6 celebrity fitness and health books to look for in 2013

Oscar-winning actress, author and self-proclaimed foodie Gwyneth Paltrow shares recipes for a restorative diet — you know, when you overindulge and need to reset. They are the same recipes and foods she eats when she wants to lose weight, look good and feel more energetic. Recipes include huevos rancheros, hummus tartine with scallion-mint pesto, salmon burgers with pickled ginger, power brownies and more.

Publish date and publisher: April 2, 2013; Grand Central Life & Style


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In a successful career spanning two decades, this stunning actress and former model has done it all: comedy, drama, action, animation, dating Justin Timberlake. Now, she is getting into the health-and-wellness arena with a new book offering health advice and inspiration for young women. The book will address fitness, nutrition and well-being. According to a press release, Diaz aims to engage and empower women and girls by showing them that with the right knowledge about their bodies, they can live happier, healthier, stronger and better.

Publish date and publisher: Fall 2013; HarperCollins


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“Jillian Michaels, “America's Toughest Trainer” best known for her role as celebrity trainer on “The Biggest Loser,” is releasing another book to help you tackle the weight loss battle. Michaels provides hundreds of simple ideas and answers to those challenges and situations that might have thrown you off your game in the past — eating, moving, at home, at work, on the go, staying motivated, evading pitfalls and more. She shares her hard-earned secrets made simple, which are all strategies — not gimmicks — and tips on eating, moving, shopping and living that will transform your body.

Publish date and publisher: Feb. 12, 2013; Harmony Books

Dick Cheney, along with his cardiologist Jonathan Reiner, are writing a medical memoir about the former VP’s long battle with heart disease. According to the Mother Nature Network, the 71-year-old has had at least five heart attacks and has undergone nearly every medical procedure in the book to stay alive — from quadruple bypass to a coronary stent and most recently in March, a full heart transplant. “Through the story of my own personal experience with heart disease, I hope to provide education, inspiration and hope to millions of Americans who are facing similar challenges,” Cheney said in a release.

Publish date and publisher: Fall 2013; Scribner Publishing Group


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It is not clear when the book will release and if it has been sold to a publisher yet, but this is definitely worth mentioning. The former Alaska governor and VP candidate has a health and fitness book in the works that will be based on her Alaskan lifestyle. In an email to People magazine in the fall, she wrote: “Our family is writing a book on fitness and self-discipline focusing on where we get our energy and balance as we still eat our beloved homemade comfort foods!”

Publish date and publisher: Unknown


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