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Fit to Live: The 5-Point Plan to be Lean, Strong, and Fearless for Life
New York Times best-selling author Dr. Pamela Peeke helps readers trim their waists, shed pounds, and lengthen their lives in her witty, tough-love functional fitness and lifestyle plan.
With more than 300,000 copies in print, Dr. Pamela Peeke's New York Times bestseller Body-for-LIFE for Women has helped scores of readers transform their bodies. Her newest book shines light on the heavy weight of the 21st century lifestyle, with its fake food, desk jobs, clutter, and endless stress, and asks readers, "If your life depended on it, could you run up four flights of stairs right now? Are you Fit to Live, not only to survive, but to enjoy life?" For most people, the answer is no and they don't know it.
Combining Peeke's trademark in-your-face wit with heart-stopping reality checks, Fit to Live offers readers an active health/lifestyle assessment: How many pushups can they do in 2 minutes? How many servings of processed foods did they eat today? Peeke translates those results into research-based predictions of readers' long-term prognoses and helps readers gauge just how much fat—mental, nutritional, physical, financial, environmental—to cut from their toxic lifestyles to become Fit to Live. Showing how these five core areas intertwine, Peeke offers bottom-line strategies to adapt and adjust to life's stresses; get a stronger, leaner body; enjoy greater financial security; and create a healthier living space. Readers will become Fit to Live and lead dynamic and exciting lives, both now and for the future.
With more than 300,000 copies in print, Dr. Pamela Peeke's New York Times bestseller Body-for-LIFE for Women has helped scores of readers transform their bodies. Her newest book shines light on the heavy weight of the 21st century lifestyle, with its fake food, desk jobs, clutter, and endless stress, and asks readers, "If your life depended on it, could you run up four flights of stairs right now? Are you Fit to Live, not only to survive, but to enjoy life?" For most people, the answer is no and they don't know it.
Combining Peeke's trademark in-your-face wit with heart-stopping reality checks, Fit to Live offers readers an active health/lifestyle assessment: How many pushups can they do in 2 minutes? How many servings of processed foods did they eat today? Peeke translates those results into research-based predictions of readers' long-term prognoses and helps readers gauge just how much fat—mental, nutritional, physical, financial, environmental—to cut from their toxic lifestyles to become Fit to Live. Showing how these five core areas intertwine, Peeke offers bottom-line strategies to adapt and adjust to life's stresses; get a stronger, leaner body; enjoy greater financial security; and create a healthier living space. Readers will become Fit to Live and lead dynamic and exciting lives, both now and for the future.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 2007
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About the author
Pamela Peeke
22 books15 followers Dr. Pamela Peeke is an internationally recognized expert, physician, scientist and author in the fields of nutrition, stress, fitness and public health. On stage or in front of a camera, she combines her trademark energy, wit and humor with the latest scientific data to motivate and educate audiences of all ages to transform themselves for healthy living.
Dr. Peeke is WebMD's lifestyle expert for their 90 million members, where she presents her multimedia lifestyle program Everyday Fitness with Dr. Pam Peeke. Serving as chief medical correspondent for nutrition and fitness at Discovery Health TV, Dr. Peeke is featured on the award winning National Body Challenge series and is the host of the Could You Survive? series, based upon her national bestselling book Fit to Live. Magazines including O, Prevention, Fitness and More feature her columns and editorials. Dr. Peeke is a regular in-studio science and health news commentator for the national and cable networks.
Dr. Peeke is a New York Times bestselling author. Her books include Fight Fat after Forty, the first consumer book describing the complex science behind the stress-fat connection and what can be done to reverse it. Based on the groundbreaking research Dr. Peeke conducted at the National Institutes of Health, this state of the art book details her holistic, well integrated approach combining science and practical tools to help consumers cope with daily stresses to finally break the stress-fat cycle for life. In Body for Life for Women and the companion Body for Life for Women Workout DVD, Dr. Peeke uses cutting edge science and a holistic and integrative program to show women how to transform their lives as well as achieve and maintain their optimal mind and body fitness throughout the decades of their life. Fit to Live, presents wellness with a survival twist and challenges her readers with the question "Are you Fit to Live – Mentally, Nutritionally, Physically, Financially and Environmentally" to survive 21st century living, from divorce to disaster?
Dr. Peeke's new book, The Hunger Fix: The 3 Stage Detox and Recovery Plan for Overeating and Food Addiction (Rodale, 2012) will be launched the week of September 18th, 2012. This book presents the new science of food and addiction, noting the latest NIH based research showing that food addiction is real. In The Hunger Fix, Dr. Peeke presents a plan for detox off the "false fixes" or addictive food products, and a blueprint for lifelong control and recovery by switching to "healthy fixes" and reclaiming the brain's hijacked reward center. The Hunger Fix is the first consumer book to present the science and plan and is a game changer in the field of weight management and healthy living.
