Shape Your Self: My 6-Step Diet and Fitness Plan to Achieve the Best Shape of Your Life

by Martina Navratilova

Fabulously fit as she nears the milestone of 50, tennis great Martina Navratilova reveals her step-by-step, age-defying formula

Known for her superb conditioning, Martina Navratilova is a marvel of fitness. She easily outruns many women who are half her age, still plays tennis competitively, and engages in all the other sports she loves: basketball, hockey, skiing, and more. Everywhere she goes, people ask her: Why can you still move the way you do? How do you stay in such good shape? What's your secret?

In The Shape of Your Life, this amazing athlete shares through personal anecdotes the simple strategies, tips, and small lifestyle changes that will enable anyone to tune up their body, mind, and spirit. In her 6-step program readers discover:
• tips on achieving the focus and mental ability of star athletes
• advice on creating an environment—emotionally and physically—that supports readers' health and personal goals
• a healthy food plan with delicious recipes—emphasizing natural foods, including raw foods and juices—that help the body release toxins, drop extra pounds, and feel more vibrant and youthful
• fun, unique, cutting-edge exercises that can be done anywhere and will make readers appreciate the power, strength, and beauty of the body
• novel ways to recharge and energize mind and body

Above all, Martina offers smart, doable techniques so readers can achieve championship levels in every area of their lives.

Genres: Sports, Self Help, Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published March 21, 2006

Reviews

[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've finished reading this and I really enjoyed it. It's down-to-earth nutrition and wellness advice from one of the fittest people around, not to mention a world-class athlete. Martina shares what works for her and what hasn't and throws in a lot of history and examples from her own life. While I've reviewed the recipes and exercises, I'm going to spend the next few weeks trying them out to see how they work for me.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

What's not to love about Martina? After having read some other health/fitness-related books, "Shape Your Self" was a breath of fresh air. Lots of simple strategies and common-sense tips, made accessible for people at all different fitness levels. Meal plans look easy, and offer volume appropriate for athletes (and the smoothies sound delicious). Martina's approach to life is inspiring and her enthusiasm for fitness infectious. It's no wonder she's a world-class athlete.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

First off, Martina rocks. Always has, always will. I enjoyed her holistic view of health (food/exercise/stress reduction, etc.) as well as her positive outlook on life. Her advice is interspersed with entertaining real-life vingettes of healthcare wake-up moments, food enjoyed, matches played, etc. Her easy style makes me feel like I could do most of what she's talking about for myself, too.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best fitness and nutrition book for women that focuses on organic food and covers a fitness plan you can execute in your home with ordinary exercise props. Martina is one of the greatest athletes of our time and a true inspiration to me as she wrote the book when she was heading towards 50 and I was 47 when I read it. I recommend you buy this book although I checked it out of the library. Her advice is rock-solid.

[Stefanie Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Sarah W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Making simple lifestyle choices can greatly effect the way your body looks and feels and especially, how well it performs. Hearing it from such an accomplished athlete is inspirational and contagious.

[chris zabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is really interesting especially considering I've been checking out sparkpeople.com. They both talk about the same way to take care of yourself. They've inspired me.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. If only I could be more like Martina Navratilova , she is amazing and I really like her health philosophy but it will only benefit the committed/ disciplined athlete.

[Kimberli Galvez · Rating 5 out of 5]

very encouraging to live your best and be your best, including being healthy and active.

[Hillary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Positive & inspiring information about taking care of yourself.