cover image The Louise Parker Method: Lean for Life

The Louise Parker Method: Lean for Life

Louise Parker. Mitchell Beazley, $24.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-7847-2175-6

This debut fitness guide lays out a path to permanent weight loss honed by English fitness trainer Parker, whose starry client list ranges from CEOs to celebrities. She advocates a nonpunishing route to a sustainable lifestyle that blends a balanced diet with smarter workouts and positive thinking. Parker details the pillars of her method before delving into her 42-day “Transform Phase” and namesake lifestyle. For Parker, adoption of a success-minded outlook and inspirational companionship are essential precursors to living well. And in order to live well, one must ensure that the body and brain receive proper rest, and that one’s life is clear of digital and physical clutter. In the “Eat Beautifully” chapter, Parker shares core principles such as meal balancing, snacking, and hydration, and includes mouthwatering recipes for muesli, savory salads, and stews. To work out intelligently, Parker insists that one weave activity into all aspects of daily life, along with 15-minute workouts of her detailed exercises. The “Transform Phase” is a more intense period, focused on fat-burning, to be completed before maintaining a lifestyle of evolving meals and workouts. Parker’s guide is gorgeous from cover to cover, teeming with photos of Parker herself in various modes of life. Agent: Heather Holden-Brown, HHB Agency (U.K.). (Dec.)