Joyce L. Vedral - The Fat-Burning Workout: From Fat to Firm in 24 Days

A Note from the Publisher

The ideas, procedures, and suggestions contained in this book are not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician. All matters regarding your health require medical supervision.

Copyright 1991 by Joyce L. Vedral, Ph.D.

All rights reserved.

Warner Books, Inc.

Hachette Book Group

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New York, NY 10017

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First eBook Edition: November 2009

ISBN: 978-0-446-57125-8

Whether youre an old pro or a beginner, you can use this book to burn the maximum fat and at the same time shape muscle.

BEV FRANCIS

IFBB World Pro Bodybuilding Champion
author of Bev Francis Power Bodybuilding

The best workout Ive seen yet for getting and staying in shape without a lot of wasted time and energy. Ill recommend this one to all of my patientsespecially those who are endlessly dieting without permanent results. You burn fat, strengthen your heart and lungsand at the same time reshape your body.

JUDE BARBERA, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
Downstate Medical Center

Your escape to freedom from fata super-program that works faster than any Ive seen yet. You get the benefit of an aerobic workout while doing a bodybuilding routine.

ANDY SIVERT

Mr. International and Mr. North America

I recommend all of Joyces books to my patients, because they provide the most effective workout with the least danger of injury. This one will be no exception.

JACK BARNATHAN, D.C.

Director of Sports Health Chiropractic

The super-giant set is a secret we bodybuilders have been using for years. Joyce has put it in simple language in The Fat-Burning Workout, so that anyone can understand and take advantage of it. So get with the program!

LINDA WOOD HOYTE

Masters USA Overall Champion

Its a relief to read a book by a woman who practices what she preaches. Joyce is a role model for women half her age and an inspiration to us all. The workout in this book is the best for shaping, toning and losing excess body fat in record time.

TANYA KNIGHT

Miss International and a regular on American Gladiators

Gets right to the point. You dont have to dig around to find what you wantand whats more, it gets you in top shape fast!

LAURIE KOSZUTA, R.N., B.S.N.

Center for Hip and Knee Surgery
Mooresville, Indiana

As a personal trainer and professional bodybuilder, I am happy to finally see a no-nonsense book that will show you how to get in shape in the shortest time possible. Not only do you burn fat and build muscle, but you speed up your metabolism too!

GUS STEFANIDIS

Mr. Greece

If someone is desperate to get in shape in the quickest possible time, The Fat-BurningWorkout is the way to go.

LUD SHUSTERICH

World Powerlifting record holder and member of the
All Time Greats Bodybuilding Hall of Fame

To usthe women of the nineties, who know that
with good health, high energy, and total fitness,
our goals and dreams will be that much more accessible

And to Cal-a-Vie, The Ultimate Spa,
and Kent Maurer, its director, for offering women and men
an opportunity to achieve total fitness in the most luxurious
and tranquil environment possible, a spa that follows
the fitness philosophy proposed in this book!!!

To Joann Davis, for guiding this project with sound judgment and generosity of time and spirit

To Colleen Kaplin, for your lively, energetic reading of the manuscript and for your timely suggestions

To Anne Twomey, for your willingness to treat this project with special care and attention

To Larry Kirshbaum, Nansey Neiman, Ling Lucas, and Ellen Herrick, for your enthusiasm and support

To Don Banks, photographer, for your creative ideas for photography and for your gifted execution of the photographs

To Joe and Betty Weider, for encouraging me in all of my fitness projects, and for providing the foundation and basis for bodybuilding in your wonderful magazines, Shape, Muscle and Fitness, Mens Fitness, and Flex

To friends and familyfor being there, for loving, and for caring

To Kent Maurerfor your example of an outstanding physique and an equally delightful mind.

To John Cordovano, for being there when its important

To Cameo Kneuer, Miss National Fitness, and my friend, for your sense of humor and your steadfast presence. I love you

To Jodi Pollutro, talented hair and makeup artist, for knowing how to make a persons beauty shine

To Maria Viviane, owner of Sal-Mar Beauty Salon in Levittown, Long Island, and Jennifer Donato and Andrea Messina for your unmatchable manicures, hair, skin, and beauty care

To Gus Stefanidis, Mr. Greece and my wise confidanta man who knows many secrets about diet and exercise

To Andy Sivert, Mr. North America, owner of Mr. Americas Gym in Farmingdale, Long Island, where one can work out with the most talented people in the sport

A s a medical doctor who has specialized in diet and nutrition problems for the past five years, I have noticed that the people who gain back the weight they lost do so for one major reason: They do not have a workable exercise plan to help them maintain their weight loss.

The Fat-Burning Workout is an answer to that problem. It is an exercise plan that shapes and tones the body, increases muscle tissue, reduces fat percentage, and raises metabolism so that a person can eat more than previously and not get fat. In addition, this workout produces an aerobic effect that is highly beneficial to the heart and lungs.

Joyce Vedral provides a simple exercise plan that can be done at home in only twenty minutes. (She also offers gym alternatives and advanced plans for those who wish to go further.) In a matter of weeks, anyone following this program and doing it three to five days a week can expect to see significant improvement in muscle tone and shape, strength, posture, and energy, with the added bonus of a healthier heart and lungs and increased metabolism.

I have been recommending Vedrals books to my patients for years. They work! My patients come back and tell me they are delighted with the results. However, while Vedrals other books have been effective in shaping and toning the body, this is the first of her books that provides the exerciser with the opportunity to burn the maximum amount of fat and at the same time shape and tone the muscles. This is achieved through the aerobic nature of the workout. Weight training is applied in a specialized way so that maximum fat is burned.

For those of you who are not already on your own diet plan, Vedral includes an excellent low-fat diet that will result in maximum fat loss in six weeks time. By offering a diet of 20 to 30 grams of fat daily, and by allowing the dieter to choose from an interesting variety of foods, Vedral has made eating right an exciting proposition.