exercise and fitness

As a Personal Trainer who truly takes a holistic approach to my clients' fitness and health, I have long been aware of UFOs (Unidentified Fitness Obstacles) yet never had a name for them or way to identify them. Michael Gerrish's UFO Test in this book is a brilliant and comprehensive diagnostic tool - in all my years in the fitness business I have never seen anything like it. I use this test with my clients and it is right on - and the beauty of it is that with the book, they have become empowered to take their wellness into their own hands and I support them each step of the way. In an industry that sees hundreds of books published each year featuring fad diets and workout gimmicks, 'The Mind-Body Makeover Project' offers a solid, strategic plan - adressing physical and emotional concerns - providing completely attainable results for real people to integrate into their daily lives.

Michael Gerrish has created a revolutionary system for identifying and overcoming our own individual blocks to success. His UFO (Unidentified Fitness Obstacles) Test is thorough, exact and right on. My results painted a very clear picture of what's standing in the way of my health, fitness and outlook on life. Gerrish supports the reader with specific recommendations and resources for each UFO; easy to follow exercises (with great diagrams!); nutrition and supplement information and he even has a whole section that addresses fear and energy blocks! If you've ever been intimidated by the gym or confused about eating right, let the makeovers in this book speak for themselves and inspire your own transformation. I also discovered that Gerrish and Cheryl Richardson are offering a 12-week free teleconference course and contest based on the book on cherylrichardson.com

As a daily athlete for over thirty years who took to the roads to run long before women's running shoes, I have seen and read it all regarding books and theories on how to get fit. Michael's book is the real thing. That's because Michael is the real thing--a well-educated, thoughtful expert who lives what he preaches. He walksthetalk and that comes across in this book which should be mandatory reading and a life manual for people of ALL ages and ALL abilities. It is well-researched, well-written, and a reading experience that can provide each of us with the skills and knowledge to change our own lives.

Few books speak to such a wide audience from exercise hopefuls to exercise hounds. This book is for beginners, resistant exercisers and long-term fitness fans. Combining well-researched wisdom with inspiration, Michael's assessment tool enables any person to identify the physical and emotional health issues (UFOs) that can get in the way of getting to the gym or taking to the road. So it will help you learn how to start up with health-promoting exercise.

Recognizing that a person's response to exercise, the ability to reach your top potential, is not one-size-fits-all and changes with time, Michael's assessment tool is also an amazing way for people like myself, who have pursued health-promoting movement and playing with weights for decades, to identify factors and health changes that may be impairing top enjoyment and performance.

More than identifying obstacles, Michael Gerrish provides actionable solutions. As a psychologist working with people competing on life's fields of sport and work and people dealing with genuinely extreme challenges like life-threatening illness and disability, I know that an assessment is only as powerful as the recommendations that it generates. The Mind-Body Makeover provides customized recommendations that you can implement daily to improve the quality of your workouts and, more importantly, the quality and enjoyment of your life.

Buy this book. Keep it by your bedside. Use it today and through your lifespan to identify and solve your current obstacles to being the best you can be. Each time you read it, you up the chances of optimizing our health through your life's stages. And you increase the chances that you will learn to love playing in the gym and eating in the way that is healthful for you. With this book, you can learn to inspire your self to promote your physical and emotional health throughout your lifespan so that you can fully experience life's wonders and deal effectively with its curve balls.