Mind Your Body: 4 Weeks to a Leaner, Healthier Life

by Joel Harper, Mehmet C. Oz MD (Foreword by), Mehmet C Oz (Foreword by)

Overview

Foreword by Dr. Mehmet Oz

A renowned personal trainer to Olympic athletes, movie stars, Broadway actors, and supermodels, draws on twenty years of experience to create a powerful three-step fitness approach—combining mindful techniques with effective workouts—to achieve stunning results in only fifteen minutes a day. With a foreword by Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Cutting edge research in the fields of neuroscience and neuropsychology shows that negative thinking prevents people from improving bad health and shedding excess weight. As the research makes clear, your mindset is the crucial factor when it comes to slimming down, toning up, and boosting overall well being.

Joel Harper’s Mind Your Body provides simple, effective ways to harness your brainpower to make lasting changes. Utilizing his powerful three-step approach, readers will learn how to quickly and simply access mindful techniques, combine them with effective fifteen minute workouts, and eat simply and deliciously to quickly, efficiently, and effortlessly yield successful weight loss, a leaner and firmer body, reduced stress, improved health, increased happiness, and enhanced energy.

You’ll notice improved mood, impulse control, motivation, and energy in just one day. In one week, you will have established new ways of thinking, moving, and eating that will deliver effortless weight loss, energy surges, and more restful sleep. At the end of four weeks, you will have dropped a dress size, lost up to ten pounds or more, shed fat, toned up, doubled your energy levels, and have bulletproof motivation—all thanks to a positive new outlook and fifteen minutes a day. Mind Your Body shows you how.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798200735150
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	06/22/2021
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Joel Harper is a New York City celebrity personal trainer who has been developing custom workouts for countless clients, including Olympic athletes, supermodels, and actors, for more than twenty years. Harper created the personal workout chapters for the New York Times bestselling YOU book series as well as the accompanying workout videos. He makes regular appearances on The Dr. Oz Show and has been seen on ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, Good Morning America, Oprah, CNN, Discovery Health, The Today Show, and more.

Mehmet C. Oz, MD, is the professor and vice chairman of surgery at Columbia University in New York City, director of the Cardiovascular Institute, and founder and director for the Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is a featured health expert on Oprah, writes for Esquire and Reader’s Digest, and is a New York Times bestselling author as well. Dr. Oz also has an XM Satellite show on Oprah Radio, where he joins cohost Dr. Michael F. Roizen as they discuss healing techniques, preventative medicine, and the latest in health news so Americans can make well-informed decisions about their health.

Table of Contents

Mind Your Body at a Glance ix

Foreword Dr. Mehmet Oz xi

Welcome xiii

Preface: How This Book Came About xv

Part 1 Get Ready: The Foundation for Optimal Success 1

1 How to Use This Book 3

2 The 10 Core Concepts for Optimal Success 5

3 The 10 × 10 Deserve Level Test 15

Part 2 Get Set: The Design for Optimal Success 35

4 Mindset: The Mental Edge Plan 37

5 Moves; The Enlightened Exercise Design 51

6 Meals: The Mindful Eating Method 65

Part 3 Go! The Action Plan 81

7 The 4-Week Plan 83

Week 1 Shifting Your Energy 88

Week 2 Motivation 93

Week 3 Being Present 98

Week 4 Thinking Outside the Box 103

8 Week 5 and Beyond 109

Part 4 Your Toolbox 115

9 Mindset: Your 4-Week Plan 117

Week 1 Shifting Your Energy 123

Week 2 Motivation 128

Week 3 Being Present 134

Week 4 Thinking Outside the Box 140

10 Meals: Your 4-Week Plan 147

Shopping Lists for Weeks 1-4 … 150

Meals for Weeks 1-4 … 157

Recipes

Breakfasts 159

Soups 163

Salads 168

Entrees 178

Sides 186

Power Drinks 193

Snacks 199

Quick, Kasy Meals Muffins 201

Desserts 202

Moves; Your 15-Minute Workouts… color insert (I) pages 1 to 80

Abs (A, B,C,D) 9,11, 13, 15

Arms (A, B) 17, 22

Back (A. B) 27, 31

Buns (A, B) 36, 40

Cardio (A, B) 46, 49

Chest (A, B) 54, 57

Legs(A,B) 60, 65

Shoulders (A, B) 71, 76

Appendix: Quick Solutions: Tips and Tricks 205

Selected Bibliography 219

Acknowledgments 227

Index 229

About the Author 235

Editorial Reviews

Drive, determination and hard work are essential ingredients for success. Joel Harper is a strength maker and his new book Mind Your Body will put you to work and definitely leave you looking and feeling better for it.” — Clive Davis, legendary record label executive and Chief Creative Officer at Sony Music Entertainment

“When I had to transform from a scrawny comedian/musician to an ass-kicking alien for Men In Black III, Joel was the guy they sent me to. He helped me gain the stature and strength I needed. Joel made exercise interesting. I didn’t think that was possible.” — Jemaine Clement, actor, musician, and star of Flight of the Conchords

“I thought I’d been giving 100%, but I was wrong. Thanks to Joel, I have found a way to push past my comfort zone. Simply put, Joel has shown me what I’m truly capable of.” — Jenna Wolfe, Today Show lifestyle and fitness correspondent

“Joel’s strategy is tailored to lengthen, strengthen, stretch and tone. Whether you’re a workout fanatic or have skipped the gym for a few months - maybe years! - this program will challenge and reward you. That’s the power of Joel.” — Daphne Oz, cohost of The Chew

“I’ve never exercised as efficiently, intelligently, nor as thoughtfully as I have with Joel. In fact, it begins with his client’s thought process—Joel’s workouts are from the inside out. I’m definitely stronger because of my workouts with Joel Harper.” — Ilana Glazer, comedian, actress, and star of Broad City

“The book gives substance to this long time quote, ‘Whether you believe you can or cannot, you are correct.’ - Henry Ford ” — WOMEN'S FORUM

From the Publisher

Drive, determination and hard work are essential ingredients for success. Joel Harper is a strength maker and his new book Mind Your Body will put you to work and definitely leave you looking and feeling better for it.

Clive Davis

I’ve never exercised as efficiently, intelligently, nor as thoughtfully as I have with Joel. In fact, it begins with his client’s thought process—Joel’s workouts are from the inside out. I’m definitely stronger because of my workouts with Joel Harper.

Ilana Glazer

The book gives substance to this long time quote, ‘Whether you believe you can or cannot, you are correct.’ - Henry Ford

WOMEN'S FORUM

Joel’s strategy is tailored to lengthen, strengthen, stretch and tone. Whether you’re a workout fanatic or have skipped the gym for a few months - maybe years! - this program will challenge and reward you. That’s the power of Joel.

Daphne Oz

I thought I’d been giving 100%, but I was wrong. Thanks to Joel, I have found a way to push past my comfort zone. Simply put, Joel has shown me what I’m truly capable of.

Jenna Wolfe

When I had to transform from a scrawny comedian/musician to an ass-kicking alien for Men In Black III, Joel was the guy they sent me to. He helped me gain the stature and strength I needed. Joel made exercise interesting. I didn’t think that was possible.

Jemaine Clement