“When I first heard of our attempt to reach the moon, I said, ‘Yeah, maybe we can do that.’ When I heard of our attempt to get live pictures from Mars, I said, ‘Yeah, maybe we can do that.’ When I saw a book entitled Get Fit in Bed, I said, ‘Get outta here!’ And I got the third one wrong. Tartell and Kavanau have given us a valid and valuable road map to getting a great workout without even getting up. Joy will be felt. Health will be ours. Lives will be saved.”

— Barry Farber, nationally syndicated radio talk host on the Talk Radio Network



For more than twenty years we have been telling athletes, “You’re getting weaker or stronger, there’s no in-between…” A simple but consistent program is the key. Now, Tartell and Kavanau have put it all together in a very simple, easy-to-follow, comprehensive approach to restoring and maintaining good health. From head to toes, this book offers the reader exercises for every joint intersection. I am especially thrilled to see that the extremities (feet, hands and cervical spine) are addressed, as these areas are usually forgotten in most exercise programs. This book is a much needed addition to getting and keeping fit. No excuses now!

— Jim Wharton, president of Wharton Performance, musculoskeletal therapist, and author of The Wharton Stretch Book, The Wharton Strength Book, The Wharton Cardio Book, and The Wharton Back Book



Ted Kavanau’s funny and plaintive introduction to this book alone is worth the price of the book. The “in-bed” exercises are simply presented with self-explanatory photos. The exercises themselves would seem to be good for reducing stress. New reports indicate that exercise before sleeping may actually help induce a calm and restful sleep. These exercises are ideally suited to that purpose.

— Rochelle Medici, Ph.D., neurophysiologist in private practice in San Marino, CA



This book is a good start for getting fit in a holistic way. It can lead one to the next step in the world of fitness safely.

— Catherine Lloyd, coordinator of the Group Fitness Program at Marymount Manhattan College and a certified personal trainer



Get Fit in Bed provides exercises to improve recovery and help maintain strength. All of us are temporarily able-bodied and one never knows when one may experience a life altering injury. This book provides an option for anyone less mobile to stay fit. As I tell my nursing students, mobility is essential for life and starting with bed mobility is crucial. Get Fit in Bed should be in every nursing home and at the bedside of anyone who is bed-bound for any reason.

— Sheree Loftus Fader, MSN, APRN, BC, CRRN, gerontologist, geriatric nurse practitioner, and certified physical rehabilitation nurse



Try this routine; it may give you startling results.

— Harold Rubin, licensed psychologist in Massachusetts