Most of the reviews written here are far more concise, clear, and well presented than this book. I totally agree with the comment that says this book could easily be a third of its size because that is all the content there actually is and I'm being generous. The book is like an infomercial in that it harps over and over and over and over and over again about the amazing benefits of this program to the detriment of the actual content. He could have started with one chapter or even two in the beginning which "sells" the reader on the program and then actually got down to the meat of subject. Instead the book is very poorly organized, nearly impossible to understand, and practically a waste of time. It took me far too long to pull the bits out that actually explain the program because they aren't in any logical order and are separated by more schmaltzy infomercial talk.

Look, I've got the book, I'm very interested in the program, when the heck are you going to stop trying to sell me on it?

Once you pull out the bits actually pertaining to how to USE the program in your life I felt that there were many questions that remained unanswered and things he should have gone over. In the end he throws in a quick bit about some calisthenics that he suggest you do, but doesn't explain how they fit into the program. Do I do these as a part of the program? Do I do them separately? What about people with injuries? What about people who want to build back up strength and flexibility as well? I do think that this program is the right track, but the book is simply awful. I returned mine to his company for a refund partially because it was not worth the money and didn't tell me anything you can't find about his program on the internet and partially because it is MUCH cheaper on Amazon. If you want to start the program I suggest you get the book from the library and skim to the few parts that actually matter.

I don't understand how this book got published without an Editor or advisor or anyone looking at it and saying "Wow, we can cut out 90% of this garbage" and maybe even add some more real information.

For those of you actually using the system what did you do about the calisthenics?

Got stress? Maybe you should run away! What? Your boss doesn't let you do a 3 min sprint around the office every time you feel anxious/irritated about something? Don't have enough $$ for your own private island? Well, me neither. For the last 6-7 years I've suffered from panic attacks and all that comes with them (palpitations, weird feelings of dread that come from nowhere, insomnia, etc.), UNTIL I started doing these 20 min workouts on the treadmill, 8 min of which are rest periods. This style of exercise really pumps those nasty stress hormones out of your system and produces lots of feel-good neurotransmitters and natural pain-killers like no other exercise program I've ever tried, and believe me, as a 41-year-old female I've tried most of them, and PACE tops 'em all. All exercise ever did for me before was make me even more exhausted, stressed-out and hungrier. Did I mention this program makes your body burn fat like crazy, even when you're at rest? The only reason I gave this book only 4 stars was because of his dietary advice. Low carb/no carb diets just don't work for me. The best diet book I've found is The Genotype Diet by Dr. D'Adamo. We are NOT all biochemically identical and what dietarily works great for one person is not necessarily right for everyone! Anyway, this book still gets 4 stars from me because the workout is THAT GOOD. (Greatly improved my mood and sex drive too!)