Book Review
The Chelsea Piers Fitness Solution
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Jan 15, 2007, 07:00

THE CHELSEA PIERS FITNESS SOLUTION:
Achieve a Lifetime of Health and Vitality
By Elena Rover


(HealthNewsDigest.com).. Only one-third of Americans get the recommended minimum thirty minutes of daily activity, and a quarter of us get none at all. The result: escalating rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses that stem from our sedentary lifestyles. In fact, a lack of exercise was linked to 23 percent of deaths from major chronic illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The solution is easy: regular exercise. But endless sessions on the treadmill don’t work for most of us. What does work? Finding activities you enjoy so you’ll look forward to showing up on a regular basis for the rest of your life. Taking up a new sport brings a sense of personal achievement and fulfillment that can have tremendous benefits for the mind, body… and waistline.

Now Chelsea Piers, New York City’s premier sports and fitness facility, with over 4 million visits per year to its 30-acre waterfront complex, offers a fresh approach to fitness and exercise in THE CHELSEA PIERS FITNESS SOLUTION: Achieve a Lifetime of Health and Vitality (Black Dog & Leventhal; January 17, 2007; $24.95 hardcover) by health and fitness journalist Elena Rover.

In the book, Rover helps readers navigate 27 sports and activities that can be enjoyed at any age, from baseball to golf, and kayaking to pilates. After taking a sports personality assessment to determine which sports are best for them, readers learn about the gear they need, what to expect their first time out, proper nutrition, and even exercises they can do at home to strengthen the muscles they’ll need. The book includes full-color photographs and illustrations, as well as handy resources and charts on topics such as how to eat like an athlete and tips to avoid common injuries. The program covers all aspects of physical fitness—cardio, strength, flexibility and balance—while helping people learn a new skill that they can enjoy for life. The “Athletes in Action” sidebars in each chapter feature case studies on how novice athletes took up a sport and excelled—even if that meant just having a great time.

“If exercise is truly fun, you won’t need to force yourself to work out: you’ll want to get out and play,” writes Rover. “Because THE CHELSEA PIERS FITNESS SOLUTION is personalized and varied, you get a well-rounded program that delivers all the benefits of exercise while keeping injuries, fatigue, and burnout to a minimum. Better yet, the program incinerates boredom and excuses because you’ll want to participate, especially if teammates or opponents are counting on you. There still may be tough patches when you can’t show up, but they won’t stretch on for months as you resist the return to working out. Instead, you’ll look forward to the day you can get back.”

Chelsea Piers is a 30-acre waterfront sports and fitness village in New York City. It has approximately 4 million visits per year, making it one of New York’s top destinations. This is the first book to bear the Chelsea Piers stamp of approval. Elena Rover is a fitness expert who has written for dozens of health magazines, including Self, Health, Fitness, Real Simple and More, and has tried every sport she writes about in the book. She lives in the New York City suburbs, and is available for media interviews.

THE CHELSEA PIERS FITNESS SOLUTION:
Achieve a Lifetime of Health and Vitality
By Elena Rover
Black Dog & Leventhal January 17, 2007 $24.95 hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-57912-589-9 ISBN-13: 978-1-57912-589-9

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