I have a sister that is interested in getting back in shape. She has gained a lot in the last few years, mostly from her anxiety meds and from not eating healthy as she could.

She knows what she must do, and I've had talks with her about what it takes to get in shape. I think she has what most people have, its the fear of change. They need extra motivation to get started.

For her birthday I was thinking about getting her a motivatonal book that also shares good info about fitness (no pink dumb-bells please!)

Have any of you ladies found/read anything that would be a prudent gift for her? :read:

I'm a pretty big fan of Mark Rippetoe's work - Starting Strength and Practical Programming. He's about to release a second edition of Practical Programming, too.

These are pretty technical books, though, and not necessarily "motivational", unless you find Rippetoe's captions such as, "Not like this, you fool." motivational (I do!) you will learn a LOT from them though.

I really have to recommend 'Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle'. Very informative and pretty motivational.

I have a sister that is interested in getting back in shape. She has gained a lot in the last few years, mostly from her anxiety meds and from not eating healthy as she could.

She knows what she must do, and I've had talks with her about what it takes to get in shape. I think she has what most people have, its the fear of change. They need extra motivation to get started.

For her birthday I was thinking about getting her a motivatonal book that also shares good info about fitness (no pink dumb-bells please!)

Have any of you ladies found/read anything that would be a prudent gift for her? :read:

New Rules of Lifting for Women might be an idea. It's a minor revision of the New Rules of Lifting for Men that completely retains a serious training program, sound nutrition advice, and frank advice on health and fitness. It's not a fluffy "for teh little ladies" book at all. Lou Schuler and Alywn Cosgrove wrote the lifting and cardio sections, and Cassandre Forsythe did the nutrition segment. It's out in paperback now, too. :)

I guess it's not a motivation book, per se. Well, it's definitely not. I don't know anything about motivational books. For me, having a program is highly motivational.

New Rules of Lifting for Women might be an idea. It's a minor revision of the New Rules of Lifting for Men that completely retains a serious training program, sound nutrition advice, and frank advice on health and fitness. It's not a fluffy "for teh little ladies" book at all. Lou Schuler and Alywn Cosgrove wrote the lifting and cardio sections, and Cassandre Forsythe did the nutrition segment. It's out in paperback now, too. :)

I guess it's not a motivation book, per se. Well, it's definitely not. I don't know anything about motivational books. For me, having a program is highly motivational.

I am reading/doing the workouts in this book. it's awesome. highly recommend it!! very empowering

http://www.stumptuous.com/ is a pretty awesome motivational source for women, too!