LIFE CHANGING BOOK, March 10, 2004
Reviewer: jjwood1978 from CHICAGO, IL
I PICKED UP THIS BOOK BECAUSE I WANTED TO INCORPORATE YOGA INTO MY STRENGTH TRAINING ROUTINE. HAVING BEEN LIFTING PRETTY INTENSIVELY FOR A GOOD 10 YEARS, I BECAME STIFF AND MY FLEXIBILITY WASN’T GOOD. I FIGURED YOGA WOULD COMBAT THAT AND GIVE ME THAT SLEEK LOOK TO MY PHYSIQUE, RATHER THAN THE SQUATTY COMPACT LOOK GAINED FROM WEIGHT TRAINING W/O PROPER STRETCHING. NOW A GOOD 2 MONTHS INTO THE TRAINNG PROGRAM OUTLINED IN TBT I COULDN’T BE HAPPIER W/ THE RESULTS. I HAVE HAD GAINS IN STRENGTH AS WELL AS A MORE APPEALING OVERALL APPEARANCE LIKE NO OTHER TRAINING REGIME I USED IN THE PAST (10 YEARS WORTH!). I NOW WOULD CHOOSE A YOGA SESSION OVER STRENGTH TRAINING ANYDAY, WHICH IS AMAZING CONSIDERING HOW MUCH I WAS ADDICTED TO THROWING AROUND THE IRON (WHICH HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO IT FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE). I’D BE MISERABLE IF I DIDN’T GET TO LIFT WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO, BUT NOW I HAVE A NEW LOVE: YOGA. IT IS SO MUCH MORE CHALLENGING, AND BALANCING (PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY)THAN LIFTING. ANYWAY, ALL THAT IS FOR PEOPLE TO FIND OUT ON THEIR OWN WF JOURNEY. THIS PROGRAM DESIGNED BY STEVE ILG IS GOING TO CHALLENGE YOU AND IF YOU CAN LEARN TO STAND UP AND FACE IT, ULTIMATELY YOU WILL NOT ONLY BE IN FABULOUS SHAPE, YOU’LL BE A BETTER PERSON. IT’S ALL IN THE PAGES, TOO MUCH I CAN GO ON AND ON. BOTTOM LINE IT HAS OPENED MY EYES TO A WORLD OF PRACTICES THAT I HAVE BEEN NAIVE TO AND MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN WASTING MY TIME FOR 10 YEARS. THIS IS IT, GET IT AND START LIVING YOUR LIFE THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
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