The Cardio-Free Diet

Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2007, Hardcover

Product Description

Are you constantly pounding away on the treadmill but never losing a pound? Does every step on the StairMaster become more and more painful? Are you tired of endless workouts that only make you want to eat more?

Cardiovascular workouts do burn a few calories, but far fewer than you think. And the more cardio you do, the hungrier you feel. Not only does cardio fail to help you lose weight, but it kills — it kills your time, your energy, your joints, and your motivation. You burn a few measly calories but then eat twice as many afterward. The result? Weight gain — and lots of it.

The Cardio-Free Diet is a revolutionary four-phase program that emphasizes strength training to boost your metabolism; build lean, sexy muscles; and achieve all the same heart-healthy benefits of cardio. With just twenty minutes a day, three days a week, you can look and feel noticeably leaner, stronger, and younger than ever before.

Weight loss expert Jim Karas has shaped the bodies of Diane Sawyer, Paula Zahn, Hugh Jackman, and even Oprah's best pal, Gayle King. With easy-to-follow instructions, Jim shows you how to exercise the right way in order to see incredible results. You won't just lose weight — you'll sculpt a whole new physique.

Watch the pounds disappear as you prepare delicious dishes such as apple balsamic chicken, Dijon turkey, feta vegetable omelets, and grilled tomato tuna. You can even enjoy a daily glass of wine! With detailed shopping lists, a variety of daily menus, and helpful tips on how to maintain your diet when eating out or ordering in, you'll never have to worry about what to eat.

The Cardio-Free Diet offers maximum results in minimal time — so break free from the mindless, ineffective cycle of cardio and get the body you've always wanted!

Product Details

Title: The Cardio-Free Diet
Sales Rank: 89962 in Books
Author: Jim Karas
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 1 edition, 2007-04-10, Hardcover, 272 pages, ISBN: 1416949135
Package Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches, 1.25 pounds

Customer Reviews

A Life-Changing Book: "A life-changing book" is what my 35 year old daughter told me after reading the copy of Cardio-Free Diet I gave her. Using Caras' program, she is very successfully getting back into shape after her second baby in 15 months. I've lifted weights for 30 years but did lots of cardio too. I realize now it was the weight-lifting, not the cardio, that has… More reviews

The latest fat-loss fad: It seems that the weight-loss limelight has shifted yet again, this time to the "cardio = death" end of the spectrum. Twenty years ago, cardiovascular exercise was the gold standard, touted by everyone from doctors to celebrities as THE way to get in shape. Now, as Jim Karas would have you believe, it's the enemy of the obese. Though the author… More reviews

I'm a Believer!!!: I didn't believe it when I first heard about it, but boy, I've done a complete 180. I heard about "The Cardio-Free Diet" from a friend who saw Jim Karas on a recent television show. When she told me he said, "absolutely no cardio - it KILLS!" I thought he was crazy.
I have been struggling to lose the same 20 pounds ever since I turned 40,… More reviews

Worth the purchase: Useful exercises and many of them! A great alternative to weights. Just wish the photos were in color. :-)… More reviews

A false choice: Many people claim to "hate cardio," so a book that promises weight loss without cardio is sure to find an audience. But this book is based on some faulty premises--chief among them the idea that cardio vs. weight training is an either/or proposition. Total fitness requires both.
Karas is correct to emphasize weight training and diet as pillars in any fitness/weight loss plan.… More reviews

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