"[This program] gets people to focus on their specific muscle group instead of on their negative thoughts."
The New York Times

"Jeff Rutstein, former steroid abuser, speaking out to help other people not be so. He’s the author of Rutstein on Fitness...thank you so much for your openness."
CNN Headline News

"Jeff Rutstein feels the first step for many in achieving physical fitness is a mental leap...His book makes it clear that everyone can attain physical fitness."
The MetroWest Daily News
Making the connection: Trainer writes book strengthening both mind and body through exercise
By Kathy Uek
Tuesday, March 15, 2005

"The autobiography/weight-training guide features exercises designed to help those recovering mentally and physically....it could really change people's perceptions of exercise."
The Boston Herald
Fitness' trainer lifts up recovering addicts
By Heather V. Eng
Tuesday, March 8, 2005

"a whole new approach to weightlifting...exhaling tension on each exertion and inhaling strength on each release."
The Washington Post

"As doctors discover how emotions can help heal the body, fitness specialist Jeff Rutstein...shares his road to recovery with others."
Reuters

"While many trainers pay lips service to the notion that exercise should be done to make you feel good rather than to make you look good, Rutstein actually adheres to the concept..."
The Boston Globe

"Rutstein realized that what worked for him could also work for others...with his easy manner and soft voice of experience, he's been called a guru..."
American Health

"In this type of weight training, you have to feel your body work. Your mind and body start to reconnect and it feels great."
Natural Health

"Throughout their lives, many of [the people Rutstein helps] had deadened their bodies as much as their minds. In tensing and releasing the isolated muscles, they often report that they feel truly alive for the first time...Rutstein takes a meditative approach to what can be a teeth-gnashing, vein-popping activity."
The Boston Globe Magazine

"More and more people are discovering the benefits of exercise; benefits that have more to do with the mind than the body."
WCVB ABC-TV

"...the fitness industry's best advertisement for the mind/body benefits of regular exercise."
Club Business International

"...instead of concentrating on body building, he focuses on the psychological benefits of the activity."
The Boston Herald

"As medical and fitness experts learn more about the fascinating mind-body link, the answers are coming to light. One key to healthy and pleasurable fitness routines is balancing the body and the mind so both get stress relief...Rutstein has developed a gentle weight-training program that soothes and strengthens both."
Nautilus Magazine

"Jeff Rutstein is no doctor, but you'd never know it after talking to those he's helped heal...[Rutstein] helps high-stress individuals gain peace of mind and contour of body through weight training."
Boston Business Journal

"Jeff's approach to exercise is unique, which is probably why it works. He's less focused on weightlifting and more focused on making exercise enjoyable..."
In Your Interest, WHSN-TV