Tag: Teen and young adult short reads

Book of the week: ‘Fitness Planner: for beginners’ by Stefan Bercea

‘Fitness Planner: for beginners’ is an essential guide to reaching your fitness goals. Photo: Amazon

The year is winding down and it is time to start making resolutions for the new year. If your goal for the coming year is to get in shape and live a healthier life, it is always best to consider where you are in your journey, what your goals are, and how you want to achieve them. Fitness planners are an excellent way to do this. One such planner is Stefan Bercea’s “Fitness Planner: for beginners.” It is designed to give support and guidance for three types of people: beginners, those who want to return to the gym, and people who are recovering from an accident and planning to return to the gym soon. Start the year right and pick up your copy today; it is available on Amazon UK and Amazon US.

Stefan Bercea has a Master’s degree in Criminology, specializing in Crime and Victimization which brings a unique perspective to his writing. The threads of his academic journey are woven into the narratives, adding depth and insight to the stories he shares. Beyond the pages, his driving force is a genuine passion for helping others. Each tale is a vessel for empathy, understanding, and a shared journey through the tapestry of human experiences. His books are a reflection of his diverse interests—whether it’s exploring the realms of comics, delving into the world of sports, pondering the intricacies of philosophy, or unraveling social sciences. His new book “Fitness Planner: for beginners” offers support and guidance for beginners, people wanting to return to training in the gym, and people recovering from an accident.” (Stefan Bercea, 2023)

“Fitness Planner: for beginners” – This planner focuses specifically on the motivation/reason for which an individual should train and defines it as a goal to be achieved. It then progresses into offering information and recommendations on how training should be approached, depending on the chosen goal, by giving examples and beginner training routines. The planner then discusses the idea of “dieting” and prompts readers towards a healthy challenge encouraging them to adopt a lifestyle and abandon the idea of dieting. It then concludes by prompting readers to create a visual representation of their goal, training, and eating lifestyle as a motivational tool for their fitness journey.

If you are looking into starting or restarting your fitness journey and need a little bit of support in organizing it, then this planner will provide you with some serious advice which you should consider through your journey. It includes three beginner workouts and teaches you how to train, even with only one day available from the entire week. It also teaches you to optimize your training sets and repetitions according to your output. This planner offers you a health challenge in order for you to learn about your body and discover a healthy lifestyle.

The main sections are Find Your Motivation, How to Train, and What to Eat.

Find Your Motivation – this section helps you decide what your fitness goals are: building Muscle, being Athletic, or becoming more Powerful; in other words: M.A.P. Of course, you don’t have to choose just one, but you will achieve your goal faster by focusing on just one. Everyone’s journey is unique and should be personalized. The author does an excellent job of giving detailed steps to help readers narrow down what their goal should be.

How to Train –  This section focuses on finding a training split, the right amount of sets and repetitions for each exercise, finding the best exercise, and the different types of exercise (arms, legs, abdomen).

What to Eat – Far from dictating specifically what to eat, he proposes that you test yourself by eliminating certain foods to find out what works best for your body. This includes sugar, milk, gluten, and processed foods. His biggest advice is to stay away from fad diets and instead create an eating plan to get the most out of the foods you eat.

At the end, he provides a layout for readers to use as a visual board to create their fitness goal plans. Overall, it may be a small book, but “Fitness Planner: for beginners” is an extremely useful reference guide for optimizing your fitness goals. The best part is that he emphasizes the need to personalize your training plan to suit your needs and according to what works best for your body. It is recommended for readers interested in fitness, exercise, and healthy living.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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New book release: ‘The Wonders of Kwame: A Village’s Healing Miracle’ by Walter Jones

‘The Wonders of Kwame: A Village’s Healing Miracle’ is the new novel by Walter Jones.

Supernatural thrillers that feature characters with supernatural powers have always fascinated me. Not just because of the power itself, but because there is so much more going on behind the scenes. There are always unintended consequences and people who want to use that power for their own purposes, whether good or bad. Such is the case in today’s new book release: “The Wonders of Kwame: A Village’s Healing Miracle” by Walter Jones. It is a small book for young readers that combines religion, spirituality, and supernatural elements to weave a story of a young boy torn between two fates. That sounds interesting, doesn’t it? If this sounds like a book you might enjoy, pick up a copy today, it is available on Amazon.

Walter Jones was born in Jacksonville, Florida and attended the Armed Forces Culinary Arts School in Patuxent River, Maryland. He ministered at The Upper Room Ministry in Jacksonville and enjoys bowling, fishing, and working out at the gym. His new book “The Wonders of Kwame: A Village’s Healing Miracle” is the story of Kwame, a healer – a boy whose mere presence undoes the worst and most grievous injuries, but his powers come with a price. (Walter Jones, 2023)

“The Wonders of Kwame: A Village’s Healing Miracle” – Kwame is a healer. They say miracles are born of dreams. When an old, childless couple living in a remote village make their wish, they realise that their destiny has greater plans for them—and the child. But their blessing comes interwind with tragedy, and the fate of their child is significant not only for the people of their village, but also for the gods and the spirits of the forest themselves.

Kwame knew he was different from the moment he was born. His birth had been prophesized long before he existed. Throughout his entire life, the people of Amani keep telling him how special he is, and how special he must become.

But Kwame’s powers do not manifest so easily. One tragedy follows another as everyone who loves and care for Kwame seems to be in constant pain and surrounded by ill-luck. Growing up, he begins to wonder whether his so-called gifts are ever going to emerge, and whether they would end up being a curse.

The story of Kwame is the story of a boy whose destiny catapults into both joy and sorrow, and as the boy learns to understand and accept his miraculous powers, he must also come to decide the answer to the most important question of them all. Who is he? What does he want? And how will he use his incredible abilities in this life?

Kwame is torn between two fates—the one drawn for him by the gods themselves—and the one illustrated by his caretaker and surrogate mother, a woman who despite her earnest behavior, seems to be hiding a dark and painful past of her own. And so, Kwame must make a choice, one that will affect not only himself, but the soul of nature itself. What should he do with his powers? His answer might have consequences not just for him, but for all of humanity.

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