Phil Parham - The 90-Day Fitness Challenge: A Proven Program for Better Health and Lasting Weight Loss

The 90-Day Fitness Challenge is a wonderful compilation of the principles, anecdotes and information that not only helped to change the lives of my friends, Phil and Amy Parham, but can serve to change the lives of its readers as well. From their DREAM principle to the daily mini-challenges and tips, along with the combination of faith principles, inspirational quotes, and noteworthy statistics, Phil and Amy provide guidance for anyone looking to get on the path to a healthy lifestyle.

BILL GERMANAKOS, winner, Season 4 of NBCs The Biggest Loser

The 90-Day Fitness Challenge is a great read for those desiring to lose weight and keep God at the center. Having watched Phil and Amy work out at D1, I believe their testimony will motivate and inspire people to desire to better themselves. I have been around the fitness industry a long time and have a strong passion for overall wellness. It is awesome to experience Phil and Amy sharing a similar passion!

WILL BARTHOLOMEW, president and CEO, D1 Sports Training and Therapy

Phil and Amy Parham prove there are no quick fixes, but in The 90-Day Fitness Challenge, they show how in a brief period of time you can lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy habits.

BRANDI KOSKIE, DietsInReview.com

Phil and Amy Parham inspired me on The Biggest Loser, and they will inspire you to reach your goals. This book covers aspects of health that so many others leave out. I was excited to get to the next chapter!

DANNY CAHILL, winner, Season 8 of NBCs The Biggest Loser

The first book that Ive ever read that clearly spells out the right steps to take to gain a healthy lifestyle. Phil and Amy Parham have taken the guess work out of the equation. Apply these principles and in 90 days your DREAM will be a reality.

ROB DEMPSEY, morning radio DJ and multisport athlete

It takes a special kind of courage to face your personal demons, and an even greater courage to accept that many of them exist as a result of your bad choices. The ultimate courage is to right those wrongs. Phil and Amy Parham have done just that, and their book will inspire many of us to do the same.

BILL ELLIS, morning radio host, Ellis and Bradley Morning Show

Being on The Biggest Loser was one of the most significant times in my Christian life. God designed and desires us to be spiritually and physically healthy, and the impact on our lives is huge. Phil and Amy Parham are the only ones to have put into writing what so many former contestants now knowthat weight loss, pursuing health, and becoming the person God intended us to be is not just an exercise program, but a faith journey as well. As a pastor and weight-loss group leader, I love that The 90-Day Fitness Challenge is a complete program, tying together amazing teaching and resources on changing to a healthy lifestyle while honoring and involving our Creator. This is THE book to get for individuals or groups looking to change their lives for the long term!

REV. MATTHEW MCNUTT, contestant, Season 3 of NBCs The Biggest Loser

Phil and Amy Parhams The 90-Day Fitness Challenge is more than your typical diet book. They dont just tell you how to achieve long-lasting change in your life; they show you how to do it. Their story is inspiring, and their enthusiasm for good health and fitness is contagious. If youre looking for a practical program that can help you transform your life through realizing the critical connection between the physical and the spiritual, then The 90-Day Fitness Challenge may be exactly what youre looking for.

JULIE HADDEN, first runner-up and biggest female loser, Season 4 of NBCs The Biggest Loser; author, Fat Chance: Losing the Weight, Gaining My Worth

If youve tried every diet out there and are finally open to adapting a new way of life that gives you a real chance for success, look no further than Phil and Amy Parhams The 90-Day Fitness Challenge. Chock-full of motivation, sound advice, and doable actions that will set you up for a lifetime of success, its a must-have guide for health and happiness!

DEVIN ALEXANDER, host of Healthy Decadence (FitTV) and author of the New York Times bestselling Biggest Loser cookbooks

Amy and Phil Parham will help you understand that nutrition and fitness is a lifetime journeynot a sprint.

DR. RICK KATTOUF II, host of Rx Nutrition DVDs and author of Forever Fit

HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS

EUGENE, OREGON

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The 90-Day Fitness Challenge
Copyright 2010 by Phil and Amy Parham
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Parham, Phil

The 90-day fitness challenge / Phil and Amy Parham.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-7369-2949-3 (pbk.)

1. Physical fitness. 2. Lifestyles. I. Parham, Amy, 1967- II. Title. III Title: Ninety-day fitness challenge.

RA781.P287 2010

613.7dc22

2009047449

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From the time I was a little girl, I had the seed of a dream inside my heart to write a book. But just as a seed requires water to grow and develop, dreams require the guidance, support, and wisdom of many people to make them come true. I would like to thank the following people for their contribution in making this dream a reality