Get Off Your Ass and Run! - A Tough-Love Running Program for Losing the Excuses and the Weight

Ruth Field

Summary

“This book has all the answers for the running newbie . . . Laugh with [Field], lace up your shoes and head out the door.” —Canadian Running 
 
Is there a large ass-shaped dent in your sofa? A gym membership burning a hole in your bank account? Does the sight of your wobbly thighs leave you cowering under a blanket? 
 
Straight-talking, funny, and brutally honest, Get Off Your Ass and Run! will give you—yes, you—the push you need to get out of the door, up and running, and shedding pounds in no time. 
 
Hate running? No worries. Get Off Your Ass and Run! provides all the tools you need to transform that passion into real motivation. In just six easy steps, you will: 
 
• Locate your long-lost energy and get moving 
 
• Follow a simple and completely foolproof beginner’s program 
 
• Learn to fuel your new running habit with the right foods 
 
• Take control of your life! 
 
If you want to lose weight, get fit, and embrace a completely new way of being, there’s only one thing left to do . . . RUN! 
 
“Get Off Your Ass and Run! is like having your best friend tell you to get real.” —Kara Goucher, Olympic Distance Runner and author of Kara Goucher’s Running for Women 
 
“If you need a fresh dose of incentive to get out (or back out) on the road, The Grit Doctor offers up a program of no-nonsense common sense laced with brutal honesty.” —Mina Samuels, author of Run Like a Girl

Available since: 03/21/2013.

Print length: 224 pages.

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