No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness
Read by: Lyndsay Vitale
What motivates you to exercise?
Wait...
What de-motivates you and keeps you from exercising?
This is a great book for those who have tried and failed to "get fit" or "get healthy" or "look better".
If you've tried everything and just cannot stick to a diet and/or exercise plan, Ms. Segar has a few questions for you and will help you explore why it continually fails.
Her stratagem is MAPS
MEANING
AWARENESS
PERMISSION
STRATEGY
First, take a look at what the words exercise, fitness, and health, mean to you. If they all bring to mind misery, starvation, and any other negative connotations, she wants you examine that. Once you delve into the what those concepts mean to you, that's the first step in defining what doesn't work which will lead you to what DOES work.
This is a very logical and practical look at how society and our own experiences can work together to create, essentially, an unhealthy view of activity and diet. Learn to find what works for YOU to enjoy an active lifestyle in whatever way works for you.
On a personal note, I have always been an active person (not sporty, mind you, but definitely on the move all the time). But I have have known so many people who struggle with the mindset that "If I can't run, I won't get fit". Or "I'm not in shape because I hate to lift weights". I feel that these principles can really reach someone who is in despair about ever being fit because it points out that fitness and the path to it are very personal and it's ok if your path is a different route than anyone else's. This has been especially apparent since I've started working with athletes as a CrossFit Trainer and I found a lot to relate to my class members from this book. There are many paths to health and fitness, let Ms. Segar help you find yours.
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