The Successful Body: Using Fitness, Nutrition, and Mindset to Live Better

We live in our bodies!

Every moment of every day, you are intimately connected with your body, so why should you live with anything less that the best body you can?

The Successful Body is a book about fitness, nutrition, and mindset, but it is also a book about common sense ways you can look better, feel better, and reach your goals.

The Successful Body isn’t only about educating people about healthy exercise and eating habits. It is about creating a sphere of positive physical and mental health. It is about adopting strategies (which are quite easy), that will help you either become comfortable in the body you already have, or help you transform your body into the body you want to have.

The choice is yours. If you want to learn a few things about the body that can improve your life, The Successful Body book is a great place to start.

Since success isn't one thing to all people, The Successful Body is written by multiple authors from varying backgrounds, locations, and areas of expertise. The book is divided into three sections of Fitness, Nutrition, and Mindset with author contributors writing stand-alone chapters that answer questions such as:

What can we do to have a healthy body?

What is the science of building muscle?

How is the mind/body connection important?

How does diet affect our bodies?

How does body image affect us physically and mentally?

How does relaxation promote health?

What can we do to keep the body strong as we get older?

How can transforming your body create positive changes in life?

Chapters are from disciplines from sports, science, medicine, fitness, yoga, Pilates, martial arts, nutrition, meditation, mind and body connections, body movement, and healthy living. The goal of the book is for authors to highlight their unique experiences regarding the body, mindset, and success, but for each message to be relatable to people from any walk of life.

The Successful Body is written by 33 co-authors including Nancy Addison, Sébastien Assohou, Arianna Auñón, Marian Bourne, Kyle Coletti, Toni Delos Santos, Laura Eiman, Patricia Faust, Chelsea Fournier, Rolando Garcia III, Roy E. Hatcher, Sarah Jones, Shira Litwack, Dee McKee, Shane McShea, Jenna Minecci, Selena Ella Moon, Kealah Parkinson, Robert Prokop, Wendy Quan, Jay Quarmby, James Rizzo, Jeannette Ruiz, Christina Santini, Paul Scianna, Rocky Snyder, Johnny Spilotro, Denise E. Stegall, Vince Stevenson, Fozi Stinson, Leslie M. Thornton, David H. Wallis, Dave White.

ERIK SEVERSEN is on a mission to inspire people. He holds a master's degree in anthropology and is a certified practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Erik takes from years of teaching at the university level and years of real-life experience to motivate people to take action creating extreme success in business and in life. Erik lives with his wife and two boys in Los Angeles.