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Informationen zum Autor Zuzka Light is the leading fitness personality on YouTube, fostering a following of hundreds of millions worldwide. Light cofounded BodyRockTV before starting Zuzkalight.com, which allowed her to build a huge fan base in the United States and overseas. Her personality, style, and voice have guided her to become one of the biggest influencers in health and fitness. Jeff O’Connell is the editor in chief of BodyBuilding.com, which is the largest online health-and-fitness publication, has the world’s largest social network, and receives 30 million unique visitors monthly. O’Connell was formerly editor in chief at Muscle & Fitness and executive writer at Men’s Health . He has coauthored five books, including the New York Times –bestselling LL Cool J’s Platinum Workout , Formula 50 with 50 Cent, and Spartan Up! with Joe De Sena. His first solo work, Sugar Nation , was published in 2011. Klappentext YouTube workout video star Zuzka Light presents her long-awaited debut fitness book, with a 30-day fitness regime of powerful, effective 15-minute workouts. Filming first from a tiny basement in Prague, and eventually settling in Los Angeles, Zuzka Light has single-handedly ushered in the YouTube fitness revolution. Viewers love Light for her short, ferociously effective workouts and her in-the-trenches, never-give-up positive attitude-and she's racked up more than half a billion views to prove it. Now, finally, comes 15 Minutes to Fit, Light's hotly anticipated debut, with a 30-day fitness plan guaranteed to burn fat and build ripped muscles. Based on innovative high-intensity interval training, the workouts in 15 Minutes to Fit are designed to be done anywhere, anytime (no fancy gym equipment necessary), in just 15 minutes a day. This book takes the guesswork out of the workout, providing: • A 30-day workout plan to whip your body into shape-in 15 minutes a day or less • A companion meal plan, with delicious and healthful recipes for each day • Step-by-step photographs throughout to illustrate proper form for the workouts • Quick facts on health and nutrition to help readers separate fact from fiction • Support and motivation from Light, who overcame many obstacles to become the female face of fitness As Light says, "Give me 15 minutes a day and I'll give you a badass body." Coauthored by New York Times-bestselling author Jeff O'Connell, 15 Minutes to Fit is the book legions of fans have been waiting for. Leseprobe Preface Despite the balmy Mediterranean weather, sweat poured off my body—that’s how hard I was training. Heaving with exhaustion, I tackled the final set of burpees. Don’t let the cute name fool you: Burpees are a tough, wildly effective way to blast fat and build lean muscle. The locals on Malta seemed perplexed by the sight of an eastern European woman in a sports bra with a firm stomach hopping up and down as though the rooftop—where we were filming this workout—were on fire, but I was doing exactly that. I’m sure these witnesses thought I was crazy. From a standing position, I dropped into a squat and placed my palms on the ground. Without hesitating I kicked my legs back and assumed the top of a push-up position. I performed the push-up, and then, without hesitation, I drew my legs back into the low squat stance, glutes near the ground, before driving my body upward. I dropped into another rep and then another and another. I had no weights, no equipment, no gym, but I was cranking out reps of the most effective exercise that I think you can perform: Burpees work more than 200 muscles during each rep while leaving you gasping for additional oxygen after a set. This may exhaust you, but it helps you grow, and it also helps you feel alive. My husband at that time, Freddy, recorded the entirety of this...
