Easy Fitness for Quitters

I loved this book – it feels like a conversation with a friend, giving loads of really useful, engaging advice! I’ve referred back to bits when I need a refresher and enjoy Katie Mackenzie’s approach to reframing how we think about sport, exercise and fitness. I’m already making changes in how I’m approaching the new year avoiding the dreaded “resolutions”! Thank you, Katie 

I am now in my fifties and when I first saw this book I had my suspicions. I bet it was written by a covert gym-bunny, beguiling me with a safe title only to end up trying to persuade me to train for that ultramarathon by going to the gym five days a week. Fortunately, it was not. The author is clearly ‘one of us’ – the great ungymed, second from last in the sack race, last to picked for team sports, etc, etc. There is no hard-sell on the exercise front. Instead, it is gently persuading you to add some movement into your day in easily accessible chunks. Stand on one leg whilst brushing your teeth, go for a walk, do a bit of dancing when no-one’s looking. The aim is to get you through the marathon of life without seizing up, not to run the London Marathon. It has persuaded me to go on a walk every morning and do some light squats and press-ups. I’ll never be superfit, but if it means that I am more mobile in ten or twenty years’ time then it’ll worth it. And that is the point.

Insightful and relatable. I related to it and it was motivating. Also, it made me laugh, as my feelings about exercise were mirrored in the text. It’s a very honest account about how we perceive exercise and image. Recommend!

Time to get moving!

I really enjoyed this book. There are lots of top tips which have inspired me to move more. It is both entertaining and informative, written with humour and so relatable. If you are looking for something to help motivate you to get fitter I recommend you read this book!

I love reading and I read this book in one sitting. It's the first time I've done this with a book. I was obviously ready for the information Kate Mackenzie so cleverly presented. Her writing is clear, accessible and she deals with the subject matter of health, fitness and motivation with empathy and realism. I cannot recommend this book enough. I intend to dip in when I need a reminder or motivation. 5 out of 5? No. 7. ;)

Absolutely loved the book. It’s so inspiring. I’m going to recommend to everyone.

This book is like having a cup of tea with your best friend. The ideas and thoughts she puts forward will get you moving in a different way.
A daily stroll round the block or park is simple and easy. But more importantly she points out that it is enough. I found that the author really wants us to find an appreciation in our surroundings, and movement not only because it’s better for us but we will be more likely to choose a type of exercise that sparks that in us - rather than the ‘ I must go to the gym’ and then not doing it. I found that after reading each chapter my need to move was inspiring and I did indeed find myself vacuuming to Madonna’s Living on a Prayer album. So now you have visions of a mad woman dancing around her living room singing and dancing with a vacuum cleaner. Buy the book and then write your review and share your inspired funny and joyful moves. Thank you Katie Mackenzie for not prescribing the usual gym or legs bums and runs instead an enjoyable way to move that isn’t a one size fits all.