Fitness Motivation

Cutting-edge advice on how to achieve your personal best, for everyone from casual runners to ultramarathoners. In 80/20 Running, respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald introduced his revolutionary training program and explained why doing 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and...

One of the foremost researchers in human metabolism reveals surprising new science behind food and exercise. We burn 2,000 calories a day. And if we exercise and cut carbs, we'll lose more weight. Right? Wrong. In this paradigm-shifting book, Herman Pontzer reveals for the first time how human...

A renowned medical anthropologist offers a practical and revolutionary program to alleviate the effects of disease, prevent illness, and revitalize relationships using traditional shamanic healing methods “At last, a deeply committed seeker, scholar, and teacher has brought the rich legacy of...

Research shows that increasing your muscle strength is the single most important thing you can do for your physical and mental health. This book shows you how--in just 30 minutes a day, once or twice a week--using the science-backed MSTF method. The mixed messages we’ve received about exercise...

Following the publication of the New York Times best-selling Radical Remission, researcher Kelly A. Turner, Ph.D., has collected hundreds of new cases of radical remissions--from cancer and now also other diseases. Turner explores the real-life application of the Radical Remission principles and...

The author of The Global Forest--an international bestseller and a classic upon publication, beloved by readers around the world--gives us her tips and advice for achieving better health and peace of mind, with frugality, simplicity and pleasure not far behind. In The Sweetness of a...

Do you have a hard time fitting exercise into your day? Do you work out occasionally but struggle to commit to a program? Do you frequently tell yourself you’ll go to the gym, then end up on the couch instead? You are not alone. Most people long to be in better shape, whether it’s for functional or aesthetic reasons. Working out has so many benefits - and yet the majority of us never do anything about it. Even those who exercise frequently aren’t happy with the results.

A practical guide and a celebration of running for runners of all sizes and athletic ability, from the founder of the Slow AF Run Club. Ten years ago, Martinus Evans got some stern advice from his doctor: “Lose weight or die.” First defensive, but then defiant, Evans vowed that day to run a...

We all know what it's like to have a "charge" about something. It's a feeling of excitement, fear, sexual arousal, or irritation. But what we don't currently know is how to use charge for the behaviors we want to create.Charge is a word for the basic life force running through us. This force is...

What makes some people continue to eat when they are not hungry? Why are they unable to stick to a diet despite warnings from doctors and their own understanding of health and nutrition? Most people are familiar with the concept of alcoholism and drug addiction, but the idea that certain foods and quantities of foods can be addictive is only slowly gaining acceptance. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is for anyone who wants to learn more about food addiction and the solution offered by Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA).

Dr. Christiane Northrup's #1 New York Times bestseller The Wisdom of Menopause has inspired more than a million women with a dramatically new vision of midlife-and will continue to do so for generations to come. As Dr. Northrup has championed, the "change" is not simply a collection of physical...

You would like to be more athletic? Because you realize that you would be more satisfied with yourself and more balanced out? And because your body would feel much better? But you just simply can't seem to motivate yourself to regularly exercise? "Get Moving!" digs deep into your subconscious and can alter obstructive patterns of behavior with positive affirmation, making it a little bit easier each day to exercise and to outwit your weak willpower. Your desire to become more active and more fit will become stronger and stronger and you will be more motivated because not only your interest in exercising will increase but also the love you have for yourself - and you won't be the only one to experience this positive change, but others will notice it too.

In today's challenging and busy world, don't you wish you knew how to quieten your mind and focus on yourself? In On Meditation, renowned spiritual leader, Sri M, answers all your questions on the practice and benefits of meditation. With his knowledge of all the various schools of...

Change is hard. A bit of Bright advice every day can help you make it through to the other side. Day by day, week by week, Susan Peirce Thompson, author of the New York Times best-selling Bright Line Eating, will help you to make it through the year with consistent progress toward the life you...

Do you think excessively about your food and weight? Are you plagued by food cravings? Do you wonder how other people get "full" so quickly while you just want to keep eating? Are you able to go long stretches with your program, only to crash and burn and have to dig out of the ditch-yet again...

From Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene, The Song of The Cell is the third book in this extraordinary writer's exploration of what it means to be human-rich with Siddhartha Mukherjee's revelatory and exhilarating stories of...

This is the seventh book in a progressive series based on the revelations of consciousness research. It describes in detail how to discern not only truth from falsehood but also the illusion of appearance from the actual core of reality. The text explains how to differentiate perception from...

Evidence based. Lifestyle oriented. The practical guide you need for the life you want. Finally, here is a fresh plan for a new generation entering perimenopause and menopause. With clinical insights, actionable tips, and holistic guidance, Dr. Jessica Shepherd, a board-certified OB/GYN and...

The Art of Somatic Coaching introduces the concepts and principles of coaching with practices that include body awareness, bodywork, and mindfulness for both the coach and the client. Author and expert coach, Richard Strozzi-Heckler, PhD, explains that in order to achieve truly sustainable...

“Up to Speed is a roadmap and toolbox for athletes of all ages. Every coach should read it and discuss it with their athletes. I wish I had been able to read this book while I was competing.” —Kara Goucher, Olympic long-distance runner and author of The Longest Race How the latest science...