Spark Box Set [Hardcover] Review

I recently signed up (beginning of April/this month) and started logging my nutrition and fitness information on the free web site that accompanies this book and work out DVDs ([...] is the free site... dunno if amazon.com folks will let me post the domain to a free site).Anyway I LOVE that free web site and have already made some very positive and healthy changes that have shown me, albeit small but that is to be expected, results like getting up and down off the floor easier when I play with my kids.

First the pros:
- I am about 1/4 of the way through the book and have really enjoyed it.The CEO of sparkpeople is also the author of the book.He is a real person talking about his real life and inspirations.He relates his inspirations and `sparks' to the reader and tells you how you can incorporate them in to your life.
- At the current price of 23 dolars this is a very good deal.
- The work out DVDs and the book are a nice companion to the free web site.In fact all I had to do was search for "80s Aerobics Workout" in the fitness section of the web site.
- The work out DVDs are geared toward a broad audience, there is something for everyone from beginner (namely ME) to someone in good shape.Coach Nicole is both encouraging and engaging.She pushes you to do your best and keep up but always prefaces not to push too hard and isn't discouraging. Especially on the cardio DVD, she encourages you to keep moving and gives you alternatives that you can do if you can't do what she is doing.
- Coach Nicole counts down the last couple repetitions on the DVDs.I really like this because it means I don't have to stare at the TV constantly to make sure I am moving in time with her.

Now the cons:
- I wish the product descriptions were a little more in depth, meaning there is no information about additional work out equipment you will need.As someone new to working out at home it never occurred to me to buy dumb bells or jump rope.This may be something that most people know but I had no experience with work out DVDs except the Pilates DVD so I already have a floor mat but nothing else.However DO note that, at least for the dumb bells, Coach Nicole does offer suggestions on what to use instead of a dumb bell if you don't have one.
- I wish the 2 DVDs came on one DVD.I don't know if it was a space issue on one DVD but it would more convenient if there was an option to buy both the cardio and the strength DVDs on one DVD.

However all in all my two "cons" are really negligible.This is an excellent product and sparkpeople is an excellent site.I have already encouraged a friend to both sign up on the free web site and to order this box set if she can.In other words I *highly* recommend this product.

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Product Description:

This box set features three extraordinary products that will help you discover a new way to think about your weight, your health, and your life!


THE SPARK – From Chris Downie, commonly known as "SparkGuy," the founder and CEO of SparkPeople.com-recently ranked as the most active diet and fitness Website in the U.S.-comes The Spark, a groundbreaking book that focuses on transforming your life and your idea of what dieting means.


Within these pages, you'll discover: a 28-day program that distills the most effective, medically accepted nutrition and fitness practices from SparkPeople into an innovative 4-stage, 4-week program. Whether you want to fit into your "skinny jeans," improve your mood and self-confidence, or reach other health and life goals, The Spark has something for everyone!


THE SPARK: Fit, Firm & Fired Up DVD – Inspired by the book The Spark, this DVD includes effective yet unintimidating workouts for "everyday" exercisers led by Nicole Nichols ("Coach Nicole"), a certified fitness instructor who helps people of all skill levels integrate simple but powerful fitness techniques into their daily lives. With her encouragement, you'll be inspired to get moving . . . and get results!


This DVD includes: seven targeted 10-minute strength and toning workouts (All About Arms, Lower Body Blast, and more); a bonus 15-minute cardio workout; training tips; and additional workout combinations-all on one DVD!


SPARKPEOPLE Cardio Blast DVD –

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Losing Weight When Diets Fail: The Clinically Proven Power Programming Method for Amazingly Easy, Fail-Proof, Diet-Free Weight Loss (Paperback) Review

I am the typical person who has tried every diet out there. This book ends all the yo yoing for me. The great thing is that you do not even realize you are doing it. The book is a great,easy read. The CDis a easy listen which comes with the book.

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The Spark: The 28-Day Breakthrough Plan for Losing Weight, Getting Fit, and Transforming Your Life (Hardcover) Review

True or false: People fail to lose weight and keep it off because they don't realize they need to eat healthy food and exercise.

We know that isn't true-- everyone knows about healthy food and exercise. But isn't that the message of most "diet" books?Once you find the right magic foods and the right magic exercise, once you have that secret knowledge not found in any other diet book, then YOU will lose that weight!

If we are willing to be honest, the real reason we are not losing weight is US--- we end up choosing to eat that dessert, to sleep in instead of pounding the pavement, to say to ourselves "this is never going to work."

And that's where The Spark starts: with how we view and live our life and how we can make sustainable positive change.In fact, it doesn't even start talking about what foods to eat until page 84.

Where it starts is with four "cornerstones" of positive living: focus, fitness, fire, and positive force.The author takes a chapter on each of these concepts and lays out how they apply to life in general and a life shift like weight loss in particular.

So, does this work? Does the effort to really understand the principles of positive change make a difference?Well, this book is really just the distillation of a website & online community, [...], which has helped tens of thousands of people make meaningful change.In fact, the center of the book contains short bios and color photos of seventeen people, real people, real people who you can actually contact through the sparkpeople online community, who have used the principles to lose big weight (most of them 100+ pounds) and keep it off and really change their lives.

Yes, the healthy diet and exercise tips are in there, just like in every diet book.But what makes this book different, and special, is that the focus isn't the food, but you: a practical plan to change your outlook and jump-start your motivation so that you can practice a healthy lifestyle and change your life. A very good way to start out the new year, or any time you decide to change for the better.

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A revolution is taking place! Millions of people are discovering a new way of thinking about their weight, their health, and their lives. They are taking part in a visionary approach to weight loss that combines goal setting, nutrition, exercise, motivation, and community that has a proven track record of ten million pounds lost.


From the experts who created SparkPeople.com, one of the most successful online weight-loss programs to date, comes The Spark, a ground-breaking book that focuses on what you can do, instead of what you can't do. The Spark is about transforming your life and your idea of what dieting means.


With dozens of photos-including stunning before-and-after shots and easy-to-follow exercise images-this book distills the best of SparkPeople's medically accepted nutrition and fitness plan and infuses it with a program of personal empowerment. In this book, you'll discover:


· Secrets of Success-the best habits of SparkPeople's most successful members


· A 28-day program that brings together the most effective practices from SparkPeople into an innovative 4-stage plan, available only in this book


· Dozens of success stories that show the power of this transformational program

The Spark delivers inspirational health and weight-loss advice that will surely spark countless lives.

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