Quick Fit

Quick Fit: The Complete 15-Minute
No-Sweat Workout
by Richard Bradley III with Sarah Wernick
(Atria, 2005)

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About the book

Most Americans know they should exercise – but they don't. The number one reason? Lack of time. Now there's an answer: Quick Fit – a daily workout that takes just 15 minutes. And it's no-sweat, literally! You don't need to change your clothes, or even shower afterward.

Quick Fit takes no more time than a coffee break, so it's perfect for anyone with a hectic, demanding schedule. Yet it provides a complete workout.

Ten minutes of aerobic activity
Four minutes of strengthening exercises;
one minute of stretches.

Can 15 minutes really make a difference? Yes! according to mounting research evidence. Quick Fit is safe – and it's effective.

This book includes everything you need to begin a more active lifestyle:

Fully illustrated step-by-step instructions, with simple self-tests to help you customize
Exciting new information about the surprising benefits of brief workouts
Innovative suggestions for getting started – and sticking with it
Motivating quotes from men and women who are using Quick Fit successfully

If you wish you were fitter and trimmer, but can't find time to exercise, Quick Fit is for you!

What experts say

The only proven antidote to aging is exercise. But some people are too busy or find it difficult to stay with a program. Rick Bradley's Quick Fit is the answer to their dreams.
–Gabe Mirkin, M.D., Radio talk show host

If you do Quick Fit every day, it will shape you from head to toe!
–Denise Austin, Star of Fit and Lite and Daily Workout on Lifetime TV and Author of Pilates for Every Body

Quick Fitis a completely realistic approach, designed for absolutely everyone. The program fits into even the busiest day and sets you up for success. If you can't get Rick Bradley to show up at your work or home, this book is the next best thing.
–Mark Fenton, Author of The Complete Guide to Walking for Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness and Host of America's Walking on PBS television

We have extensive scientific evidence that exercise brings tremendous improvements in health and quality of life. But we know much less about how to get everyone to do it. Quick Fit is exciting because it makes exercise accessible. This program will change people's lives.
–Tom Cove, Vice President, SGMA International (Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association)

This program is easy enough to do even when you're overwhelmed, discouraged, or distracted. It's a simple, stress-free way to be caring to yourself.
–Dr. Tina Tessina, psychotherapist and author of It Ends With You: Grow Up and Out of Dysfunction

From people who have tried Quick Fit

I hate to do something just for exercise, but I can sneak Quick Fit in. At noontime, I walk to the grocery store or the library. At night, I do the rest while I'm watching TV. I never have to pay attention to the fact that I'm exercising.
– Pauline

Before Quick Fit, I had aches and pains and fatigue that I thought were just part of getting older. But now all my "growing older" symptoms have melted away. At age fifty-one, I have the energy level and stamina of a woman in her late twenties. Quick Fit turned out to be the fountain of youth for me.
– Nancy

Sometimes, if I need a boost in the middle of my work day, I close my office door and do Quick Fit. This pushes the reset button for me.
– Anthony

I think this system is terrific! Knowing that it's only fifteen minutes makes it so easy to get started – and to fit it into my schedule.
– Janine

Quick Fit supplements the other exercise I do (biking, yoga, weights). It “covers” me on days when I can't squeeze in a more ambitious workout.
– Chuck

Quick Fit appeals on many levels. I like the fact that it's fifteen minutes a day. I like that most of the time is walking, because that's familiar and I know it delivers results. I like that it's simple. You don't have to keep looking at diagrams to see if you're doing something right.
– Bob

I had let migraines and neck problems and time constraints render me inactive, even when I felt well enough to exercise. Because I didn't have time to drive to an exercise class and back, I did nothing. I felt that I was at the mercy of my own weak resolve. But Quick Fit is manageable and it's realistic time-wise.
– Rowshana

What makes Quick Fit work for me is not having to go to a special place or to change my clothes. There's no special equipment other than the weights. I'm never so busy that I can't take fifteen minutes.
– Clare

You don't have to schedule a time to do Quick Fit. It can be sandwiched in with other activities. The other day I was making dinner and I put the potatoes on to boil. I said, “Heck, I'll just march for ten minutes.” Then it was, “Well, I've got that done, so I'll do the abs.” Before my potatoes were finished cooking, I had completed the whole workout.
– Anne

The routine is so simple that I've finally overcome the barriers that kept me from exercise. I feel proud of myself.
– Kirsten

I have post-polio weakness in my right leg and rheumatoid arthritis affecting joints throughout my body. I might have started a big elaborate program, but I never would have continued. Quick Fit is fast and easy, and also within my physical capabilities, so it's something I can do.
– Toni

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Fitness Should Be Simple

Chapter 2: Why You Need to Get Moving

Chapter 3: What's Holding You Back?

Chapter 4: Commit to Get Fit

Chapter 5: Getting Ready for Success

Chapter 6: The Quick Fit Program

Chapter 7: A Motivational Plan

Chapter 8: Moving Beyond Quick Fit

Chapter 9: Questions and Answers

Chapter 10: Consistency is the Name of the Game

Index

Quick Fit

About the book

What experts say

From people who have tried Quick Fit

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