine Einträge mit "Wissenswertem" vor. Sie können helfen.
Mitglieder
Rezensionen
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 6
- Mitglieder
- 59
- Beliebtheit
- #280,813
- Bewertung
- 4.5
- Rezensionen
- 4
- ISBNs
- 6
The book starts with the author explaining a little about himself and how he had the sudden realisation that he was obese. This had led to health issues, such as a heart condition, and as is usually the case, a reduction in his self-confidence. The way he looked at it was by asking himself a simple question, "does my body allow me to do what I want to?". He asks the reader to ask themselves this question and consider if their current level of health and fitness is restricting their life. One of the common reasons for losing weight and becoming more active in men is so that they are able to play with their kids more. Once the author had decided to make a change, he did what most of us do, he read some magazine and books. Sadly, it has to be said that when it comes to men's health there is a prevailing trend which I have personally come across many times. This trend extends across magazines, the internet and books. The media with tell you that men don't want to lose weight, they want to get 'ripped' and the only way to do this is a following some extreme regime of diet and exercise, and in 6 weeks you'll look like Jason Statham. But what happens if you have a lot of weight to lose or you don't want to be the next Bruce Lee, what happens if you just want to get down to a healthier weight and get fitter without being an underpants model? The answer often is, you try the extreme, you last about 2 weeks and then give up. Well this book is different, it talks about a process which is slow but sustainable, and will improve your health and help you lose weight.
From my point of view, there is nothing new here, I have already learned what the author discusses but it took me about 3 years of hit and miss experimentation. For any man who is just starting out and wants make changes to their health I would heartily recommend this book. There is no 'hard and fast' route to success laid out, but instead, the author talks about a variety of exercises from cycling to weight training and a whole raft of different approaches to nutrition. He explains the differences and key points with some of the main 'diets' that people follow and where to get more information on these. He doesn't push one thing over the other which is a nice change as most books will push one approach and tell us that all others are a waste of time. Some books will cover diet only but this books has diet and exercise as a combination, which in my opinion is the best approach. One without the other is beneficial, but the combination of both will multiply the benefits of the other and result in better overall health. Throughout the book are case studies of people who have lost weight and how they did it. They discuss their failures as well as successes and how they overcame obstacles which presented along the way.
This book takes a very holistic approach to the subject and I recommend it to anyone (men and women) who want to improve their health.… (mehr)