Fit to Lead: The Proven 8-Week Solution for Shaping Up Your Body, Your Mind, and Your Career - Hardcover

Christopher P. Neck; Charles C. Manz; T.L. Mitchell; Emmet C. Thompson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312325371 ISBN 13: 9780312325374

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2004

Synopsis

A proven program to help busy executives get Fit to Lead.

Are you a leader at work, at the expense of your health? Did you give up exercise after college, and stop watching your diet when you made it to senior partner? Are too little sleep, fast food, and a hectic, catch-up lifestyle all you allow yourself?

This proven, simple program is based on the sound principles that have helped thousands of top executives, including President George W. Bush, get - and stay - in shape. The results are not just looking and feeling better, but performing better on the job, becoming a more effective leader, and inspiring others to follow your lead.

About this title

About the Author

Christopher P. Neck, Ph.D., is an expert on employee and executive fitness. He frequently consults Fortune 500 companies and is often quoted in The Wall Street Journal.

Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., is the medical director of The Cooper Wellness Program at the Aerobics Center in Dallas, and is a health columnist for USA Today Weekend.

Charles C. Manz, Ph.D., is a speaker, consultant, and award-winning author of fifteen books, including the bestsellers Business Without Bosses and Superleadership.

Emmet C. Thompson II, D.S.L., is the Executive Director of the Fit To Lead Institute.

From the Back Cover

Praise for Fit to Lead

"If you want to get more out of life and lead others to do the same, I strongly recommend that you read this book."
--Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., "the father of aerobics" and author of Faith-Based Fitness, from the foreword

"Fit to Lead hits the nail right on the head. So many young men and women in their thirties and forties are pushing to succeed and forgetting about their body development. The end result is of course that when they get into their fifties and sixties they are unable to perform at their peak level because they haven't looked after their bodies. This book can help solve the problem, if you take it to heart and put it into action. I thoroughly recommend it."
--Dr. Peter J. Daniels, founder and president of the World Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies

"The best fitness book I've ever read. Fit To Lead can help the busiest person achieve their fitness goals".
--Chuck Norris, Actor

From the Inside Flap

Discover the fitness program that's helped some of the most successful executives in America reach their fullest potential.

The health benefits of getting and staying in shape are well established. But did you know that getting fit can also help you excel at work, be a better leader, and perform daily tasks with more energy, focus, and creativity?

Written by a team of leading fitness experts at the renowned Cooper Wellness Program, Fit to Lead brings together the latest research on how executives can get and stay in shape --for life.
Filled with practical suggestions, success stories from top-level clients, and insights from leaders that include President George W. Bush, the book presents a realistic, easy-to-follow, and life-changing plan to help achieve Body Fitness, Nutritional Fitness, and Mental Fitness. Features include:

*A three-part fitness program, with simple stretching, endurance, and strength-training routines
*Advice on creating a great tasting, healthy diet plan, and overcoming the perils of on-the-go eating
*Setting goals, visualizing success, and other keys to mental fitness and effective self-leadership, as wells as the "SuperLeadership" of others.

Fit to Lead provides a customizable eight-week plan designed to suit your goals, needs, and lifestyle. Whether you feel you don't have time to get fit, you've failed in the past, or you're reluctant to change your routine, this proven, step-by-step program will return rewards for a lifetime, and will help you feel great, prosper in the workplace, and perform to your true potential.

Reviews

As more people search for helpful hints on how to get and stay in shape, these authors offer their blueprint for success, a formula that's been used by hundreds of prominent figures, including President Bush. They base their philosophy on a quote from President John F. Kennedy: "Physical fitness is the basis for all other forms of excellence." The authors have extensive knowledge of the subject: Neck is a management professor, Mitchell served on Bush's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Manz is a consultant and author and Thompson teaches a course on fitness for executives. While most of their material is meant to inspire people to start exercising, change their diet and overhaul their mind (using mental imagery and self-observation), their underlying message is that if readers get their bodies into shape, their minds will soon follow. And when their minds are sharper, they become stronger leaders. The copious examples of both individuals and companies who have answered the "fit to lead" challenge validate the book's basic premise (e.g., the founder of Domino's Pizza runs four miles a day; Columbia/HCA Healthcare's CEO uses time between flights to jog around airports). Procrastinators will especially benefit from the chapter "No More Excuses," where the authors give rebuttals for every possible exercise excuse. Even the busiest executive who claims she or he has no time to exercise will find a way to change lifestyle here, and while the book is geared towards business executives, workers of all stripes will find it rewarding.
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Edition details

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312325371
• ISBN 13: 9780312325374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224