5-Factor Fitness: The Diet and Fitness Secret of Hollywood's A-List

5-Factor Fitness: The Diet and Fitness Secret of Hollywood's A-List | M.Sc., Harley Pasternak, Ethan Boldt | Absolute gem

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	5-Factor Fitness: The Diet and Fitness Secret of Hollywood's A-List M.Sc., Harley Pasternak, Ethan Boldt Perigee Trade, 2005 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 87 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Developed through research with some of the world's leading weight lifters and military organizations, Harley Pasternak's fitness and meal plan has been used by Hollywood's biggest celebrities to stay in shape and still have a life.

5-Factor Fitness presents Pasternak's regimen-alternating strength training and aerobics-that lets dieters eat more, work out less, and achieve results in just 5 weeks:

- Work out 5 days a week-at home or at the gym, for only 25 minutes a day, to lose fat, gain lean muscle and increase energy
- Eat 5 meals a day to boost metabolism and reduce body fat
- Follow 5 simple criteria for each meal, and spend only 5 minutes preparing each one
- Indulge in a weekly cheat day: one day a week to satisfy cravings and eat favorite foods

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Two thumbs up!

I like this book! The exercises will get you into top shape, whether sedentary or fit (it took a while for me to break out of the "more exercise, more fit" paradigm) - and the eating guidelines will also improve your dietary habits, from junk food addicts to health food nuts. I haven't struggled with weight but have found maintaining a healthy, fit lifestyle over the long term very challenging. He doesn't bombard you with too much information and also doesn't come off as being overly-strict. It results in you making informed and reasonable decisions that become intuitive and instinctual over time. I now live by his guidelines, abide by the no flour gospel and feel great!

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Absolute gem

I have struggled to lose wght all my life. I've done everything from hours of cardio to Pilates to whatever. Nothing has ever helped me lose wght, tone up, and keep it off except the exercises in this book. Pasternak is a genius for coming up with this regimen because it is so easy. I don't really follow the meal plan because it is fairly restrictive- I just do the exercise and I still lose a ton of wght pretty quickly. I have to admit that I do miss the shape my body had when I was doing Pilates regularly but I had to do ~45-60mins of Pilates to get those results as opposed to 25-30mins of 5 Factor Fitness. Needless to say I very highly recommend this book. Also try The Shangria La Diet by Roberts if you need help with appetite control.

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I'm Impressed

I just received this book yesterday and already I am over halfway through it. The plan makes sense and seems easy enough (so far) to do. I haven't gotten to the 5 factor food recipes yet...I'm hoping that they are as easy as the workout plan seems to be. Hopefully this will be the plan that I stick to and am able to see results with.

The best workout!

I have been working out for 14 years. Never have I seen results like those outlined in this book. I have recommended this book to others and they are seeing awesome results as well. If you are short on time and high on commitment, try Harley's 5-factor.

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Ditto...

As a bride-to-be looking to get in better shape before my wedding, I picked up 5-Factor Fitness after reading positive reviews online. I have been doing the fitness program for several weeks now and highly recommend it for people who are short on time and still want to get in a well-rounded work-out. Like other reviewers have experienced, I used to work out for an hour at a time and rarely break a sweat. With 5-Factor Fitness, I can really tell my body's getting a work-out.

That being said, there are a couple of things missing from the exercise program. First of all, as others have mentioned, there is no discussion of stretching, which definitely extends the work-out a few minutes when done properly. Also, given the metabolism of the average person, I highly suspect that additional cardio is certainly necessary for significant weight loss to occur. This program is really right for people who lead active lifestyles already and are just looking to "shape up" a bit. Given that this is what I was looking for, I have been highly satisfied so far.

In terms of the food plan, I was somewhat disappointed. First, the claim that the meals take only five minutes to prepare is absolutely false. Secondly, Pasternak says that you won't have to buy "special" or expensive foods. I'm sorry, but no-flour bread products are a) not easy to find in all locations, b) expensive, and c) tasteless! He also makes other contradictory claims, such as discouraging dependence on artificial sweeteners but including Splenda in multiple recipes. In addition, he mentions the negative impact of eating high G.I. foods and gives the example of dried fruit, and then includes dried fruit in his recipes as well. I'll stick to my standard low-fat, well-rounded diet, thank you!

All in all, I'd give this book a 4 1/2 for the exercise plan and a 3 for the diet plan. But, in my experience, it's well worth the buy for exercise plan alone!

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