Eighteen years ago, Greet was an ordinary housewife who had just given birth to her third son. As Greer tells it, she was a "size 14 quickly approaching size 16, " constantly tired, depressed, frustrated, and unable to find any exercise program or diet that worked for her. Finally, out of depression, she enrolled in a $1,500 breathing exercise program taught by a physiologist. While the thought of breathing away inches and body fat seemed bizarre to her, the technique worked -- within ninety days, she went from a size 14-16 to size 4-6, where she remains today. She refined that technique into a fun, easy workout that anyone can do.

Greer's program stresses "real exercise for real people." No special clothes. No fancy equipment. No gym membership. BodyFlex demands just fifteen minutes a day. Based on an accelerated aerobic deep-breathing technique (the same technique used by yoga practitioners and opera singers) combined with simple isotonic and isometric exercises, BodyFlex firms and tones the body while increasing vitality.

This heavily illustrated book offers a basic workout, specialized workouts for problem areas, detailed instructions on technique, the scientific basis for the program, and how to extend it with weight-bearing exercise and good nutrition. Bubbling over with the homespun enthusiasm, humor, and can-do optimism of its author, Be a Loser! gives readers an approachable, easy, and, best of all, fun way to get in shape.