Body for Life for Women

The follow-up to the original phenomenally successful No. 1 New York Times bestseller Body-for-LIFE.Written by Dr Pamela Peeke with a foreword by Cindy Crawford.A Woman?s Plan for Physical and Mental TransformationRespected doctor and bestselling author Dr Pamela Peeke adapts the unique insights of the Body-for-LIFE® programme to the specific hormonal metabolic and physiological requirements of women so they can achieve the same life-changing results. Mirroring the original Body-for-LIFE® format and design with 70 stunning new before-and-after photos Body-for-LIFE® for Women will draw on cutting-edge research along with Pam Peeke?s motivational and scientific expertise to help women everywhere achieve their greatest health.BiographyDr Pamela Peeke is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine as well as adjunct senior scientist at the National Institute of Health. She is the author of the bestseller Fight Fat After Forty which presented groundbreaking research describing how chronic stress contributes to weight gain and threatens the length and quality of life after the age of forty. As a leading scientist and doctor Pam Peeke has appeared frequently as a medical expert on television and radio in the US including the Oprah Winfrey Show.

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Women Power - Rated
A detailed look at a womens body and all the things that go wrong and how we women have to deal with them and try to stay in shape at the same time. Women are made different than men so why train like one? This book will take you through the ups and downs of hormone effects and weight controll issues. Exercises are very basic and wasy to follow for anyone starting out. Pictures show in detail the movements and steps to take to compelete the workouts.Also recommend The Backsmart Fitness Plan by Dr.Adam Weiss has a very detailed chapter on the midsection and the hips and modifed Pilates to tome and shape those problem areas.Each book help me get slimmer and eat better.

Just do it! - Rated
I am a 44 year-old woman with a 2 yr-old boy and about 2 stones to lose and all I can say is this has really worked for me so far. In the two weeks since I started I have lost 3 inches from my waist, an amazing 2 inches from EACH calf and one inch from hips and bust. What is more, I feel so much fitter and more positive in that time, with loads more energy and a real sense of committment. I love doing the exercises as I see this whole programme as something important that I am doing for myself (as most parents of small children know, this is often a forbidden luxury). Also, Dr Peeke's assessment of what happens to a woman's body at around 40 is very clear and explains why I am in this situation now after a lifetime of being very slim.

There is no need to join a gym (I haven't - I use a rebounder and cycle for the aerobic workout) and the cost of the hand weights is very low. Maybe in a few months time I will not be so positive, but I doubt it - this programme has really gripped me and I am determined to see it as a new way of life.