Jessica Simpson, John Mayer, and Halle Berry all use Harley Pasternak's 5 Factor Fitness Plan in their own fitness routines, and Pasternak has now released a book so you can try the method at home. As the title says, the plan is all about 5's. Eat five meals a day, exercise five days every week, and incorporate five signature elements into each routine. Pasternak also has a 5 Factor Diet, which incorporates 5 meals a day, using 5 ingredients, that you can prepare in 5 minutes. (What is it with this guy and the number 5? Though I do like the sound of 5 minute meals.)
As
pointed out over at
Diet-Blog, the celebrities in question used the program with Pasternak helping them in person. Diet books -- and I think especially fitness books -- are often notoriously hard to follow. That being said, it seems like Pasternak is offering pretty sound, down-to-earth advice. Has anyone read either book? What do you think?