Dr. Peeke serves as spokesperson for the AmericanCollege of Sports Medicine's Exercise is Medicine global initiative. Together with the US Surgeon General, Dr. Peeke created the Surgeon General Walks for a Healthy and Fit Nation. She has been recognized by the National Library of Medicine as one of America’s leading physicians in their touring exhibition, Changing The Face of Medicine. Dr. Peeke is senior editor of the Women's Health section of the new edition of the textbook Lifestyle Medicine.
Dr. Peeke holds the position of Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, is board certified in internal medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. As a Pew Foundation Scholar in Nutrition and Metabolism during her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California at Davis and then as the first physician to serve as Senior Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health Office of Alternative Medicine, Dr. Peeke conducted research in the newly evolving field of integrative medicine. Dr. Peeke was among the first physicians with formal training in nutrition science and while at the NIH, studied the relationship between chronic stress, nutrit
Dr. Peeke is WebMD's lifestyle expert for their 90 million members, where she presents her multimedia lifestyle program Everyday Fitness with Dr. Pam Peeke. Serving as chief medical correspondent for nutrition and fitness at Discovery Health TV, Dr. Peeke is featured on the award winning National Body Challenge series and is the host of the Could You Survive? series, based upon her national bestselling book Fit to Live. Magazines including O, Prevention, Fitness and More feature her columns and editorials. Dr. Peeke is a regular in-studio science and health news commentator for the national and cable networks.
Dr. Peeke is a New York Times bestselling author. Her books include Fight Fat after Forty, the first consumer book describing the complex science behind the stress-fat connection and what can be done to reverse it. Based on the groundbreaking research Dr. Peeke conducted at the National Institutes of Health, this state of the art book details her holistic, well integrated approach combining science and practical tools to help consumers cope with daily stresses to finally break the stress-fat cycle for life. In Body for Life for Women and the companion Body for Life for Women Workout DVD, Dr. Peeke uses cutting edge science and a holistic and integrative program to show women how to transform their lives as well as achieve and maintain their optimal mind and body fitness throughout the decades of their life. Fit to Live, presents wellness with a survival twist and challenges her readers with the question "Are you Fit to Live – Mentally, Nutritionally, Physically, Financially and Environmentally" to survive 21st century living, from divorce to disaster?
Dr. Peeke's new book, The Hunger Fix: The 3 Stage Detox and Recovery Plan for Overeating and Food Addiction (Rodale, 2012) will be launched the week of September 18th, 2012. This book presents the new science of food and addiction, noting the latest NIH based research showing that food addiction is real. In The Hunger Fix, Dr. Peeke presents a plan for detox off the "false fixes" or addictive food products, and a blueprint for lifelong control and recovery by switching to "healthy fixes" and reclaiming the brain's hijacked reward center. The Hunger Fix is the first consumer book to present the science and plan and is a game changer in the field of weight management and healthy living.
Dr. Peeke serves as spokesperson for the AmericanCollege of Sports Medicine's Exercise is Medicine global initiative. Together with the US Surgeon General, Dr. Peeke created the Surgeon General Walks for a Healthy and Fit Nation. She has been recognized by the National Library of Medicine as one of America’s leading physicians in their touring exhibition, Changing The Face of Medicine. Dr. Peeke is senior editor of the Women's Health section of the new edition of the textbook Lifestyle Medicine.
Dr. Peeke holds the position of Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, is board certified in internal medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. As a Pew Foundation Scholar in Nutrition and Metabolism during her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California at Davis and then as the first physician to serve as Senior Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health Office of Alternative Medicine, Dr. Peeke conducted research in the newly evolving field of integrative medicine. Dr. Peeke was among the first physicians with formal training in nutrition science and while at the NIH, studied the relationship between chronic stress, nutrit
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February 19, 2018
To be prepared for emergencies of any type, Dr. Peeke argues that we need to be fit, fit, fit to survive. Get your numbers—BP, glucose, cholesterol, etc.—and if they show you’re not fit, get busy and change them by exercising, eating well, and controlling stress.
January 21, 2020
I enjoyed listening to this book and I learned much more than I expected. It completely motivated me to work out harder at the gym. She asks you common-sense questions that only you can answer, we hold the key to our own health and fitness.
