Don't Lose Out, Work Out! Paperback – February 12, 2014

Mind blowing rather Mind OPENING. Recommend it to every single person who believes in blowing the myths of our adulterated life. Kudos to Rujuta for sharing her wisdom to the world. Don't just read her books but also ask people around you to read them and spread this valuable wisdom around you because this is the need of the hour. Reading through her books you will realise what kind of a fool you have been all your life and believed in everything you just heard from any tom dick and harry. I wish you write more and more books because I am sure we are not gonna have such efficient and realistic Nutritionist in lots ever! So you might just do this world a favour and keep your wisdom alive forever in the most precious form of Books.

Another good book by Rujuta after her first book 'Don't lose your mind lose your weight'. The author has explained in detail on how understanding the various energy systems can help us distinguish between which energy system to employ to gain the changes in our body we desire. I thought understanding terms like epoc/afterburn is useful towards understanding the type of exercise one should do to have a fit body for life and does not need to stop after just losing a few pounds. The author emphasizes on fitness being a long term activity and not just end with getting a flat stomach which one anyway cannot sustain without treating exercise as a part of life. I recommend every one desirous of getting a good, fit body to read this book.Having said the above, and being a marathoner myself, I have to say I disagree on the author's criticism of the new breed of aspiring Indian runners running a marathon in what she thinks to be a longish 5 hours. Running a marathon by working professionals like us itself Is a big win for us. We do not aspire to run a marathon in 2.5 hours like elite runners as we do not go through the kind of training they do. However the book on the whole is engaging and a very good read. Go ahead and read it!

Amazing book! Valid information has been distilled and conveyed in layman's language. Great job. So many of us are unaware of the science behind exercise and we get a lot of conflicting data from various formal and informal sources. I have just started my Strength Training journey in the last 6 months. I had to refer to various / multiple sources to get accurate information, it was an herculean task. But with this book, you need not wander around for verified facts She has succinctly clarified all Myths and shown a clear path for great health and exercise. A must read for everyone who wants to embark on a journey of Exercising and Getting Fit. Also a must read for all the couch potatoes of the world! (It may just inspire them to achieve fitness goals).

This is the first workout book I read working out. It is packed with tons of good advice and busts dozens of myths that plague the fitness industry with respect to fads, diet, exercise and even Yoga. Virtually everything I read in the book (eat more fats to lose weight, strength training over cardio) matches what my professional dieticians and trainers say today. Its better to not just start walking as doctor said to lose weight but trust fitness professionals. The tone of the book is chatty and full of Hinglish that made it fun to read.

It is a good book to learn about exercise and science behind it. It gives you many myth busters like Ghee is good for health.. Although author had tryed to keep it as non technical as possible but still lots of technical terms end up confusing you. For a serious take away it has to be read twice.

Good book for changing your lifestyle for better but not good with the terminology used in it. This book caters to people who know English, Hindi and to some extent Marathi languages only. I loved the book for its content but there are many times that the tone was judgmental and condescending. Keeping these two things aside I felt the book was well written and one can learn a lot from it. I'm glad that I will be able to make some good lifestyle changes for my better health.

This book was an eye opener for me. I have exercised most of life regularly and sometimes 2-3 hours per day 5-6 days a week. But I don't pay attention to weight training I assume that pilates on the reformer machines will take care of it. I love the breakdown of exercises and the workout schedule she has. I can't wait to start exercising following her recommendation of cardio & weight training. I probably don't need to workout so much. I also love her first book. It was very insightful. Thank you Ms. Diwekar. Am looking forward to my results:)

I've read Rujuta's previous two books, and consider her a very helpful authority on nutrition and exercise. Her first book truly made me rethink the role of good fats in my diet, and also to focus on nutrition and not on calories. The book on exercise is also similarly structured. It stresses on weight lifting and resistance training for quick but difficult bursts, and discusses why that's more important than spending time jogging/easier forms of exercise for long periods of time. Highly recommend. Don't particularly care for her writing style, but it's good for the substance.