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The 10-Week Intelligent Fitness Challenge Book - By Simon Waterson

"Without Simon Waterson’s help and guidance, I literally wouldn’t have made it through 15 years of playing James Bond. It’s been an honour working with him." Daniel Craig.

"Simon is a no-nonsense trainer – without pretension. He has an incredible wealth of experience. What he says makes sense and his workouts just work." Rachel Weisz

Want to workout like Bond? Discover The 10-Week Intelligent Fitness Challenge Book from Daniel Craig's trainer Simon Waterson. Simon brings his unparalleled knowledge with this easy to follow and highly effective workout programme for men and women. 

Details. Name an 
A-list actor with incredible fitness and there’s a very good chance that former marine commando Simon Waterson has trained them. And ten weeks is typically how long he has with his clients in pre-production to get them to peak fitness for a role. It is also the perfect amount of time for anyone to reboot their fitness using Simon’s Intelligent Fitness methods, insights and motivational advice. Following on from his first book, Intelligent Fitness, which explored the theory behind some of Hollywood's most impressive transformations, Simon focuses here on a typical actor workout programme. Whatever your goal, whether it’s reducing fat or increasing muscle tissue, this book will ensure you make real progress and see results in just ten weeks. With step-by-step photographs, and the opportunity to ramp up the reps or vary the exercises as your fitness progresses, this is a workout book for anyone with a fitness goal.

'This ten-week programme is a fantastic example of Simon's thoughtful and effective approach to fitness.' Tom Hiddleston

'With Simon, I understood that the work and preparation you have to do before starting a shoot is just as important as what happens in front of the camera. Filming a movie is like running a marathon – if you don’t arrive well prepared, you will pay for it at the end.' Diego Luna

Dimensions. H234mm, W153mm, D23mm

About the writer. Simon Waterson joined the Royal Navy Commandos at sixteen and served in the special forces for seven years before embarking on a career as a fitness trainer. Over the last 25 years he has become the film industry's most in-demand health and fitness performance coach. His client list reads like a who’s who of A-list actors: as well as Daniel Craig, he shaped Chris Evans into superhero Captain America, trained Chris Pratt for Guardians of the Galaxy and prepared actors such as Thandiwe Newton and John Boyega for the recent Star Wars films.