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Matt Roberts is celebrated as a personal trainer to celebrities like Madonna and Sting and reading his 90 Day Fitness Plan you can see how seductively he can encourage the most decadent among us to see fitness as an achievable and highly desirable goal. He starts by setting the record straight about why and how fitness can be achieved. Several myths are dispelled along the way to be replaced by heartening facts. We learn that the only way to achieve true fitness is combining several simple elements. Firstly it's a question of nutrition and overall health. Secondly, Matt is insistent on following a dual programme of resistance training alongside aerobic training. Apparently the key to those finely honed celebrity bodies is muscle utilisation--you've got to keep resistance up or your body will reach a point where it operates too efficiently--even to a point where despite dragging yourself to your gym class you are unable to lose weight or burn fat. Nothing here is intimidating; illustrations and information are clear and engaging and no previous knowledge is assumed.
The plan itself is broken into five "phases". Phase one lays the foundations for a base of fitness. Each phase follows the same pattern: nutritional goals / aerobic training / resistance training and then a series of exercises. As you move through each phase, each of these areas becomes increasingly challenging. The nutritional goals progress quite sharply, the end result being a significant reduction in the amount of dairy, meat, and fat products consumed and achieving an overall detox. The exercises increase in repetition, resistance and duration to a challenging level of fitness. (NB. for the seriously unfit, this is one book where you shouldn't be tempted to skip to the end--it is quite scary!)
It should be added that this book is very much a workbook and you'll ideally have ready access to a gym or at least free weights and basic equipment at home, not to mention a pen and paper to note essential points and monitor your progress. Following this plan in 90 days is an ambitious goal simply because Matt's approach to fitness is pleasingly rigorous and totally holistic. You won't just look fit, you will be fit--very fit. An equally attractive goal could be to double that timeframe but savour each stage of increased energy, vitality, not to mention your new "superstar" physique. --Rachel O'Connor
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This detox and body-conditioning programme offers a 90-day plan for following at home and in the gym, which claims to eliminate fat, create a lean body and boost energy. Matt Roberts, a personal trainer provides probing questionnaires about the exercise you take, your diet and lifestyle to diagnose your state of fitness which leads to the first phase of your plan. There are five phases in total, in each Matt advises what to eat, and sets out a tailored aerobic and resistance training programmes guaranteed to give optimum results.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've been following routines designed by the instructors at the gym for about 18 months, and none of them have helped me to shift that last stone. Since starting Matt's program 7 weeks ago, I have lost 6lb and feel fitter, more confident and more energetic than I have in a long time and my body shape is definitely starting to change for the better. Keeping the different phases quite short (generally about 3 weeks) means that you don't get bored, and this really helps motivation. The book is well laid out, and the dietary advice, whilst not being revolutionary, is simple and easy to follow. There are 3 different levels of program depending on your initial fitness, and having started on level 2, I know that the motivation is there to reach and succeed in level 3. If motivation is what you're lacking most, I really would recommend this book.
50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was puzzled to read the bad reviews on the site. To comment on them briefly, this book is not perfect. It does indeed have some infuriating copy errors. It does fail to answer a few of my most basic questions like 'does it matter what time of day you exercise'. But look, it does exactly what it says on the cover. And it has just changed my health life forever.
I started out 90 days ago as a complete beginner to exercise. I literally had never been in a gym, and was ridiculously overweight after years of overindulgence. I bought the book, got myself some shorts and trainers, and joined a gym. I followed the programme pretty closely, which meant a serious commitment of 3 to 4 evenings a week. But having a plan to follow, divided up into 5 phases, meant I had targets to meet.
The result - I have finally, after years of talking and thinking about it, turned my body around. When I started out 3 months ago I would honestly never have believed that I would be able to do the workouts in phase 5. Well now I can, and there's no looking back. The best thing is that I am 110% motivated to keep fit.
I don't usually write these reviews, but I really wouldn't want anyone else to be put off a book that could do so much for you by some bad reviews. And who said this was a waste of money?...
32 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a book for all those who find themselves lost in a gym and do not know how to start their fitness plan. Matt Roberts, celebrity trainer and trainer of some well-known celebrities, offers advice on what, how and when to eat and what exercises to do in order to shed those pesky pounds. After you've completed quizzes regarding your life-style, eating patterns and your fitness levels and goals, and found out what an aerobic exercise is, what cardio-vascular and weight training involve, just head for the gym with your exercise plan in hand, follow Matt's dietary guidelines and the results (I promise you) will soon be noticeable. I am following Matt's advice myself and after just 10 days my tummy is already flatter! But remember there is no gain without a bit of pain!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
90 plan book
I love the way this book gets you going in small steps. It allows you to make changes in steps rather than trying to change everything at once. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2009 by H. L. Hayward
30 Days in and I feel better already!
I've been exercising, dieting, worrying about my weight and general body shape for years, bored with the same old gym routines and....along came this book! Read more
Published on 8 April 2005
For fit types with time on their hands
I am not saying the programmes in this book are bad. They're not. They just require some really serious commitment and time available. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2005 by Jenny PT
Excellent tailored programme - it really helped me
Fantastic book with great images and an easy to follow guide - I thoroughly recommend it to people of all levels of fitness.
Published on 23 Oct 2001
Very good, but has faults
As a total layabout I bought this book with the intention of committing myself for 90 days then happily exercising for the rest of m life. Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2001
excellent advice shown in a clear way for once
quite simply, I am gaining some muscle and losing some weight which is what the book says it will do. Diet plan is easy and exercises are challenging in the right way. Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2001
Very good
I have follwed it's advice for 6 weeks . I have lost 10lb's and feel 100% fitter. This is not just fitness but also lifestyle Excellent
Published on 10 Sep 2001 by jclarkin@lineone.net
not worth buying
Initially the book looks good and well presented - but the content is very dissapointing - especially from someone who is supposed to be an expert.
Published on 6 Mar 2001
A bit of a waste!!
Perhaps the best thing i can say about this book was the way it was illustrated. Apart from that it was a waste of print. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2001
Not Very Good
Just not very good! Certainly dissapointing from someone who is apparantly the top trainer in the country. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2001
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