8 Minutes in the Morning A Simple Way to Shed Up to 2 Pounds a Week Guaranteed
Fitness trainer Jorge Cruise has helped 3 million cyberspace clients lose weight, and now he’s headed for your bookshelf with the same goal in mind. In just eight minutes a day, says Cruise, you can drop two pounds of fat per week, change your shape, and gain muscle and energy. His secret formula: an inspirational “wake-up talk,” followed by strength training two muscle groups per day, eating according to his “eating card” program, and keeping a journal. For exercise, Cruise presents a varied, 28-day program of illustrated exercises using dumbbells. Why the emphasis on strength training? While aerobics burns calories while you’re exercising, adding muscle revs up fat burning at rest by increasing your metabolic rate. Every pound of muscle you gain burns an extra 50 calories per day. You’ll look better and feel younger and more energetic, resulting in more activity, burning more calories, he says. Cruise’s eating plan emphasizes “good” (omega) fats, complex carbohydrates, high-quality protein (low in saturated fat), and vegetables, with dairy, fruits, and “treats and cravings” in moderation. His “Eating Card System” gives you an allotment of portions from each of the food groups. If you’re the kind who likes the regimentation of following a specific program every day, Cruise will get you moving, eating better, and losing weight. –Joan Price
5 Stars 8 minutes in the morning
I have found the exercises in this book to be very user friendly. I originally checked out the book at the local library and liked it so much that I purchased it for myself. However, after being involved in the program for three weeks I was in an accident and fractured my shoulder. I am on the mend now and should be able to resume the program in a few weeks.
1 Star I feel duped
I was looking for an exercise program and ended up buying a diet – not what I had in mind. Very misleading – won’t purchase anything else by Cruise.
5 Stars Cruise makes fitness easier
I’ve been using Jorge Cruise books for about five years. Overweight and basically lazy, this was the way to get myself moving early in the morning. All strengthening exercises. If you’re more than 30 pounds overweight and really out of shape, try the companion book: 8 Minutes in the Morning: Real Bodies, Real Shapes. Now I’m also using his hips and thighs book and his belly book. I wore out 8 Minutes in the Morning and bought this new copy. Honestly, only eight minutes worth of exercising combined with a seasonable diet (he lets you eat sweets!) can make a difference.
Cruise has done his research on nutrition and fitness and explains it all in a way it’s easy to understand. Speaking of easy, the exercises are limited to two parts of the body each day, each week. For example, on Monday, he gives one exercises (4 sets) to strengthen the back and one for the chest. Tuesday, shoulders and… Sundays off. New exercises for Week 2 and 3, then start over. Who can’t spare 8-10 minutes?!
What makes this particularly appealing is that he’s been there, done that. Cruise admits to having been overweight and way out of shape (see photos). He’s also not afraid to use photos of real-sized women (see Real Bodies, Real Shapes book), proving that a big woman can be fit and beautiful.
5 Stars Jorge’s plan works for me!
I first found Jorge Cruise in the [...] Connection magazine. I downloaded his free “Belly Fat Report” and then purchased 8 Minutes in the Morning. In the past I’ve tried every diet out there from Atkins to The Zone to South Beach, etc. Most of the time I would lose weight, become very frustrated with the deprivation, stop the program and gain the weight back. I never realized until I read this book as to why I was constantly craving sugar. I WAS the biggest sugar addict on the planet. I loved fruit, fruit juices, soda and every kind of sweet out there. On Jorge’s plan, you pay close attention to your sugar intake (it doesn’t mention this in the book but you should strive for no more than 15gm sugar/day and 6 servings of carbohydrates). Most plans lump all carbs into the same undesirable category. Anyway, I didn’t find the first week to be exactly starvation, as some reviewers have pointed out, but I did get hungry a few times and chewed quite a bit of sugar-free gum! I felt great after the first week and very much looked forward to having more food starting with week 2. Bottom line: I no longer crave sugar, and I actually treated myself to a half-slice of cheesecake on my birthday. I ate 3 bites on the birthday, 3 bites the day after, and 3 bites the day after that. For me to do anything less than gobble up the entire dessert is unheard of. I am so glad that I am now in control of my eating instead of the other way around. I recently saw a youtube video of Dr. Wayne Dyer on Ellen Degeneres’ talk show and he interviewed Jorge Cruise, who told him that in the 1800s people ate an average of 13gm sugar per day, and now it is 245gm/day. Dr. Dyer limited his sugar intake to about 25-30gm/day and lost 15 excess pounds in one month. This program may not work for everyone, but if you are BIG TIME addicted to sugar, I’d give it a try. I’ve lost 16 pounds and have quite a bit left to go, but I am very confident that I will get there because this is so easy. The daily exercises are simple and only require a set of weights.
P.S. After ONE WEEK on Jorge’s program my cholesterol dropped 25 points.
4 Stars motivating
motivating and quick … haven’t seen the “up to 2 pounds”, but it is a beginning!
