Mike Foleys Fitness

Michael J. Foley is a nutrition and fitness counselor in Portland, Maine. Also, he is the author of Eat to Be Fit with Pat Walsh. Mike has helped thousands of people live happier, healthier and more active lives as a direct result of his counseling.

Mike learned about the power of nutrition from personal experience. At the age of nineteen he ruptured a disk in his back and, during recovery from surgery, lost twenty-five pounds. He had been active in sports and did a moderate amount of weight training in high school. Mike began working out at the gym after a period of recovery, but was unable to accomplish the results he was looking for until he began to learn about nutrition and apply the principles to himself.

In 1989 he began to work full time as a personal trainer at Gold's Gym and started formally studying nutrition at Southern Maine Technical College. He realized nutrition would have to become a bigger part of his lifestyle if he was going to continue to see improvements in his physique. He began to experience changes on the inside, as well as on the outside of his body as soon as he started applying the principles of good nutrition to himself. Mike was not only able to compete in body building contests, his energy level remained constant throughout the day, and he no longer experienced headaches from pushing himself all day long.

Mike established Foley's Fitness in December, 1994, and now routinely sees two hundred clients each week. He has a Master of Science Degree in Nutrition Counseling from Lacrosse University, and has earned numerous certifications in personal fitness, personal training and nutrition counseling. Mike lives with his wife Ann-Marie and daughters Lauren, Sylvia and Ava.

A complete guide to permanent fat loss and fitness, including nutritional guidelines, food lists, sample diets, case studies, interviews, detailed exercise programs, explanations of how and why exercise and proper nutrition work, worksheets and directions for establishing your own program, and special sections on: children's nutrition and exercise needs, eating disorders and addictions. In addition there are sections on causes of the obesity epidemic, why diets fail and ample psychological and moral support.

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