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Getting in Shape: 32 Workout Programs for Lifelong Fitness | 
 enlarge | Authors: Bob Anderson, Bill Pearl, Ed Burke
Creator: Jean Anderson
Publisher: Shelter Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 477420
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2 Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0936070307
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7
EAN: 9780936070308
ASIN: 0936070307
Publication Date: December 10, 2002
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Bob Anderson is the author of Stretching, a flexibility handbook that has sold in the millions. Bill Pearl, a bodybuilding legend, is coauthor of Getting Stronger, which is considered by many to be the most important book ever on weight training. Ed Burke, coauthor of Fitness Cycling, is a bicyclist and researcher who helped American cyclists catch up to their European counterparts in the Olympics and other international competitions. Getting in Shape combines their three areas of expertise into basic and advanced programs for anyone who wants to look and feel better. The book also contains simple, straightforward and useful chapters about diet, health, and the ways the body works (and doesn't work).
Product Description
Now the book GETTING IN SHAPE is available in an attractive plastic spiral binding for easy use.
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 Missing Pages July 6, 2006
0 out of 20 found this review helpful
I just received this book from Amazon and was greatly dismayed to find that pages 119 - 150 are missing, and pages 89 - 118 are repeated in their place. That's like Ford shipping a car with the engine installed in the trunk - what a basic mistake! Now I have to go through the effort to return the book and wait 7 - 10 days for a refund after they get it back!
 Humble, practical and result oriented February 9, 2006
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
In 1996 after I went to US from India, within a year, I was overweight and then the fitness blues started. I went thru several cycles of extreme exercising, dieting, pain and give-up. During the same time I wanted to find a no-nonsense fitness literature. One of the criterias of my search was to avoid the books boasting photographs of ideal bodies. When I saw this book, I trusted my instinct and bought it. For four months I followed the programs (from this book) from "program before program" to "basic program 2" and reduced several kilos. During this time, I did not clearly follow very important advise from the book about increasing the training progressively. I had to give up because I was doing too much after getting encouraged by initial results.
It is 2006 now. Almost 10 years are over and the book itself stayed with me all these years. At the back of my mind a dream stayed to complete first 5 basic programs from this book. The authors claim that after completing the fifth basic program, a person will be physically fit as per the American College of Sports Medicine's guidelines for an healthy adult.
From Feb-2005, I started following programs from this book again (from the beginning). I was then 82 kilos. I had promised myself to write an amazon review of the book after losing 10 kilos. Now after one year I have lost 12 kilos. In November, after completing "the basic program 5" and after getting in good shape I took up serious running as a sport/hobby. Recently from Amazon, I bought a copy of this book as a gift to a friend.
If followed methodically by listening to all the advise by the authors, this literature has capacity to build a foundation for serious athletic capability in a person. The programs are designed with purpose of letting you focus on performance (training) without letting you worry about what next. Every exercise is explained in easy to understand words with crisp clear illustrations. The illustrations and explanations are precise and it is strongly advisable to follow them correctly for best results.
As I started losing kilo after kilo, I developed interest in nutrition, general fitness and subsequently invested into other related resources. Everything is paying off now. I have told myself to continue the training as I have realized that fitness is always a journey and not a destination.
From last November, I started preparing for marathon and have already run couple of road races with lesser distances. These days, I feel euphoric when I hit the road or when I go to the gym and follow the last set of programs named 'fine tuning' from this book. While following the book, I have also developed great respect for the authors.
In my opinion, the front page (cover) of the last edition was better than the latest edition. The front page of the last edition has coloured illustrations by Jean Anderson who also made the illustrations for the entire book.
A Good Start! March 6, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Whether you are a couch potato or ex-jock, Getting in Shape presents a straightfoward, descriptive, illustrated guide to fighting the battle of the bulge.
Filled with nearly three dozen workouts, the authors competently provide a considerable amount of information in a concise, 200+ page format. Drawings help take the guesswork out of how to stretch and lift weights properly. Health related topics including diet, exercise and anatomy are easy to read and informative.
My only real knock against the book is that its binding is the standard paperback type. I'd prefer a spiral-bound book that can be layed open without weighing down the ends. I have found it helpful to open the book to the particular workout I'm doing to help me keep track of the stretches and exercises. Granted, this is a minor gripe, but I'd buy another copy of it if they had a better binding.
I would encourage anyone who is looking to improve her/his health to give Getting in Shape a look! Best wishes for a long and healthy future! Don't give up!
Great information for beginners! January 8, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you are a beginner or someone returning to fitness after a long absence, this is a great book that really does a good job of emphasizing the importance of doing anything other than sit around. If you are someone who is familiar with working out or who is already fairly healthy this may provide you with some few hints, but I would stick with Getting Stronger for the strength training and Stretching for flexibility. I'm a half-way in shape 35 year old that exercises somewhat regularly and this book was just a little too rudimentary for me. I was looking for more involvement with the Lifelong Fitness portion of the title, but found it to be more towards getting people started.
 Lots of specifics, not much background September 19, 2003
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
Lots of specific workouts, and specific topics like advice for pregnant women, those with arthritis, etc. Very little background or general topics, like how many reps is best, etc. It felt constraining. Also, virtually nothing on weight machines - the workouts use free weights only.
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