- "Matt O'Brien's insight and erudition in the fields of health and fitness are practical and enlightening. A must read!"
- "This book will give you the motivational tools to get going and accomplish your goals!"
- "The Magic Pill brings a clear & concise, step by step guide of the reasoning and directions on how to move your body and reach higher levels of health and vitality."
"I know for certain that I would not have arrived at this fantastic place in my life without Matt O'Brien as my coach, motivator, and friend ... Thank you, Matt, for giving me my health, fitness and life back."Jill Gear
How to Use This Book
If you are like many people I know, you may not have a lot of spare time for reading but still want to increase your knowledge and improve your motivational skills. I encourage you to invest the time to read this one book, because it is like reading 20 books. The Magic Pill is truly an executive summary or cliffsnotes on many fitness related topics including: anti-aging, preventive medicine, exercise, diet and nutrition, weight loss, and supplementation. It goes even further and includes self-help topics like: how to join a health club, how to live in moderation, how to hire a personal trainer, how to empower yourself, and how to set and achieve goals. Your knowledge, motivation, health, and longevity can only be improved by reading the content that follows.
I sincerely hope this book will have a positive impact on your life and help change the course of obesity in America. If you benefit from the information, please share it with others and pay it forward. Individually we can change ourselves, but together we can change the future health and prosperity of our great nation.
Contents
Introduction: The Magic Pill
Part One Motivation: Get the Facts
- 1. The Fountain of Youth
Can We Really Turn Back the Clock on Aging? - 2. Preventive Medicine
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth More than a Pound of Cure - 3. Better than Prozac
Improve Your Mood and Alleviate Anxiety
Part Two Education: The Knowledge
- 4. Invest in Yourself
The Costs of Exercise and the Costs if You Don’t Exercise - 5. Exert Yourself
Commit Yourself to Exercise - 6. Motivate Yourself
Are You Lost in Love or in Love to be Lost? - 7. Nourish Yourself
Do You Eat to Live or Live to Eat?
The Nutritional Road Map to Dietary Success - 8. Reduce Yourself
The Time Tested Strategies of Losing Weight - 9. Supplement Yourself
Live Longer and Perform Better
Part Three Action: The Path to Success
- 10. Moderate Yourself
Matt’s Moderation Mantra - 11. Assist Yourself
Getting Some Help: Hire a Personal Trainer! - 12. Empower Yourself
The Power of the Mind - 13. Direct Yourself
Action Leads the Way to Your Destiny
Helpful Tools and Tables
- Age Defying Benefits of Exercise
- Calculate Your Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Exercise Recommendations for Diabetics
- Exercise Guidelines for Adults
- Exercise Guidelines for Children
- Calculate Your Target (Training) Heart Rate
- Walking Program Chart
- The Menu Workout
- Daily Caloric Intake Worksheet
- The Ten Commandments of Nutrition
- The Five Critical Steps of Weight Loss
- The Nutrition Traffic Light
- The Supplement Trilogy
- Goal Setting Worksheet
