6 Weeks to a Hollywood Body: Look Fit and Feel Fabulous with the Secrets of the Stars

by Steve Zim and Mark Laska

Book Overview

As featured in SELF and on Weekend Today "Steve Zim's plan helped me drop my body fat more quickly than with any other program I've ever tried. I couldn't be more pleased."--Jessica Biel, star of The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471715492
• ISBN13: 9780471715498
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

No B.S.-- just results! Only fitness book I've ever stuck with.

I used to hate exercise, but I hit 35, and I knew I needed to do something. I couldn't afford a personal trainer, but this book is almost like having one (minus the cheerleading). Ok, so I was a little leary of the title, but once I started reading, I was hooked. This isn't just a book of exercises. Rational, realistic approach to good overall health, not just weight loss (though his fat-reduction program showed results within just a few days).Idiot-proof once you get the exercises down. Workouts are planned for you (by body type, by day) so there's no guess work. Shows you where to start regardless of your fitness level. Great combination of sculpting and stretching to ensure you get the shape you want. The program focuses on nutrition, free weights and an exercise ball plus cardio, so you can work out virtually anywhere. Thanks to this book, for the first time in my life, I look forward to working out. It's helped me better understand my body, adjust my lifestyle, and it feels terrific!

Pretty Close to Hollywood

I purchased this book because I was such a fan of Steve Zim's last book "Hot Point Fitness", but was ready for a new equally intense program. What I like about this book is it keeps your workouts changing constantly. There is absolutely no way you can get bored because you are always switching up the routine. I also like that there are seperate plans to follow for not only males and females, but also for each specific body type. Unlike Zim's previous book, you could also perform each workout outside of the gym. With a set of weights, a matt, and a fitness ball, these exercises could be done just about anywhere. Please note, if you really want to see results, you must follow not only the workouts, but the very specific diet as well, which is pretty tough.

turned out alot easier than i thought

being that i wasnt extremely overweight, i messed around with a few abs gimmicks and occasional attempted diets for a few days. couldnt really keep it up because i LOVE carbs. anyways, decided to buy this book because i saw it on a news article and said what the hey. i think u need a pretty big level of commitment to start this off. kept an open mind and did exactly what the book told me to do, even making eating schedules that i thought was a bit lame. the first 4 days was tough, but after that, it got alot easier as time went on. zims directions are very simple and like all the various exercises he includes in your routine as to not make it boring. i like how its pretty much a map that u follow, so u dont have to make many decisions on your own. just do what it says, and it'll work. overall, just finished my 6 weeks and went from 5'8 185 lbs with 17% body fat to 5'8 155 lbs with 12% body fat. and believe u me, everyone i see notices this and constantly compliments me, it feels great!

Baby Fat

I had a baby six months ago and I have never in my life had a problem with losing weight. For some reason, I was not losing the weight and I was eating right and working out. Due to my time constraints with the new baby, going to the gym was not happening. I wanted to be able to work out at home. I was watching the travel chanel and they had a segment on getting back into your summer bathing suit. At this point, I would be happy to just get back into my jeans. The author of 6 weeks to a Hollywood Body was on this show and was showing some exercises that was simple and could be done with just an excercise ball. I got the book and read it cover to cover. Great book. What was even more interesting was that I had a question about how to do one specific work out move and the book has an email address where you can send questions to the author. 2 days after sending the email, the author responded and answered my questions. Very cool! I have already seen changes in my body and perhaps it is because I am hitting areas that I have never used before and my body is responding to it. Ladys, if you just had a baby, you need this book.

Already seeing results

I purchased this book after seeing the author on the Today Show. I have seen him on the Today show many times and he always has very interesting workout segments. When I saw that he wrote a book, I had to get it. With just a couple of items the book tells you to buy (ball and ankle weights) I am working out and really feeling the workout by only devoting 25 minutes a day. Driving to the gym takes me 30 minutes each way and then I would spend 45 minutes in the gym. I am saving an hour and a half of my day by working out at home using this book. I would recommend this book to anyone! Mark S.