Review: Quick Guide to What's Wrong, Lacking Content on How to Make It Right
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2012
12 Health and Fitness Mistakes was available for free on Amazon Kindle, so I decided to give it a try. As I have mentioned in other reviews, I have been on a quest to wean myself away from the "Gain Muscle At All Costs" mentality to something that works more naturally with my life, my diet and my body type. I am always looking for little tips that can make my fitness trek even better. One book that helped along the way wasHow to: Fitness and Exercise - whats the Real Deal (Diet Weight Loss and Exercise). This book also helped by (in a different way) by confirming some of the myths I have encountered personally while exercising. The book reviews and provides evidence against twelve commonly assumed fitness myths (including some that I held on to for a long time).The book is a very quick read, which is both good and bad.Pros- (Concise) The author does not waste time in the book. He goes right to the myth and provides evidence (or personal anecdote) against it. If you are wondering about a "fitness truth", I would suggest using the Table of Contents and linking directly to the page you are looking for to save unnecessary time going through other pages you're not concerned with.Cons-(Brevity) Although some evidence is provided, there really isn't enough content in the book for each "fitness myth". The author provides a few facts, but rarely goes into detail. Within two pages, the author is on to the next issue, while you are still pondering the last issue you read.Overall, the best use for this book is as a quick refresher on some of the commonly held fitness misconceptions out there.  I would suggest getting other books to get more guidance on how to deal with the "fitness mistakes" mentioned in this book.