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Strong Women Stay Slim - by Miriam Nelson & Sarah Wernick (Paperback)

Strong Women Stay Slim - by  Miriam Nelson & Sarah Wernick (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The bestselling author of "Strong Women Stay Slim" combines the extraordinary fat-fighting power of strength training with a medically-proven weight loss plan to help women of any age lose weight safely and permanently.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>From the bestselling authors of <b>Strong Women Stay Young</b>, an exciting, medically sound program to help you boost your metabolism and melt away fat! <p/>Scientific research has shown that strength training increases metabolism--a key to permanent weight loss--by as much as 15 percent. In fact, a Tufts University study comparing women on identical diet plans found that the strength-training group lost 44 percent more fat than the diet-only group. <p/><b>Strong Women Stay Slim</b> has everything you need to shape up and feel great--no matter what your age or fitness level: <p/> Fully illustrated exercises especially designed for weight loss<br> Up-to-the-minute information about weight, appetite, nutrition, and fitness--explaining why this program works<br> A hunger-free food plan, including menus and delicious recipes from award-winning cookbook author Steven Raichlen<br> Progress logs and extra guidance for the first ten weeks<br> Motivational secrets...and more<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>AN EXCITING, MEDICALLY SOUND PROGRAM TO HELP YOU BOOST YOUR METABOLISM AND MELT AWAY FAT<P>Scientific research has shown that strength training increases metabolism -- a key to permanent weight loss -- by as much as 15 percent. In fact, a Tufts University study comparing women on identical diet plans found that the strength-training group lost 44 percent more fat than the diet-only group.<P>Strong Women Stay Slim has everything you need to shape up and feel great -- no matter what your age or fitness level: <BR>-- Fully illustrated exercises especially designed for weight loss<BR>-- Up-to-the-minute information about weight, appetite, nutrition, and fitness -- explaining why this program works<BR>-- A hunger-free food plan, including menus and delicious recipes from award-winning cookbook author Steven Raichlen<BR>-- Progress logs and extra guidance for the first ten weeks<BR>-- Motivational secrets...and more<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"This book is a gem...thoroughly based in science, yet written to help women get started immediately to make their lives better today. It's jam-packed with ready-to-go tools for success."<br>--Barbara Harris, editor in chief, <i>Shape</i> magazine <p/>"Practical, easy-to-follow, and medically sound...This program combines the essentials for living a long, healthy, and physically active life."<br>--Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., author of <b>The Aerobics Program for Total Well-Being</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D., is Associate Chief of the Human Physiology Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and Assistant Professor at the School of Nutrition Science and Policy. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a Bunting Fellow at Radcliffe College. <p/>Steven Raichlen is the author of fifteen cookbooks and the winner of a Julia Child/IACP Award and two James Beard Awards for his High-Flavor, Low-Fat series. <p/>Sarah Wernick, Ph.D., is an award-winning freelance health writer.

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