Catflexing: The Catlover's Guide to Weight Training, Aerobics and Stretching

by Stephanie Jackson, John Werner (Photographer), Catherine Jacobes (Designed by)

Cat lover and fitness enthusiast Stephanie Jackson presents a revolutionary -- okay, fine, downright wacky -- program that shows you how to use your cat to shape, tone, and trim your body. Step-by-step photographs lead you through exercises including the standing catbell curl, kitty push-ups, and the unforgettable dead cat lift.

Genres: Cats, Nonfiction, Humor

112 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1997

Reviews

[karen]

so i pretty much need this book.



i mean, i'd probably need a new cat first, since there's no way in hell maggie would let me get away with any of this, even if i gave her plenty of those sedatives they give grumpy cat for her book tours, which i would never do.

but if you beg me, i would be willing to give some of these exercises a try, after i stock up on gauze and bacitracin.

i grabbed these pictures from the internet, so even if i don't manage to get my hands on a copy, i can start with these exercises.

however, there will be no checkerboard short shorts.. let's just be perfectly clear on that point.

commence begging.



(maggie says "in your dreams")















and i can even focus on specific muscle groups, which makes the project one hundred percent logical!















and let's take a minute to zoom in on the faces of these poor cats. do they look miserable?? maggie would be miserable.







i am on board for this if maggie is.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goofy and funny - how to use your cat as exercise equipment! The pictures are as silly as the concept. A great coffee table book.
Although, I suppose for a really serious workout you'd want to use a big dog, maybe a mastiff... hopefully not one that was ticklish.

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

You can keep your cat interested in participating through the judicious use of kibble applied to the relevant body (yours) part. I started out with a mostly cooperative feral who has been hanging out with us for a few years but she proved to be too large and feisty and is very well endowed claw-wise. After my course of treatment is completed I plan to adopt a very young or very old cat from the shelter. I figure I'll add a local Siamese and a Calico and work my way up to the Himalayan and Maine Coon. Wonderful pictures, this book must remain in view of all visitors.

Can your pussy do the dog?

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book makes me happy that I am not the most crazy cat lady. Reading the introduction and competition chapters of the book are really the best parts of the book. They take a good look in this strange lady's life.

[Helen · Rating 1 out of 5]

At first I enjoyed this book, because of the topic. It was hard to tell if it was actual por tongue-in-cheek! By the end, I recommend that you do NOT read this book or give it to others. It has quite a bit of misinformation toward the end, and the misinformation is mixed in with the good information, so people may not find it!

[Highjump · Rating 2 out of 5]

Clearly an amazing topic, but needs updating and color photos. How can be expected to achieve a great catflexing workout from these low quality black and white images?

[Marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I bought this, I thought it was just a book for fun and laughs. But no -- there are real exercises and a chapter a human and feline nutrition. For one who had to do yoga with the door closed so Kittycat wouldn't get under my body during cat-cow pose, this book shows the obvious solution; use the cat! (I realize that writing this review 28 years after its publication is kind of silly, but I'm going through my cat books and having fun writing reviews.)

[Julie Grace Immink · Rating 5 out of 5]

My puzz in top shapez

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely essential.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found my new exercise program.