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Zodiaction: Fat-Burning Fitness Tailored to Your Personal Star Quality
Millions of us turn to horoscopes for guidance in our personal lives—but what about our physical lives? Now, for the first time, a fitness maverick and an acclaimed astrologer combine their expertise to show you how the wisdom of the stars can help you achieve a strong, healthy, heavenly body.
Ever wonder why you dread spinning class while your best friend loves it, or why that yoga DVD is languishing on your shelf? Or why you have trouble getting yourself to the gym? It’s not you—it’s your fitness plan. But your search for the perfect exercise practice ends here. This amazingly insightful book examines what makes your zodiac sign tick—and provides twelve customized diet and fitness regimens based on the strengths and quirks of each one.
• The top-three foods Aries should stock up on
• Why a Taurus will get good mileage out of a treadmill
• Why Gemini should steer clear of candy
• Why Cancer should stick to noncompetitive workout buddies
• What makes Leo queen of the gym
• What type of massage will send Virgo straight to heaven
• How Libra can achieve inner peace
• The peak hours for Scorpio to exercise
• Why Sagittarius’s legs are her most important feature
• Why Capricorn is a cardio all-star
• What kind of personal trainer makes Aquarius jump for joy
• Why Pisces prefers swimming and self-defense
Plus tips to keep your mind and spirit soaring along with your body. Drawing from a variety of disciplines, Zodiaction will have you breaking a sweat in no time—and loving every minute of it.
Ever wonder why you dread spinning class while your best friend loves it, or why that yoga DVD is languishing on your shelf? Or why you have trouble getting yourself to the gym? It’s not you—it’s your fitness plan. But your search for the perfect exercise practice ends here. This amazingly insightful book examines what makes your zodiac sign tick—and provides twelve customized diet and fitness regimens based on the strengths and quirks of each one.
• The top-three foods Aries should stock up on
• Why a Taurus will get good mileage out of a treadmill
• Why Gemini should steer clear of candy
• Why Cancer should stick to noncompetitive workout buddies
• What makes Leo queen of the gym
• What type of massage will send Virgo straight to heaven
• How Libra can achieve inner peace
• The peak hours for Scorpio to exercise
• Why Sagittarius’s legs are her most important feature
• Why Capricorn is a cardio all-star
• What kind of personal trainer makes Aquarius jump for joy
• Why Pisces prefers swimming and self-defense
Plus tips to keep your mind and spirit soaring along with your body. Drawing from a variety of disciplines, Zodiaction will have you breaking a sweat in no time—and loving every minute of it.
- GenresNonfictionAstrology
208 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2007
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November 13, 2015
You’re at the gym winding down on the stair climber and some sweaty guy in Spandex slides up to you and asks, Hey, what’s your sign? Do you (A) Roll your eyes (B) Pretend you can’t hear him, or (C) Say “Stop” as in “Stop bothering me.”
Before you do any of that, you should first ask if he knows anything about “Zodiaction,” the first-ever workout program based on astrological signs (by Ellen Barrett and Barrie Dolnick, Random House, 2007).
When I first saw Zodiaction, I thought, “No way will this work.” Then I flipped to Virgo and immediately became ashamed for judging a book by its cover. So many things it says about Virgos are exactly about me, and the information is not that general kind that usually applies to all signs. Most of what it says about my likes and dislikes of workouts are true as well as what I’d like to most work on.
The book assigns each sign a manageable routine for cardio, toning, and stretching. The toning and stretching include pictures of the moves. The end of each chapter lists a fitness outlook for the next few years—that part wasn’t in sync with me.
The drawbacks: it’s a book. If you’re unfamiliar with fitness, you may not understand how to complete movements effectively or safely despite the pictures and descriptions. Plus exercise itself takes enough motivation; do you want to read on top of that? Also, like all astrology-related books, you use only a few pages. Unless you want to know about all signs or you plan to share with people who have different signs, the rest of the book goes to waste.
Still, Ellen Barrett is quickly becoming my favorite fitness guru. She knows her stuff and is fun to work out with.
Before you do any of that, you should first ask if he knows anything about “Zodiaction,” the first-ever workout program based on astrological signs (by Ellen Barrett and Barrie Dolnick, Random House, 2007).
When I first saw Zodiaction, I thought, “No way will this work.” Then I flipped to Virgo and immediately became ashamed for judging a book by its cover. So many things it says about Virgos are exactly about me, and the information is not that general kind that usually applies to all signs. Most of what it says about my likes and dislikes of workouts are true as well as what I’d like to most work on.
The book assigns each sign a manageable routine for cardio, toning, and stretching. The toning and stretching include pictures of the moves. The end of each chapter lists a fitness outlook for the next few years—that part wasn’t in sync with me.
The drawbacks: it’s a book. If you’re unfamiliar with fitness, you may not understand how to complete movements effectively or safely despite the pictures and descriptions. Plus exercise itself takes enough motivation; do you want to read on top of that? Also, like all astrology-related books, you use only a few pages. Unless you want to know about all signs or you plan to share with people who have different signs, the rest of the book goes to waste.
Still, Ellen Barrett is quickly becoming my favorite fitness guru. She knows her stuff and is fun to work out with.
April 3, 2011
I like Ellen Barret, but seriously? Using astrology to dictate exercise? I'm supposed to be a cardio queen, and cardio is my least favorite form of exercise. She's a wonderful exercise instructor, so I thought I'd give her book a shot.
February 28, 2013
A fun book! Most of the astrology content reasonable fit myself and other people who I know well. I always love Ellen Barrett's workout routines.
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