Books - UK - The Real Sexy, Smart and Strong: 30 Tips to Boost Confidence, Get Fit and Feel Great, Inside and Out
by David Patchell-Evans


Product Description

From the Inside Flap

The Real Sexy, Smart and Strong will teach you:

  • how to fight discouragement and get motivated, even if you haven't exercised before
  • the ins and outs of stretching, weight training and cardio
  • simple solutions for healthy eating and incorporating exercise into any lifestyle
  • why exercise will improve everything from your sex life to your job performance
  • how to overcome emotional, psychological, and even physical obstacles
  • how and why exercise is crucial to the total wellbeing of your body, mind and spirit


From the Back Cover

"My life's passion is to connect people all over the world with their success potential. Patch's book confirms just how smart exercise is-for your success and for keeping every part of your life in top condition. A must-read for everyone!"
- Jack Canfield, co-creator of The Success PrinciplesTM How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to B

"Patch's passion for helping people live strong is palpable. His approach is inspired and I, for one, admire his deep commitment to living a healthier life."
- Harley Pasternak, author of The 5-Factor Diet and personal trainer to Hollywood's hottest stars

Let Canada's Award-Winning Fitness Guru Motivate You to Start Enjoying Yourself and Your Body!

Being fit is more than skin deep! It's time to get real with ourselves: being truly sexy is about enjoying ourselves, enjoying our bodies and having confidence! In The Real Sexy, Smart and Strong, the multi-award winning founder of GoodLife Fitness and five-time Canadian Rowing Champion David Patchell-Evans shares his commonsense approach to maintaining overall well-being, inside and out.

Discover just how easy exercise can be, and how to stay on track. Using the latest research, Patch illustrates how and why physical strength and confidence can lead to improvements in how we feel and how we think, making us stronger, smarter, and truly sexier. As your attitude, your thoughts and exercise team up to enrich your life, you'll quickly see that you can lower your weight, improve your heart health, feel energized, clear up your skin, sharpen your mind-and even enhance your sex life! It's time to find a workout you can truly take pleasure in!

"We've all met that person who walks it, talks it, and makes the whole world believe it. It isn't about the size of their hips or their bank account balance. It comes from a deep sense of self which exudes through every pore in the body. Sexy is an attitude . . . not an aptitude! The Real Sexy, Smart and Strong will show you how to access your own innate sexiness, and before you know it, you too will be inspired and filled with this magical power!"
- Crystal Andrus, bestselling author of Simply . . . Woman!


About the Author

David Patchell-Evans is a fitness expert in every sense of the word. He is a five-time Canadian rowing champion and a Boston marathoner, triathelete, avid skier and former hockey player. "Patch" (as he likes to be called) has very active arthritis and uses fitness as medicine as well as for all its other benefits. As the founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness, he leads one of the largest, most successful fitness companies in the world-with 200 clubs and over half a million members. Patch is Chair of IHRSA, the world's leading health and fitness association representing 110 million fitness club members in 78 countries. The extensive list of his company and personal awards includes: induction into the Entrepreneur of the Year Institute in the United States; Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies 2003-2008; Consumer Choice Award 2001-2009; and Canadian Business magazine's Most Innovative CEO. Patch is a sought after speaker: he travels an astounding 125,000 miles every year, talking passionately about being an entrepreneur, being responsibly fit and "giving more than you get." He has donated over three million dollars to support autism research and, in 2007, was awarded the Medal of Honour by the Canadian Medical Association for his dedication to this cause. In 2009 Patch was honoured with the first International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association's (IHRSA) Outstanding Community Service Award.




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