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    A Girl's Guide to Fitting in Fitness
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    A Girl's Guide to Fitting in Fitness

    By Erin Whitehead and Jennipher Walters

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    Whether you’re the MVP of your basketball team, an occasional jogger, or a self-acknowledged couch potato, A Girl's Guide to Fitting in Fitness has practical advice that you can really use. The book shows how easy it is to wake up earlier and sharper (using yoga and relaxation techniques), eat healthier foods, and use the little in-between moments of your day—like the commute to school, or the time between classes—to incorporate a little bit of physical activity that will make a big difference. Fitting in Fitness is sure to help even the most devoted TV-addict lead a fitter, healthier, and happier life—without the need for a gym or fancy exercise equipment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2013
    ISBN9781936976317
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    A Girl's Guide to Fitting in Fitness
    Author

    Erin Whitehead

    Erin Whitehead has a journalism degree from the University of Kansas. She and Jennipher Walters cofounded FitBottomedGirls.com and FitBottomedMamas.com.

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    • 4/5
      Even though I did not realize when requesting this book that it was geared toward teens (and really pre-teens) I did find the information refreshing and a good reminder about working out, techniques, and just gettting into that mindset. Overall, I would recommend this book to 12-15 year old girls, but also their mothers to read jointly with their daughters.
    • 4/5
      This book was a little misleading to me. It didn't initially strike me as targeting teen girls; however, when I received the book, I also received a catalog of the company's other titles - which were geared to a teen audience. Keeping the audience in mind - I think this is a great little resource for teen girls. I like that they include essential exercises like squats and lunges and how to properly perform each. In addition to this, there is also information that can be applied outside of exercise such as the SMART way for goal setting. I'm planning to offer this book to my teenage stepdaughter - I think this would be of interest to her.
    • 5/5
      What a helpful guide for teen girls. It has so much to offer in a single, small package. The book covers many topics about getting and keeping fit and knocks down some of the myths teens seem to believe about health. It's got easy-to-do, but effective, workout routines, tips for eating healthy, and more. This is definitely something I'll be purchasing for my library. Thank you!
    • 4/5
      The author managed to avoid the "all you have to do is..." type of language with this book and acknowledged the problems of trying to maintain a good regimen. I really liked how she approached a fitness program by starting with a good night's sleep and inserting excercise and good diet at appropriate timesduring a typical day. Another excellent section was how to add music to excercise with suggestions, though this could date the book in no time. The author gives many useful links, such as MapMyRun.com, that will support and add interest to a fitness program. Beginner to advanced levels of exercise are offered so that the book will continue to challenge. I liked how the authors recommend trying out for teams as a way to meet new people and get away from high school cliques.
    • 5/5
      Well-written and easy-to-read. This book is accessible and, I think, would appeal to the teen and 20something audience. It's broken out into nice, simple chapters that bring you the information that you need without a bunch of extra information. Overall, I liked it.
    • 5/5
      This book is a great mini resource for busy Teen and Young Adult women offering information from equipment needed to get going to tips on basic exercise and resources for further use and study. It also helps get you into the mindset of working out and eating healthier. My only criticism is that the sources offered are not cited well (only by title) so it is often difficult to tell which title (ex. there are a billion "AM and PM Yoga" DVDs) is recommended by the authors. Overall, I highly recommend it for the aspiring healthy girl in your life.
    • 4/5
      Growing up is hard enough as a teenager, but for those that didn't get the luck to have the perfect body (like myself) we have to work hard, and this book shows girls a good path to set out on to achieve this goal. The book itself is an easy read, and the layout definitely helps keep the readers interest. The author included a section on diet as well, thankfully, since what good is working out for a half hour if you are going to head right to a cheeseburger and fries afterwards. That being said, I do with the author would have put more into this book about finding time between the every day activities for fitness: the title "Fitting In Fitness" led me to believe that there would be more about finding the time and space in a busy lifestyle for fitness, not just finding the motivation and the means to work out.
    • 4/5
      I got this book through the ER giveaway. It's designed to give teen girls an overview of fitness and some tips to get started or step it up a notch. I like that it focused on fitness and not weight loss. It goes over exercise, nutrition, and stress relief, but also talks about the importance of getting a good night's sleep. Two things I didn't like: 1. It talks about "boring Algebra class" - stereotype that girls don't like Math. 2. The "How Exercise Makes Me Feel" Mad Lib in Chapter 1 must have been written by a dog lover, because it doesn't work for cats - ". . . after you start doing it a lot, you'll be as energetic as a cat. And seriously, who doesn't want to feel like a cat?" Um, yeah, if I got 15-20 hours of sleep a day, I'd have more energy for those few hours I was awake.Overall, it was a good, brief introduction to fitness.
    • 2/5
      Probably my main problem with this book is that I am not the target audience. Somehow from the description, I thought it would be a collection of small workout tricks you can do in short periods of time. It is not.It's aimed at teenage girls, and maybe they won't find it as condescending as I do. Most of the material (in the half that I read) is not completely objectionable, but is presented as total truth instead of a goal to work towards, or any language about how not every exercise or diet is going to work for every body. I did deface the yoga page to explain that you never ever do tree pose with your foot on the side of your knee, so that I don't feel bad about donating it to the library.I feel like someone gathered up most of the current fitness rules of thumb (and jammed diet in there just to make me angry) and spat them out with too many exclamation points. Advice for getting picked last in PE classes like "Try to be the team captain on occasion" shows how little empathy the authors have for awkward teens.
    • 3/5
      A cute, quick read that teenage girls may enjoy. (I'm too old to be the target audience, so I sometimes found the tips a little condescending, but maybe they won't.) Sometimes the attempts to appeal to young teens were a little heavy handed -- too many references to Justin Bieber, for one thing -- but they bring the message of healthy eating to a tricky population without emphasizing the wrong things, like poor body image or inconsistent habits. Too many books for teenagers focus exclusively on diet, leading to eating disorders, so this was a nice change from that. I do wish there had been more tips for "fitting in" fitness -- that's the reason I requested this book. A set of tips for making the most of the extra ten or twenty minutes you manage to find in your day would have been more welcome!