The Healthy Habit Revolution: Create Better Habits in 5 Minutes a Day is a motivational self-help book written by Derek Doepker. The author is a fitness coach and trainer who developed his own program for self-improvement through the development of micro-habits which is based on his research and personal experience. Any reader who picks up this book and begins to read it most likely already has the motivation and desire to create those better habits, he argues, and Doepker shows you how to do that with his guided 21-day course of training. He provides a downloadable Daily Action Guide for the assignments, which conclude each chapter, as well as offering a Recap of the topic covered and Action Steps to complete enabling the reader to personalize the material covered in each step of the program.

Derek Doepker's motivational health and fitness book, The Healthy Habit Revolution: Create Better Habits in 5 Minutes a Day, examines why the best of resolutions and diet/fitness programs fail, and he offers the reader a program and a way to establish a mindset that painlessly incorporates healthy habits. I was quite impressed by the concept of building micro-habits and started brainstorming on how I could start making changes for the better.

Doepker's writing style is conversational which makes it seem like you have your own coach there discussing the program, and his suggested Action Steps seem relatively simple to accomplish while being thought-provoking at the same time. Doepker provides numerous links to literature written by his mentors and others, as well as excerpts from other authors on the topics covered in this work. His references are an excellent resource for anyone wanting to continue their studies. The Healthy Habit Revolution: Create Better Habits in 5 Minutes a Day is highly recommended.

The Healthy Habit Revolution: Create Better Habits in 5 Minutes A Day is written by Derek Doepker. This 146-page book constructs a blueprint for creating better habits by offering a 21-day healthy habit challenge. The topic for each day is presented with a unique twist which stimulates the reader to want to read more. The jewel of this book is the references near the end, consisting of a long list of interesting websites, books and magazine articles about creating habits. The process involves taking a micro-habit, gradually developing a small piece at a time, then eventually upgrading to develop a new, positive and permanent habit leading to overall better health. The five simple habits suggested that would change a lifestyle are: meditation, reading, studying and applying personal development, physical health habits, daily gratitude, and morning productivity.

Following the workbook, it is possible to make the daily change in 5 minutes providing one starts with a micro-habit and follows the blueprint. The author quotes “being reminded of what you already know” – I found this to be true as the facts are what most people already know. The author has packaged the information in such a way to make one think about current habits. The book is a self-help guide about improving one’s overall lifestyle and sustaining the changes through a growth mindset. Middle aged women, senior citizens, perhaps individuals who are concerned about their image, executives and even book authors would find this guide to be a useful tool.