8 Minutes in the Morning A Simple Way to Shed Up to 2 Pounds a Week Guaranteed
Fitness trainer Jorge Cruise has helped 3 million cyberspace clients lose weight, and now he’s headed for your bookshelf with the same goal in mind. In just eight minutes a day, says Cruise, you can drop two pounds of fat per week, change your shape, and gain muscle and energy. His secret formula: an inspirational “wake-up talk,” followed by strength training two muscle groups per day, eating according to his “eating card” program, and keeping a journal. For exercise, Cruise presents a varied, 28-day program of illustrated exercises using dumbbells. Why the emphasis on strength training? While aerobics burns calories while you’re exercising, adding muscle revs up fat burning at rest by increasing your metabolic rate. Every pound of muscle you gain burns an extra 50 calories per day. You’ll look better and feel younger and more energetic, resulting in more activity, burning more calories, he says. Cruise’s eating plan emphasizes “good” (omega) fats, complex carbohydrates, high-quality protein (low in saturated fat), and vegetables, with dairy, fruits, and “treats and cravings” in moderation. His “Eating Card System” gives you an allotment of portions from each of the food groups. If you’re the kind who likes the regimentation of following a specific program every day, Cruise will get you moving, eating better, and losing weight. –Joan Price
5 Stars 8 minutes in the morning
I have found the exercises in this book to be very user friendly. I originally checked out the book at the local library and liked it so much that I purchased it for myself. However, after being involved in the program for three weeks I was in an accident and fractured my shoulder. I am on the mend now and should be able to resume the program in a few weeks.
1 Star I feel duped
I was looking for an exercise program and ended up buying a diet – not what I had in mind. Very misleading – won’t purchase anything else by Cruise.
5 Stars Cruise makes fitness easier
I’ve been using Jorge Cruise books for about five years. Overweight and basically lazy, this was the way to get myself moving early in the morning. All strengthening exercises. If you’re more than 30 pounds overweight and really out of shape, try the companion book: 8 Minutes in the Morning: Real Bodies, Real Shapes. Now I’m also using his hips and thighs book and his belly book. I wore out 8 Minutes in the Morning and bought this new copy. Honestly, only eight minutes worth of exercising combined with a seasonable diet (he lets you eat sweets!) can make a difference.
Cruise has done his research on nutrition and fitness and explains it all in a way it’s easy to understand. Speaking of easy, the exercises are limited to two parts of the body each day, each week. For example, on Monday, he gives one exercises (4 sets) to strengthen the back and one for the chest. Tuesday, shoulders and… Sundays off. New exercises for Week 2 and 3, then start over. Who can’t spare 8-10 minutes?!
What makes this particularly appealing is that he’s been there, done that. Cruise admits to having been overweight and way out of shape (see photos). He’s also not afraid to use photos of real-sized women (see Real Bodies, Real Shapes book), proving that a big woman can be fit and beautiful.
5 Stars Jorge’s plan works for me!
I first found Jorge Cruise in the [...] Connection magazine. I downloaded his free “Belly Fat Report” and then purchased 8 Minutes in the Morning. In the past I’ve tried every diet out there from Atkins to The Zone to South Beach, etc. Most of the time I would lose weight, become very frustrated with the deprivation, stop the program and gain the weight back. I never realized until I read this book as to why I was constantly craving sugar. I WAS the biggest sugar addict on the planet. I loved fruit, fruit juices, soda and every kind of sweet out there. On Jorge’s plan, you pay close attention to your sugar intake (it doesn’t mention this in the book but you should strive for no more than 15gm sugar/day and 6 servings of carbohydrates). Most plans lump all carbs into the same undesirable category. Anyway, I didn’t find the first week to be exactly starvation, as some reviewers have pointed out, but I did get hungry a few times and chewed quite a bit of sugar-free gum! I felt great after the first week and very much looked forward to having more food starting with week 2. Bottom line: I no longer crave sugar, and I actually treated myself to a half-slice of cheesecake on my birthday. I ate 3 bites on the birthday, 3 bites the day after, and 3 bites the day after that. For me to do anything less than gobble up the entire dessert is unheard of. I am so glad that I am now in control of my eating instead of the other way around. I recently saw a youtube video of Dr. Wayne Dyer on Ellen Degeneres’ talk show and he interviewed Jorge Cruise, who told him that in the 1800s people ate an average of 13gm sugar per day, and now it is 245gm/day. Dr. Dyer limited his sugar intake to about 25-30gm/day and lost 15 excess pounds in one month. This program may not work for everyone, but if you are BIG TIME addicted to sugar, I’d give it a try. I’ve lost 16 pounds and have quite a bit left to go, but I am very confident that I will get there because this is so easy. The daily exercises are simple and only require a set of weights.
P.S. After ONE WEEK on Jorge’s program my cholesterol dropped 25 points.
4 Stars motivating
motivating and quick … haven’t seen the “up to 2 pounds”, but it is a beginning!