Activate Your Greatness
Books | Self-Help / Motivational & Inspirational
Alex Toussaint
Alex Toussaint, the Peloton star who counts everyone from Roger Federer and the Golden State Warriors to the Today Show’s Carson Daly as fans, hops off the bike and gives readers the inspiration and motivation they need to activate their greatness in every aspect of their lives.Alex Toussaint is known for his grueling workouts where he promises “to kick your ass” – yet thousands keep coming back for more. Why? Because he might be the most motivational teacher out there right now. His mantra is “Feel Good, Look Good, Do Better.” He expects more from you, and from himself. Yet so much of what he talks about is NOT about the bike. Alex’s enthusiasm for life is infectious –“You woke up today!” “Breathe in confidence, exhale doubt.” Because Alex knows what it is like to be overlooked and undervalued, to be the underdog. He knows what it’s like to not expect the best from yourself. The child of Haitian immigrants who sacrificed so much to give him an education, he knows what it is like to be one of the few Black kids growing up in East Hampton. After a turbulent adolescence that saw him being sent to military school, Toussaint dropped out of college and was mopping floors at a gym. A few years later, he's one of the most iconic cycling instructors on Peloton, helping thousands of users along their fitness journeys through his inspirational workouts.Finally, Alex gets off the bike to help readers activate their own greatness in every aspect of their lives. Part self-help, part memoir, Activate Your Greatness details Toussaint’s mental and physical practices, on and off the bike, that have influenced his daily habits, fueled his motivation, and that have ultimately contributed to his astronomical success and shows readers how they can do the same.
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Author
Alex Toussaint
Pages
256
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Published Date
2023-10-10
ISBN
1250852021 9781250852021
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"Thank you to Henry Holt & Company for the ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I’m really enjoying reading all of the inspirational books written by the Peloton instructors I love so much. Alex has some of the hardest classes I’ve taken. I think he pushes you so that in the end you realize you could do it all along and difficult things are possible. Just like he does on the bike, Alex used this book as a form of motivation for all of us readers to reach any goals that we may have set for ourselves. I love when he says that he is grateful for two things: chances and choices. And that the choices we make in life determine the chances we get. <br/>I think it is easy to look at the current successes of all of the Peloton instructors and miss that they too have had their own background of struggles and hardships. These memoirs show that they are human and still have good and bad days like all of us despite the glamour and perception that social media gives. These books add a layer of humility as you get to know where the instructors have come from and the work that they have all put in to be able to have the opportunities to be where they are now. I enjoy reading different points of views and people’s stories. I enjoyed reading Alex’s story. It weaved his story in with a motivational/self-help theme. I think it takes a lot of courage to write about your previous struggles for the world to read. <br/>"
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