The star of TV's Hercules: The Legendary Journeys reveals how a series of debilitating strokes at the height of his career changed his life

"One of the best books I've ever read on practical resilience." —Miriam Akhtar, positive psychologist and author of What is Post-Traumatic Growth? BUILD YOUR RESILIENCE What do you do when life throws a curveball? Adversity is an inescapable part of life, but it's how you deal with it that really counts. Resilience is about using those challenges, however large or small, to reset your course and create the life you want. BOUNCE BACK FROM ANYTHING Real strength is not just about surviving hard times, but thriving despite the challenges. Using the latest research and advice from experts in the field of wellbeing and resilience, Psychologies magazine will help you: Feel more confident in your ability to overcome change Tap into and build on the inner resilience you already have React in a healthy way to problems and opportunities Avoid the common pitfalls that rob you of your strength Adopt new techniques to help you start getting stronger today When life knocks you back, you need to tap into those reserves of strength and find a way to move forward again. You are strong, you are brave and you are about to take the first step. "Essential reading for anyone who wants a step-by-step guide on how to challenge themselves and grow." —Dr Tamara Russell, Director, Mindfulness Centre of Excellence

Real Strength Now, The Lost Art of Breathing, written as an easy-to-read memoir, is a holistic guide to better health. Written in La Plante's usual raw, self-deprecating and honest style, the book chronicles his journey from a broken neck and a full body cast to a 3rd degree black belt in karate and a passion for strength training. Real Strength Now digs deep into various systems and methods of physical and mental training to locate and define the essence of all movement and exercise, and the single most neglected aspect of our health, mental and physical... the breath. Real Strength Now explores why we breathe, how we breathe, and how we can improve upon the way we breathe, adding health and longevity to our lives.

Upgrade your performance and diet. Get real and break free from the packaged bars and powders. Admit it, your idea of sports nutrition needs an upgrade. Are you still reaching for low-fat cheese sticks and peanut butter bagels for pre-event meals? Let's get real and break free from the packaged bars and powders. Active people, fitness lovers and athletes need practical guidance and proper knowledge about nutrition. Real Fit Kitchen is just what you're craving. Nutrition experts Tara Mardigan and Kate Weiler prove that the foods, supplements and beverages, that many think are aiding performance, are actually hindering and can be easily replaced with healthy, real, clean food. For example: - Instead of consuming chemical-laden and performance-hindering additives in packaged recovery drinks, make your own performance-boosting chocolate protein recovery drink. - Replace liver-damaging pain-relief medications that dehydrate and disrupt electrolyte absorption, try a tart cherry juice smoothie. - Substitute peanut butter laden with inflammatory trans fat and added sugar for muscle-rebuilding pecan cashew maca butter. More nutritious than store bought products, Real Fit Kitchen provides 100 healthy meals, snacks, smoothies, and more, including new ingredients (like performance-enhancing raw cacao, turmeric, and chlorella) to upgrade anyone's diet. Learn to make more efficient, cost-effective meals that your whole family will eat. Enjoy natural food, and replace sports nutrition unhealthy products that do not properly sustain an active lifestyle with delicious and easy recipes that the whole family will love. "Finally--a cookbook that combines common sense, nutrition science, and a passion for delicious food! Kate and Tara's recipes help us eat for an active, healthy, balanced life, with an emphasis on real, plant-based foods rather than highly processed bars and powders. I recommend this book to anyone looking for inspiration to create delicious, satisfying meals. I wish all of my patients would take this book to heart--the world would be a happier, healthier place!" - Dara Lee Lewis, M.D., FACC, instructor, Harvard Medical School and cardiologist, Lown Cardiovascular Center "Tara and Kate are one of the greatest teams nutrition has ever seen. Their blockbuster playbook of recipes and eat-to-win advice is a must-read for anyone who wants to take care of their body. I learned a new fact on every page and will eat much better from now on because of it." - Jon Meterparel, play-by-play voice of Boston College Football and Basketball on the IMG Sports Network and play-by-play talent, ONE World Sports TV Network

Three-time bestselling author of The Skinny Rules, host of The Biggest Loser, Bob Harper moves his fans away from elimination diets to a time-tested plan for eating for your best, leanest body.