Review: Need the advice of a friend to help you navigate the world of a healthier lifestyle?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2013
Anyone who has ever tried leading a healthier lifestyle knows that there is a lot of information, and that diets are, more often than not, fads that do not work in the long run.  It seems that an increasing number of health articles promote customized lifestyles.  Readers are encouraged to test various lifestyles and adopt the one that suits them the most.  It makes sense that, while the general rules of a certain lifestyle might suit a large group of people, each would need for small, personalized adjustments based on certain characteristics unique to their life.  After all, how can a handful of lifestyles fit seven billion people?Empowerment seems key to developing a healthy, personalized lifestyle; we need to learn to read information, analyze it, apply it to our personal situation, experiment with it, and, based on the results, pick and choose elements of a healthy, individualized lifestyle.  This is where books such as Creating a Finer Figure come in.  Author Victoria Chambers shares advice on how to adjust one’s current lifestyle step by step, questioning oneself the entire way, and trying to make the reader pry out what elements would create their best overall lifestyle.  The book reads like a repository of good advice from a well-read friend, is engaging, easy to read, and filled with great advice.  Creating a Finer Figure is also filled with concrete suggestions that form a springboard for the reader to start the process of integrating changes into their lives.  The only thing I found lacking are clear references to source materials, which I hope will be part of the next edition of this book.