Although The Abs Diet is a book which has been around for quite some time I still want to share my views on it, as I find much of the material is still quite relevant. It is written by David Zinczenko, the Men’s Health Magazine Editor In-Chief and offers a six week plan to flatten your stomach and keep you lean.

The Diet is based around 12 ‘Power Foods’ which you incorporate into six daily meals. Included in the book are lots of different recipes for meals and smoothies, making it pretty easy to fit the ‘Power Foods’ into your meals.

An exercise program is also included consisting of three 30 minute workouts a week, which are gradually increased. The workouts don’t focus specifically on the abs but on the major muscle groups. Plenty of abs exercises are included which can be incorporated into the workout.

I’m very much a fan of simplicity and this is perhaps why I like this book. The Abs Diet is not so much a ‘diet’ in the traditional sense as you don’t starve yourself, allowing you to eat six times a day. It offers a realistic diet plan and when stripped down, the advice The Abs Diet gives is simple:

Eat natural, healthy foods, cut out processed, refined sugars and get some exercise.

The Abs Diet does have some flaws. There is only one chapter dedicated to getting toned abs, so the title of the book may be misleading. The Abs Diet doesn’t focus specifically on Abs throughout. Instead it focuses on adopting and maintaining a healthier lifestyle, which will inevitably lead to weight loss and a more toned body.

I would recommend The Abs Diet to anyone who wants to adopt a healthier lifestyle in the long term. It’s a great book for beginners as the diet and workout plans are simple and easy to follow.

This basic and realistic approach is perhaps just what the doctor ordered, in an age where everyone is searching for the latest, most complex, fad diet.

The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life

8/10