"The Simple Six: The Proven Path to Lasting Fitness and Health" Paperback – December 26, 2018

Jeela Home and Garden Supplies: I was going to rate a 4 as it seems dead simple and then I thought, “what not a 5?” And I didn’t really have a reason. I haven’t tried the workouts yet but can see how they would work and having done something similar with my running, consistency over mass quantity, I can certainly understand the thought process behind it.

Minimal equipment, minimal time each day, and all looks achievable. Just need to get myself a chin up bar now!

United Kingdom on Sep 16, 2023

Amazon Customer: I have read many books on physical fitness but this one is best. Very much concise and practical ways to follow to the beginner like me.

India on Sep 11, 2023

BRUCE AMMONS, PHD: As a lifelong athlete, who has swim 8 to 10 miles a day for years at a time and then done CrossFit five days a week at age 60 only to get totally fatigued, I started working with Pavel’s’s short workouts, using only two exercises: push-ups and kettlebell swings to do front chain and back chain muscles. Mr. Dobbins has developed a very similar thing that I think is more complete.

United States on Sep 04, 2023

Natalie: Fantastic easy read that shows 6 simple steps to creating a consistent lifestyle and training programme to help maintain wellbeing, fitness and mindset. Very easy read and makes perfect sense.

United Kingdom on Sep 03, 2023

shaun: Fantastic book. Will read many times and will be sharing with many others. Will also be looking for more work from this author.

United Kingdom on Jul 20, 2023

Mark R Rivet: This plan is clearly laid out. Easy to follow and requires very minimal equipment.
It is easily customisable and good for the young and old.

United States on Jul 19, 2023

wwrrmm1953: I have always exercised since I was a teenager. Mostly heavy weights and running for a base. Now in my 60's I still want to exercise but the old routine was too hard on my joints. I tried this routine and it is a really simple, quick and effective one that does not cause great strain on my joints. This is not going to get you ready for an Ironman competition but if you want to maintain some muscle and stay fit in a short amount of time, give this one a try. I mix it up with some elastic band training as well as a change of pace and to not get bored doing the same thing. Any program that you do over and over can get boring. I recommend.

United States on May 15, 2023

Lachmot: “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Dobbins adheres to this principle, not only for his sensible training philosophy, but also in his writing. For that, hooray and well done.
The difficulty is in knowing when there is “nothing left to take away.” I disagreed with his judgement there on two points. First, he mentions alternative exercise for beginners only by name: “Good mornings” or what have you. Many readers, but especially the beginners, presumably have no idea exactly what this means, so the next stop is youtube. Readers hoping to learn good form for the kettlebell exercises Dobbins recommends will head to youtube as well. But where on youtube? What is right? Buying the book was supposed to stave off just this situation.
Second, Dobbins suggests that walking is simply putting one foot in front of the other. I disagree. Katy Bowman’s Nutritous Movement books taught me a lot about good walking: core muscle activation, posture, and how you are using your butt and toes are all part of it. It’s information which has stuck with me and made me a faster and...

Germany on Nov 20, 2022

Kindle Customer: If you're looking to be "FIT" and not a "Body Nazi", this routine is for you!! I'm a 50+ y/o man who's worked out off & on since I was a late-teenager, and this is by far the simplest, and the most rewarding, workout routine I've ever followed. I went from "COVID Couch Potato" to "daily workout animal" with this easy-to-do workout routine that takes about 20 minutes a day to do, plus whatever time I spend walking. After 5 months, I've doubled my kettlebell weight from 25 lbs to 50 lbs, and for the first time in decades, I can do a pullup! I rarely get sore, and I have lots of energy. In the past, I have tried many different training methods...3 X 10s, Push/Pull, Pyramids, Isometrics, and Stacking. I've also tried other routines that I can't even name. This one has been the easiest to follow and I don't get as sore as I used to, yet the benefits rival any of those other routines.
Here's my "tweaks", which have accelerated my workout:
- As a nutritional supplement, I use a protein powder (with BCAAs) and "lite" salt (for potassium) in my electrolyte drink. I suffer from low potassium because I'm on a Keto diet, and this also helps fight "keto breath".
- I supplement...

United States on Aug 23, 2021

E. Underhill: I'm over 30, and while I have been very fit at various times in my life, when I started this program was NOT one of those times. I've been doing Simple Six for two months now.

Fitness background: I played sports through high school, and I've done a fair amount of powerlifter-style barbell weight training, some CrossFit, and some soul-crushing workouts from programs like Special Forces Fitness Training.

Equipment: Kettlebells (2 initially) , chin-up bar. If you've never touched a kettlebell in your life, Dobbins provides a helpful chart for men and women to identify which weights you should get for any fitness level.

What's intriguing about Simple Six is the author's focus on consistency and sustainability. This is often lacking in the fitness world for various reasons -- many (highly effective!) programs require lots of equipment or time or ENERGY. The point Dobbins makes in Simple Six, which I found very resonant at this point in my life, is that any program is only as good as your ability to stick with it. Can you get great results from doing intensive, brutalizing workouts 5-6 days a week? Unquestionably. Will it be worth the misery? That's harder to pin...

United States on May 25, 2020