FINALLY FIT AT FIFTY!

That’s the title of the book written by Abbott/EAS fitness expert Porter Freeman!

How much would you pay to be able to spend two or three days just listening to Porter Freeman talk about the principles by which he lives his life, the people who have made the differences in his life, and the events that have transpired as a result?

I for one would find a hard time putting a price tag on something like that. Porter is a charming, bright, and down-home kind of guy who really has a gift. His gift is putting together very simple phrases, and then dressing them up into something that becomes burned indelibly in your mind forever! For example, he has boiled the entire framework of a transformation down into just a few short phrases: It begins with the simplest phrase of all, one you have heard many times if you’ve watched Body Of Work or if you’ve ever talked to Porter. “You have to want it.” His next great principle? “Make it a priority.” He could hardly have made it any simpler, yet he has.

In fact, when you open the front cover of his book, printed faintly but in large type on the inside flyleaf are the words “WANT IT” and “PRIORITY.”

Well, Porter’s book is a wonderful read. Mind you, it’s not a “How to” book at all. Rather, it is a homespun, honest, engaging look at Porter’s world of old and his new world, as well as really great decriptions of the lives of people who have impacted Porter’s life. It reads just like Porter talks, and it is nearly as inspiring as hearing Porter talk.

In fact, the book has one great advantage over listening to Porter talk–if you have to go to the bathroom in the middle of it, you won’t miss anything! He has been drinking lots of water for a lot of years, and Porter can outlast most everybody else in a room when he is giving one of his famous motivational talks, and every once in a while he says, “Just one more quick point and I’m done here.” Well, don’t fall for that if you’re getting close to a bladder emergency, because Porter can make 10 points out of that one more, and when he’s done talking, there’s always a great standing ovation–well deserved–and then there’s an even greater rush to the bathrooms for most of us!

So, get this book if you can find it, and you’ll truly have a treasure! You’ll enjoy reading it over and over, and it will still be waiting for you when you get back from the bathroom! Word has it that Porter is writing another book, but I tell you, it will be hard to top this one!

It’s listed on the BOdy for Life website, but there’s no price by it any longer, which may mean that they’ve sold out of it. I hope you can find it, but if you can’t, let me know and I’ll see what I can find out about it.