Fit at Last: Look and Feel Better Once and for All
Jan 2025 · Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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If you'Äôre like a lot of us, for years you'Äôve been making resolutions and promises about becoming physically fit. Despite all your good intentions, though, somehow it never quite goes according to plan. But you can break that cycle.
In Fit at Last, bestselling business author Ken Blanchard and fitness authority Tim Kearin show how Ken, at age seventy-three, finally was able to make lasting improvements in his health and fitness, including dropping over thirty pounds in a year. In each chapter, Ken shares the very personal story of his ups and downs'Äîinvolving, among other things, a puppy, a Hawaiian tour bus full of widows, and a fifty-year college reunion'Äîwhile Tim offers expert advice and wisdom gained from over forty years in the fitness industry.
Following through on your efforts to get fit requires leadership'Äîpersonal leadership. Early on, Ken realized the same concepts he'Äôd been using for years to help people lead organizations also could help him stick to his program. Here, you'Äôll learn how Ken and Tim applied the Situational Leadership II approach to set SMART goals, diagnose Ken'Äôs progress in each of the six core areas of fitness, and match them with the leadership styles necessary to get Ken to the next level in each area.
Certainly there is a wealth of excellent fitness advice here'Äîbut ultimately, this is a book about commitment. People don'Äôt fail because they don'Äôt know what to do'Äîthey fail because they just don'Äôt do it. Using the tools in this book, you'Äôll be able to move from simply being interested in fitness to making a lasting commitment'Äîone that will add a spring to your step, a smile to your face, and years to your life.
In Fit at Last, bestselling business author Ken Blanchard and fitness authority Tim Kearin show how Ken, at age seventy-three, finally was able to make lasting improvements in his health and fitness, including dropping over thirty pounds in a year. In each chapter, Ken shares the very personal story of his ups and downs'Äîinvolving, among other things, a puppy, a Hawaiian tour bus full of widows, and a fifty-year college reunion'Äîwhile Tim offers expert advice and wisdom gained from over forty years in the fitness industry.
Following through on your efforts to get fit requires leadership'Äîpersonal leadership. Early on, Ken realized the same concepts he'Äôd been using for years to help people lead organizations also could help him stick to his program. Here, you'Äôll learn how Ken and Tim applied the Situational Leadership II approach to set SMART goals, diagnose Ken'Äôs progress in each of the six core areas of fitness, and match them with the leadership styles necessary to get Ken to the next level in each area.
Certainly there is a wealth of excellent fitness advice here'Äîbut ultimately, this is a book about commitment. People don'Äôt fail because they don'Äôt know what to do'Äîthey fail because they just don'Äôt do it. Using the tools in this book, you'Äôll be able to move from simply being interested in fitness to making a lasting commitment'Äîone that will add a spring to your step, a smile to your face, and years to your life.
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About the author
Ken Blanchard, one of the most influential leadership experts in the world, is cofounder and chief spiritual officer of the Ken Blanchard Companies. He is the author or coauthor of fifty books that have sold more than 21 million copies, including the iconic The One Minute Manager.
Tim Kearin’s more than forty years of experience in fitness include serving as director of strength training and conditioning at the United States Military Academy; developing the preventive medicine component at Hughston Clinic; founding Personally Fit, Inc.; and working as clinical consultant for the San Diego Spine Clinic. He has a master’s degree from Indiana University.
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