Escape Your Shape How to Work Out Smarter, Not Harder

In 1985, Edward Jackowski, Ph.D., had a vision for a business that grew out of his love of sports and his exceptional understanding of how to help others become truly fit. With $400 and a dream he was on his way to building Exude (www.exude.com), one of the largest and most successful motivational one-on-one fitness companies in the country. While health clubs and gyms focus on drawing customers to their clubs with the latest trends and fitness equipment, Edward focuses on giving people what they really desire from working out-results. His medically proven, trademarked and patent-pending fitness regimens based on his four body types are changing the way people exercise forever. Whether you're HourglassR, SpoonR, RulerR or ConeR shaped, his gadget-free body-type exercise systems can improve your body within 30 days. Each of the regimens can be performed in any environment-at home, the gym and even while traveling. As a writer, Edward is a leading fitness author for Simon and Schuster. His first book Hold It! You're Exercising Wrong (1995) has more than 100,000 copies in print. In 1998 he was appointed the first-ever fitness advisor and fitness columnist for AARP's Modern Maturity and was recently appointed the fitness advisor and fitness columnist for the New York Daily News website. A seasoned professional, Edward has written or has lent his expertise to over a thousand lifestyle and fitness-related publications, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, radio and television shows and websites. In addition to inventing the world's only body-type exercise system, Edward is credited with being the first fitness specialist to educate us on how certain exercises add unwanted bulk to our bodies. He is also recognized in the industry with being one of the first to incorporate jump-rope techniques into a full-body exercise regimen that has helped spark a nationwide growing trend. Edward is also renowned for creating easy-to-follow charts on the correct percentage of aerobic vs. anaerobic exercise necessary to achieve weight loss vs. toning goals. Edward has also invented FastFitnessR, a computerized software program that allows individuals from virtually anywhere in the world to exercise based on their lifestyle, medical and orthopedic background, body type, current level of fitness and everyday environment. In addition his role as founder and CEO of Exude, Edward is the founder and CEO of EYS Productions, which develops fitness products and markets them through direct response, retail and online stores. His "Escape Your Shape" infomercial, which airs in the U.S. and abroad, explains his time-tested body-type methodology. A generous contributor, Edward donates his time and services to schools, community centers and nonprofit organizations. He has also worked with a number of physically challenged children and adults, teaching them how to be more productive by improving their coordination, balance, strength and confidence, enabling them to better tackle their day-to-day activities. Dr. Jackowski is a much sought-after motivational speaker. He performs business seminars for companies of all sizes on a variety of business/lifestyle and fitness-related topics. An avid athlete his entire life, Edward also teaches sports-specific mind and body techniques for both amateur and professional athletes, including golfers who are looking to increase swing speed, range-of-motion, flexibility and distance. Edward holds his B.B.A. from Baruch Business College and a doctorate in behavioral management from International University for Graduate Studies. Edward is a professional member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the International Dance and Exercise Association (IDEA) and is nationally certified by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) in both Aerobic Conditioning and Personal Training.Jackowski, Edward J. is the author of 'Escape Your Shape How to Work Out Smarter, Not Harder' with ISBN 9780743211444 and ISBN 0743211448.