5-Factor Fitness
by Ethan Boldt, Harley Pasternak
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Book Reviews of 5-Factor Fitness
Book Review: Five Factor Fitness does not compare to Flip The Switch
Summary: 1 Stars
I just got through reading this book after seeing the author on Jane Pauley. I'm not going to say that this book is bad, but I achieved great results with a book called Flip The Switch which was written by Diane Sawyer's trainer, Jim Karas.
In Five Factor, you are told you have to do five 25 minute workouts a week. In Flip The Switch, I only had to do three 20 minute workouts and I they really made a difference in my body weight and body composition.
Plus, Jim Karas really knows women, especially women with weight to lose. I found out about him in Oprah's magazine as he also helped her best friend Gail King lose a bunch of weight.
I would recommend anyone interested in losing weight to check out Flip The Switch.
Book Review: Absolute gem
Summary: 5 Stars
I have struggled to lose wght all my life. I've done everything from hours of cardio to Pilates to whatever. Nothing has ever helped me lose wght, tone up, and keep it off except the exercises in this book. Pasternak is a genius for coming up with this regimen because it is so easy. I don't really follow the meal plan because it is fairly restrictive- I just do the exercise and I still lose a ton of wght pretty quickly. I have to admit that I do miss the shape my body had when I was doing Pilates regularly but I had to do ~45-60mins of Pilates to get those results as opposed to 25-30mins of 5 Factor Fitness. Needless to say I very highly recommend this book. Also try The Shangria La Diet by Roberts if you need help with appetite control.Book Review: High 5 for 5 Factor Fitness
Summary: 5 Stars
Easy to read book with easy to follow directions for the exercise routines. This really works! I never thought I could get such great results without spending hours -- and big bucks --in a gym. I am sore in places I didn't know I had! But that's good because I have been overlooking them.
I have been used to a much stricter diet regimen but find Harley's system nutritionally sound and very user friendly. I love the idea of having a day off from dieting. It is a very reasonable system, and that is refreshing. The time element is really important. I mean, really, who has the time for hours in the gym and hours in the kitchen?
This is a very sane approach to fitness through diet and exercise.
Book Review: I do not know as much about fitness as the previous reviewer
Summary: 5 Stars
...but I can tell you that after 5 weeks on the program, I could not be happier with purchasing the book. I am 35 and just had a baby 6 months ago. I have not missed a workout because it is very easy to fit into my day. For the first time in my life, I look forward to working out. I am much stronger already and even have had to go out and buy HEAVIER dumbells. I have lost two pant sizes and feel much better about what I am eating and feeding my family.
I will agree that the book does have a little too much "filler". I would have liked to see more recipes and progress charts, and a place to chart before and after measurements. But the program itself is working for me, and I feel great!
Book Review: good workout - bad diet
Summary: 2 Stars
On a positive note, the very simple workout routine is execellent for someone seeking to tone up - at least the weight lifting routine that is presented. However, the author only recommends 5 minutes of cardio a day which is not nearly enough.
The nutritional information that is provided in this book is definitely not sound for someone looking for a healthy, life-long diet. With all of the artificial sweeteners, dairy products, and suppliments recommended, the practitioner of this diet is, at the best, going to have some serious digestion problems.
Last, as many other people have mentioned, there is absolutely no information given on stretching given by the author.