Maximum Energy for Life : A 21-Day Strategic Plan to Feel Great, Reverse the Aging Process, and Optimize Your Health

by Mackie Shilstone

• ISBN13: 9780471478829
• ISBN10: 0471478822
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

FEEL BETTER. LOOK BETTER. LIVE BETTER.Maximum Energy for Life is a revolutionary game plan for achieving optimum health and fitness that will make you look and feel better than ever before. In just twenty-one days, you'll have more energy, reduce your body fat, and manage stress and fatigue better than ever before. Mackie Shilstone's Maximum Energy for Life program has worked wonders for top athletes and busy professionals alike-and it will work wonders for you, too!"The ultimate book for helping you identify where you want to go and how best to achieve your performance goals." -Steve Wynn"Mackie's program . . . significantly prolonged my baseball career and enhanced the quality of my life. In fact, it helped me reach the Baseball Hall of Fame." -Ozzie Smith Retired all-star shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2002 Hall of Fame inductee"Mackie Shilstone's concepts in Maximum Energy for Life are truly exceptional. As a busy network executive, I know how important it is to assume ownership of one's health in being successful in business and in one's personal life. Mackie's program is the best. It has consistently worked with world-class athletes and everyday executives like me." -Rick Bernstein Senior Vice President and Executive Producer, HBO Sports"Mackie is the man! [His] program helped give me the strength and motivation that I needed to succeed at the highest level. After my bout with cancer, his personal touch helped me to regain my ability to play-and the health to live a quality life." -Brett Butler Former center fielder, Los Angeles Dodgers

Author Biography

MACKIE SHILSTONE is a special advisor to the United States Olympic Committee on Sports Nutrition, a consultant to the Umpire Medical Services division of Major League Baseball, the Ochsner Clinic Foundation’s Performance Enhancement Expert at Elmwood Fitness Center, and Director of Health and Fitness for the Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute. He has appeared on the Today show, Good Morning America, and HBO, and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and USA Today. He hosts two daily features on WWL radio, a 50,000-watt station broadcasting out of New Orleans, and owns four GNC franchises in Louisiana.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Steve Wynn.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART ONE: SECRETS AND STRATEGIES TO MANAGE YOUR ENERGY AND REDUCE YOUR STRESS.

1. Discover the Art of Maximum Performance.

2. Seven Secrets to Put You at the Top of Your Form.

3. Nine Strategies to Achieve Your Goals.

4. Discover and Balance Your Energy Style.

5. Minimize Your Fear and Maximize Your Focus.

6. The Stress Connection.

7. Master Stress Management for Maximum Performance.

PART TWO: THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH.

8. Learn the Basics about Heart Disease.

9. Two Essential Strategies to Cut Your Risk of Heart Disease.

10. The Nutritional Program for the Twenty-first Century.

11. Eleven Life-Transforming Benefits of Exercise.

12. Attain the Maximum Rewards from Exercise.

13. The Pro Circuit Exercise Program.

PART THREE: CULTIVATE YOUR PASSION FOR YOUR LIFE AND WORK.

14. Recharge Your Passion for Your Career.

15. Renew Your Motivation.

PART FOUR: THE OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.

16. Your Twenty-one-Day Optimum Performance Program.

Appendix: A Ten-Year Risk Evaluation for Men and Women.

Resources to Help You.

Index.