Dual review- Your Best Body Now by Ashley Marriot and Love Your Body, Love Your Life by Sarah Maria

We all know New Year Resolutions don’t work. Almost everyone who makes them, breaks them. Two of the most common resolutions are to lose weight and to exercise more. One doesn’t need to make a resolution at the beginning of each. Did you make one of those? Now that we are midway into February, how is that working for you? I didn’t make any resolutions, don’t believe in them, but have been making some lifestyle changes. That’s the key; we need to make changes in out lifestyle. Let’s look at two books that say they can help us do just that.

Your Best Body Now by Ashley Marriot
Marriot teaches you about the different body types and what type of regiment will work best for each. With clear directions, she covers programs for those who go to the gym as well as those more comfortable working out at home. She doesn’t glamorize it or make promises of instant success. She gives a realistic approach that stresses if you want the results you must commit to doing the work.

Love Your Body, Love Your Life by Sarah Maria
Maria takes a different approach; she gives you a workout for your psyche as opposed to yet another exercise boo. She addresses a problem that plagues American women of all ages, from young girls to women in their golden years. We have become a nation of women who loathe the way we look because out society sends us a steady stream of artificial perfection. Ideals no human can achieve. This negative body image that we develop for ourselves is self-sabotaging and prevents us from truly loving our body and taking care of it the way we should. Marie teaches us to identify those negative thoughts and look at them objectively. She teaches us how to reprogram our thinking and transform ourselves into a body we love.


Both of these books advocate change and both realistically stress that change takes time. They both offer sound advice and guidelines to help you lead a healthier, happier life. While each boo has merit on its own, they would also make great companions. They are assets to anyone wanting to improve their health. There are no miracles promised here. No one can change overnight. You must do the work but to truly change one must work on both their actions and their thoughts. One without the other can lead to short term results only. I give both of these books four out of five stars.

Both books were provided by the authors.