Work Out: The Revolutionary Method of Creating a Sound Body to Create a Sound Mind

Somewhere between chasing other animals for food and clicking a mouse to purchase a toaster oven on Amazon.com, we stopped living a physical life. Instead, we are encouraged to work on our inner selves, to practice mindfulness, to meditate, and to get our minds right, whatever "right" means. Social media gives us "Monday Motivation" and shouts daily positivity. Law of attraction followers say that our thoughts directly change our lives, that we can manifest what we want from the universe. Many books are written about mindset and how our minds can control everything, from our love lives to cancerous tumor growth. Prominent people tell us to start from our why and look inward to live our best life.

But that's all wrong. Or, at least, incomplete.

We are physical animals, first.

Apart from its numerous well-documented health and aesthetic benefits, physical conditioning, whether running 10 miles or squatting 200 pounds, literally changes you on the inside. It strengthens your belief in yourself and what you can do. It fills the hole created by insecurity. 
 
This transformation starts with physical conditioning.
 
By working on your outside Body, you can actually alter your inside physiology, change your Brain chemistry, and change your outlook on life... and on yourself.

In this transformative book, Work Out reminds us that the human existence is physical and, when you train your Body from the outside in, rather than from the inside out, profound changes occur to your Brain, which stimulates your Mind and your approach to life.

Jason Karp, PhD, MBA, is a running coach, exercise physiologist, author, speaker, and creator of the REVO₂LUTION RUNNING™ certification for coaches and fitness professionals.

A TEDx speaker, Dr. Karp has given hundreds of international lectures at the world's top fitness conferences and coaching clinics. He has been an instructor for USA Track & Field's level 3 coaching certification and for coaching camps at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

At age 24, Dr. Karp became one of the youngest college head coaches in the country, leading the Georgian Court University women's cross country team to the regional championship and winning honors as NAIA Northeast Region Coach of the Year. As a high school track and field and cross country coach, he has produced state qualifiers and All-Americans.

Jason is the author of 12 books and is the editor of the sixth edition of Track & Field Omnibook. He has more than 400 articles published in trade and consumer magazines. He also served as senior editor for Active Network and is the founder of and principal agent at JK Literary Agency.

Jason was awarded the 2011 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, is a two-time recipient of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, & Nutrition Community Leadership Award (2014, 2019), and was a 2019 finalist for Personal Fitness Professional Trainer of the Year and 2020 finalist for Association of Fitness Studios Influencer of the Year.

Dr. Karp received his PhD in exercise physiology with a physiology minor from Indiana University, his MBA at San Diego State University, his master's degree in kinesiology from the University of Calgary, and his bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science with an English minor from Penn State University. His research has been published in various scientific journals.