Fit to Lead : The Proven 8-Week Solution for Shaping up Your Body, Your Mind, and Your Career

by Neck, Christopher P.; Manz, Charles C.; Mitchell, T. L.; Thompson, Emmet C., II

• ISBN13: 9780312325374
• ISBN10: 0312325371
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

veryone knows that physical fitness makes people look better and feel better. But what they don't know is the hidden benefit of physical fitness: it helps one's career. For years, The Cooper Wellness Program in Texas has taught high-level executives (including President Bush) the financial benefits of a fitness program. Now, Fit to Lead brings an eight-week, three-part fitness formula to the millions of Americans eager to prosper in the workplace-from entry-level to small business owners to high-powered executives. Based on proven, groundbreaking research and written under the authority of five leading experts, Fit to Lead: - Provides insider tips from top-level executives, including extensive and exclusive insights from President George W. Bush - Teaches readers that fitness improves job performance - Presents a three-part fitness formula specifically designed for the fast-paced lifestyle - Offers an eight-step self-leadership plan that applies standard business principles to fitness, helping those striving for success become their own personal trainers. Surveys show that many Americans plan to start a fitness program within the next five years. Fit to Lead not only provides these individuals with an exercise plan; it offers a plan specifically designed for busy lifestyles everywhere.

Author Biography

Christopher P. Neck, Ph.D., is an expert on employee and executive fitness. He frequently consults Fortune 500 companies and is often quoted in The Wall Street Journal.

Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., is the medical director of The Cooper Wellness Program at the Aerobics Center in Dallas, and is a health columnist for USA Today Weekend.

Charles C. Manz, Ph.D., is a speaker, consultant, and award-winning author of fifteen books, including the bestsellers Business Without Bosses and Superleadership.

Emmet C. Thompson II, D.S.L., is the Executive Director of the Fit To Lead Institute.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction: Meeting the Challenge of Being Fit to Lead	p. xvii
Why Should You Get Fit?	p. 3
The Fit to Lead Prescription	p. 10
No More Excuses	p. 27
Eating for Fitness	p. 49
Fit from the Inside Out	p. 71
Creating Your Fit to Lead Plan	p. 105
Your Total Life Makeover: The Eight-Week Plan	p. 114
Becoming a SuperLeader	p. 175
Notes	p. 193
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