January 10, 2023
I've had this book on my shelf for about five years. It is full of excellent advice. It's a perfect book to read at the beginning of a new year. I'm definitely going to keep the book and follow the author! Happy New Year.
August 9, 2010
This book opens each section with a quiz to analyze what stage of fitness I was at. I liked that. At the end of each section are a few bullet-pointed goals according to which stage I fell in from the quiz. I think I'd like to eventually buy this for that reason: it would be helpful to have the baby-step goals to work on. In some sections I was 'fit to live' or 'ready for challenge,' while in others I was 'barely alive.'
I like how she doesn't place an age or restrictions on health status, etc. She's a firm believer that each person, wherever they may be in life, can improve their lifestyle. I agree. Her quizzes and goals help prove that.
It's not about bodyweight, I learned (well, I was reminded: I'm always most concerned about my bodyfat percentage.) The important number is my waistline. Surprise. Hmmm. I measured mine. Not good. Women should be below 35 inches at their waistline. If we're not, that means we're sporting a large amount of the 'toxic fat' around our internal organs.
The medical statistics throughout are interesting and eye-opening.
My favorite were the real-life scenarios of people who've improved their health (in a special box of highlight in each chapter.) Most seemed to be post-menopause and had significant life challenges. It made me want Dr. Peeke in my neighborhood so I could go in for a weekly session with her like her highlighted patients. I guess this book is the next-best thing to having her in person.
I like how she doesn't place an age or restrictions on health status, etc. She's a firm believer that each person, wherever they may be in life, can improve their lifestyle. I agree. Her quizzes and goals help prove that.
It's not about bodyweight, I learned (well, I was reminded: I'm always most concerned about my bodyfat percentage.) The important number is my waistline. Surprise. Hmmm. I measured mine. Not good. Women should be below 35 inches at their waistline. If we're not, that means we're sporting a large amount of the 'toxic fat' around our internal organs.
The medical statistics throughout are interesting and eye-opening.
My favorite were the real-life scenarios of people who've improved their health (in a special box of highlight in each chapter.) Most seemed to be post-menopause and had significant life challenges. It made me want Dr. Peeke in my neighborhood so I could go in for a weekly session with her like her highlighted patients. I guess this book is the next-best thing to having her in person.
February 5, 2008
Overall, this was an inspiring read. It is written in a conversational tone with many side notes and success stories from Dr Peeke's patients. The downside was the emphasis on walking outside (it's winter in Chicago) and family/children. There were parts of the self-evaluations that were not suited for singles. I would recommend this as a quick read for someone that wants to remind themselves to take care of body, mind, spirit and the space around them.
September 16, 2008
Not bad. Perhaps not the best book to read right after Intuitive Eating since in some respects they are very opposite on some views. Overall not a bad book however. Definitely written to appeal to the quick reader. I kind of enjoyed her all point approach in that she has the reader look at their whole lives, not just food. For example she does a similar quiz for scoring where you stand on your finances (that was a scary one for me! Way too much work to do in that arena.
July 13, 2015
Good common-sense advice structured around five basic aspects of life: "the five Ms: Mouth, Mind, Muscle, Money and Macrocosm". Basically, watch your diet, move more, keep your spending under control and avoid bad friendships and relationships. Pretty straight forward. The author has a good way of putting things out there, and points to a myriad of resources from her own webpage to ngos and others. I would read this for a domestic flight, and be very happy about it :-)
September 15, 2008
Many people loose their lives in disasters because they are out of shape - can't hold their body weight or balance, don't have the upper body strength to pull someone else up or can't make it down the stairs when the building is on fire.
Everyone has their reason to exercise or not - knowing how your fitness can save your life is a new way of looking at it.
Everyone has their reason to exercise or not - knowing how your fitness can save your life is a new way of looking at it.
November 23, 2012
This is the third book I've read by Dr. Peeke and she builds on the previous 2 titles. Her views on shedding weight have not changed and she has expanded them. I wasn't expecting the lifestyle coach. ie. Are you physically fit to live? ====Are you financially fit to live?----Are you environmentally fit to live? She makes some very interesting and thought provoking comparisons.
March 28, 2014
This is a really good book. I heard Dr. Peeke speak at a conference a few years back and was so inspired I bought her book. I have since read this book twice as it has a lot of great holistic content covering 'being fit' physically, mentally, nutritionally, financially and environmentally. A keeper on my bookshelf!
June 17, 2007
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August 5, 2012
It was the best overall health/wellness book I've read yet!
October 24, 2014
Excellent way to holistically lose weight and improve your whole life. Learned a few things to do that have nothing to do with eating or exercise.
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