Because even the most fitness and health savvy amongst us can use a little advice, inspiration and help when it comes to exercising, staying fit and eating well so we are providing links to some our favorite health, fitness, strength, nutrition, and personal development books.

Strength Training

• Maximum Strength: Get Your Strongest Body in 16 Weeks with the Ultimate Weight-Training Program
• The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle by Lou Schuler, Alywyn Cosgrove
• The New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess by Lou Schuler, Cassandra Forsythe, Alywn Cosgrove
• Practical Programming for Strength Training by Rippetoe & Kilgore
• Men’s Health Ultimate Dumbbell Guide: More Than 21,000 Moves Designed to Build Muscle, Increase Strength, and Burn Fat by Myatt Murphy
• The Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises: Four Weeks to a Leaner, Sexier, Healthier YOU! by Women’s Health
• 101 Workouts for Women: Everything You Need to Get a Lean, Strong and Fit Physique by Muscle & Fitness Hers
• Look Better Naked: The 6-week plan to your leanest, hottest body–ever! by Women’s Health

Nutrition

• The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why by Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., CNS
• Healthiest Meals on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What Meals to Eat and Why by Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., CNS
• The 150 Most Effective Ways to Boost Your Energy: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About Using Nutrition, Exercise, Supplements, Stress Relief, and Personal Empowerment to Stay Energized All Day by Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., CNS
• Living Low Carb: Controlled-Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss by Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., CNS
• 8 Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body’s Natural Healing Power by Andrew Weil, M.D.
• Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss by Mark Hyman, M.D.
• The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life by David Zinczenko
• The Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients by Wendy Bazilian, R.D., Steven Pratt, M.D.
• The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas Campbell II
• Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan
• The Metabolism Advantage: An 8-Week Program to Rev Up Your Body’s Fat-Burning Machine—At Any Ageby Jon Berardi
• Men’s Health TNT Diet: The Explosive New Plan to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Healthy in 12 Weeks (Mens Health) by Jeff Volek
• The Eat-Clean Diet Workout: Quick Routines for Your Best Body Ever (with DVD) by Tosca Reno

Personal Development & Growth

• The Body Fat Solution: Five Principles for Burning Fat, Building Lean Muscles, Ending Emotional Eating, and Maintaining Your Perfect Weight by Tom Venuto
• Jonny Bowden The Power of Change 3 DVD Set by Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., CNS
• Your Fat Is Not Your Fault by Carol Simontacchi, M.S., CCN
• Flip the Switch: Lose the Excuses, Lose the Weight, and Get the Body You’ve Always Wanted by Jim Karas