Tanya Becker - The Physique 57(R) Solution: The Groundbreaking 2-Week Plan for a Lean, Beautiful Body

This book is dedicated to my family for all your love and support, especially my mother, Grace, for being my biggest fan. To Lotte Berk, without your ingenuity I would still be seeking the perfect exercise method. To Jennifer Maanavi, my friend and partner, your talents and zeal constantly amaze me. You are a daily source of inspiration. And to my husband, Terry, for your love, unwavering support and willingness to walk down any piazza with me.

Tanya

To Mom, Dad, and Vicky for all the dance lessons and your lifelong support and pride in my success. Youve always encouraged me to dance and never sit one out, and for that I am forever grateful. To The Steffi Nossen School of Dance, a great place for a little girl to grow up. To Tanya Becker for being the perfect artistic force who accepts nothing but victory. For you I push myself harder in class and in life. To Dariush, my love, your intellectual thirst and precision are the spice of our lives. With you, life is exciting and rewarding, and I am obliged to be my best. And to Alec and Halle, your smiling faces and constant giggles make life too good to miss a moment!

Jennifer

Hello, Gorgeous!

Welcome to The Physique 57 Solution, your own personal prescription for a lean and beautiful body. Starting today, its time to say good-bye to all the other workouts youve known and triedthe ones that havent worked for you because they didnt produce results, didnt fit your lifestyle, or were just plain boring. If youve been looking for a so-good-its-addictive fitness regimen to spark record weight loss and sculpt your body in record time, were here to tell you that it does existand that Physique 57 is the program for you!

Committing to a new workout is an empowering choice, and we congratulate you on taking this step. By picking up this book, you are already on your way to achieving the gorgeous physique youve always wanted: no more wasted hours at the gym, no more fretting over extra pounds, no more muffin tops, love handles, jiggling thighs, or flabby arms. Instead, in just two weeks time, you are going to see remarkable changes in your body from head to toe: smooth and sculpted thighs, a lifted seat, a taut, tucked tummy, and slim and sexy arms. Youll stand taller, feel stronger, and go about your day feeling energized and on top of the world because you will look fabulousand youll know it! Youll even be able to break out your skinny jeans again. What could be better than that?

We know that our program gets results because we see it happen with our clients all the time. Every day, tens of thousands of women arrive at our studios or pop in our DVDs and push themselves to the limit because they know that our workouts will give them a better body than any other exercise method around. Our new clients are often thrilled to see new muscle definition after their very first classwelcome back, abs!or discover that theyve dropped a whole dress size after just a few sessions. Regardless of what other diets or exercise plans will tell you, you can see dramatic changes in just two weeks. And this blockbuster combination of efficiency and results is what has made Physique 57 todays hottest workoutand keeps our clients coming back for more.

This book, which combines two of our signature 57-minute workouts with our delicious, super-slimming meal plan, puts the power of Physique 57 in your hands. And today marks the start of a whole new you. If youre looking to whip your body into shape for a special event, or simply to boost your strength, energy, and overall health while naturally achieving your ideal weight, our two-week plan will give you the same rapid-results workouts our clients get, along with an amazing array of tasty dishes designed to help you maximize your workouts and melt away the pounds. With our eating plan, you can forget the word diet. Theres no counting calories, no points, no weekly weigh-insjust simple, macronutrient-rich meals bursting with flavor that will satisfy your cravings and jump-start your bodys own natural weight-loss process. By following our program, you can expect to lose:

Up to 10 pounds

2 inches off your waist

2 inches off your hips

5 inches off your thighs

1 inch off your arms

That said, Physique 57 is NOT about being supermodel-skinnylets get that out of the way right now. Its about being healthy, being fit, and feeling fabulous whatever you do. Some of our happiest clients are those who have only lost a pound or two, and yet their entire body has changed: inches have disappeared, muffin tops have vanished, and trouble spots have been tightened and sculpted to give them a whole new look.

Our program is designed to accommodate all fitness levels, but its also designed to keep challenging you so that you never perfect the exercises and you NEVER plateau. You can use this plan far beyond the first two weeks and continue to see amazing results. And as you get leaner and stronger and more comfortable with the moves, you can work more efficiently and target your muscles even more effectively, ultimately achieving the best body youve ever had.

Before we created Physique 57, we were two women, just like you, who tried time and again to find the secret to staying fit. Growing up, we were both dancers: Jennifer danced with a ballet company during high school, and Tanya studied dance throughout her school years and later on in New York City. But during our twenties, we also picked up many of the bad habits that go along with city living. Our slim and svelte dancers bodies started to change, and even Tanya, who continued to dance professionally, saw the numbers on the scale start to creep up. Like most women, we wanted to look better, lose a few pounds, firm up soft spots, and wear a bikini without thinking twice.

We tried all of the usual tactics to get back in shape: joined gyms, attended Spin classes, did step aerobics, and took Pilates. Jennifer even tried running with weights strapped to her ankles (talk about agony!). But nothing ever seemed to work, and even though wed lose a pound or two with each new effort, the look of our bodies stayed mostly the same. More important, none of these workout methods ever felt good or satisfying. They all felt like a chore, something we had to get through. Wed be doing a thousand steps in step class, or sweating away on machines at the gym (theres nothing like grunting and sweating in public to make you feel attractive), and all the while wed be thinking to ourselves: This may be burning calories, but it doesnt feel goodis this REALLY how women were meant to stay fit?

During this time, we both came to further appreciate the grace and inherent logic of dance: the way the moves and sequences fit together, and the way that every single movement challenged our muscles through precision and form. As any dancer will tell you, ballet is one of the highest forms of athleticism you can find, yielding strong, supple muscles and a long, lean shape. Yet the only machinery you need is your body. There are no steps, no StairMasters, no clunky weights or strength-training machinesjust your own form moving in ways that it has been naturally designed to do. We hadnt danced to get in shape; we danced because we loved it. And until recently, it had been more effective at keeping us fit than any other exercise method. Why couldnt we find a workout that felt like dance?