Showing results by publisher "Macmillan Audio" in Fitness, Diet & Nutrition

You don’t have to be perfect at keto to be successful! Stephanie Laska lost 140 pounds, roughly half of her body weight, by following her own version of the keto diet. She figured out the secret to losing weight was to break the rules. Who wants to count every single crumb that enters their mouth? Um, no one! Stephanie found long-term success with an outlaw version of the keto diet she calls both "dirty" and "lazy".

Yoga's popularity is soaring, but its widespread acceptance as an exercise for physical fitness and the recognition of its health benefits have not been matched by an understanding of the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development that the yogic tradition can also offer. In Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar explains this new and more complete understanding of the yogic journey.

SEALFIT (tm) was developed by retired Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine for the unique and specialized needs of professionals seeking to reach their fullest potential. To be SEALFIT means you embody the character traits of discipline, drive, determination, self-mastery, honor, integrity, courage, and authentic leadership. The SEALFIT athlete is different than the sport athlete. He or she demonstrates great endurance, the ability to train without equipment, preparation for the known and the unknown, and intense work capacity.

No one wants to overeat. And certainly no one wants to overeat for years, become overweight, and end up with a high risk of diabetes or heart disease--yet two thirds of Americans do precisely that. Even though we know better, we often eat too much. Why does our behavior betray our own intentions to be lean and healthy? The problem, argues obesity and neuroscience researcher Stephan J. Guyenet, is not necessarily a lack of willpower or an incorrect understanding of what to eat.

Every day of every year, thousands of people start some type of weight-loss/transformation journey. Mind Over Weight is an important weapon to add to their arsenals. While eating the right food and exercising is critical to weight-loss success, Mind Over Weight helps listeners win the battle by getting everything in order above the neck. It will guide listeners to find their motivation, stick to a plan, and set the right goals.

Innovative, accessible, and easily implemented, One Degree Revolution is acclaimed yoga educator and leadership coach Coby Kozlowski's holistic program for self-inquiry and personal transformation. Her philosophy is deeply connected to living yoga - not just doing yoga. In fact, listeners don’t need to have ever attended a yoga class to dive into this audiobook: Her thoughtful teachings are for anybody interested in learning to navigate the waves of life more skillfully and gracefully.

Inside Hero Maker, Duffy Gaver shares the knowledge and motivational sit-downs that get his stars to take hold of their own bodies. None of these stars bought their way to their impressive physiques; they earned it with old fashioned work and dedication. He will tell you what you need to do to look super heroic, and he will show you how you too can do this if you put yourself to the task. Inside, you will also find some of his game-changing workouts to help get you there.

This breakthrough six-week plan assures success by helping you to assess the advantages of weight loss, pick a sensible diet and exercise program, set a goal, line up support, and prepare your environment - all before starting any diet. This unique approach is key to preventing the downfalls that so often lead to failure.

The ability to use body fat for energy is essential to health - but over decades of practice, renowned family physician Catherine Shanahan, MD, observed that many of her patients could not burn their body fat between meals, trapping them in a downward spiral of hunger, fatigue, and weight gain. In The Fatburn Fix, Dr. Shanahan shows us how industrially produced vegetable oils accumulate in our body fat and disrupt our body’s energy-producing systems, driving food addictions that hijack our moods and habits while making it nearly impossible to control our weight.

Bloating: ugh. About the most common complaint they get from patients, according to gastroenterologists. But Tamara Duker Freuman, a highly trained and sought-after nutritionist, knows something many doctors don’t: every unhappy belly is unhappy in its own way. That’s why Tamara’s clients call her “The Bloated Belly Whisperer,” and for good reason—for many years she’s successfully helped her clients accurately describe their symptoms, and find a course of treatment that delivers rapid and lasting relief.

He has gotten rid of our wrinkles. He has gotten rid of our fat. Now, New York Times best-selling author Dr. Nicholas Perricone presents a cutting-edge plan that won't just make us look great; it will age proof us from the inside out by stimulating the miracle of cellular rejuvenation.

By the end of Close to Om, listeners will not only know a lot about yoga and its poses, but they'll also know more about themselves: who they are, what they want, and how to get there - on and off their mat. The progression in Close to Om is the architecture of every yoga practice - and will show listeners that how they do their yoga is how they do their life.

As seen on "The Rachael Ray Show" and "Celebrity Fit Club", THE 4 DAY DETOX will charge up your system and remove some of the toxins your body may have accumulated and that keep you in an unhealthy eating rut. In his detox, Dr. Ian provides specific marching orders for invigorating, extremely healthy foods that not only mop up the toxins floating around in your body but naturally increase your energy and prime you to lose excess pounds. THE 4 DAY DETOX will cleanse your body, help you lose weight fast, and focus your mind on what you can do when you commit to change.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Overeating comes a powerful new understanding of the disease of obesity, including the promise—and peril—of weight loss drugs.

Whether you've lost weight doing Atkins and want to make your success permanent or you're new to Atkins and are concerned about your health and weight control, Atkins for Life is for you. Filled with advice and tips on navigating the everyday challenges that come with eating low-carb in a high-carb world, this audiobook provides a simple and straightforward lifetime program that anyone can follow.

John Gray, who celebrated gender difference in his groundbreaking work Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, turns to diet and exercise as a source of well-being and harmony. This practical audio guide addresses the unique needs of men and women to reveal how diet, exercise and communication skills combine to affect the production of healthy brain chemicals.

With more than 20 years of experience watching how and why dieters lose weight - and how they don't - Dr. Ian developed a program that actually retrains the brain to diet naturally.

Millions of people have wasted time and money trying fad diets that simply won't work and in some cases even put their health at risk. Now the number-one New York Times best-selling diet, featured on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club, is available as an audiobook that includes all of the strategies, tips, and recipes from the plan, plus exclusive advice from Dr. Smith to inspire and guide you.

Gina Kolata, science reporter to The New York Times, takes a fascinating journey into the fads, fictions and genuine innovations that have defined the world of physical fitness.

In Move, Connect, Play, founder of AcroYoga International Jason Nemer shares the core principles of AcroYoga for athletic performance and for life, as well as 10 key areas of training (strength, flexibility, technique, balance, breath, gravity, relationships, mental, emotional, and sustainability). He also offers specific exercises and routines for how to train safely and effectively in each area.