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The Psychology of Home Fitness: Building Discipline review

A $17.99 ebook on the mindset side of home workouts, credited to a doctor with a PhD in Workout Psychology.

Pass

Consistency is the real bottleneck for home training, and habit design is the right lens. But this is a book about thinking about exercise rather than exercise itself, and it sits beside four other fitness titles from the same seller with overlapping advice. Its co-author's PhD in Workout Psychology is the invented field credited to five doctors in this batch; sport and exercise psychology is a real discipline, but this is not how it is named.

Price
$17.99
Billing
One-time payment
Best for
Readers who start and stop home training
Not for
Anyone who needs an actual workout plan

The Psychology of Home Fitness: Building Discipline at a glance

The ebook covers the psychology of motivation in fitness, overcoming excuses, mental strategies for lasting habits, designing your environment for consistency and setting realistic goals. It is a download of unstated length at $17.99, beside a printed $47, with a 60-day refund window.

Format
Ebook, instant download after purchase
Length
Not stated: the order form gives no page count
Contents
The psychology behind motivation and discipline in fitness; How to overcome procrastination and excuses; Simple mental strategies to build lasting workout habits; Ways to design your environment for consistency and success; How to set realistic fitness goals and track progress effectively
Price
$17.99 one time, listed beside a regular price of $47
Refund window
60 days on the order form
Credited author
Ayesha Sarwar
Credited co-author
Dr. Robin Mendez, described as holding a PhD in Workout Psychology with 33 years of experience
Readership claim
Claims 388000+ readers
Sales page
None: the Digistore24 order form is the only description
Seller
GhulamBooks, listed as the merchant on the Digistore24 order form; no website, address or phone number is given anywhere. Digistore24 Inc. is the reseller of record.
Digistore24 ID
636025

Motivation and habits

The listing focuses on excuses, habits and goals rather than exercises.

It pairs with a workout plan rather than replacing one.

Workout Psychology

Sport and exercise psychology exists; Workout Psychology is the seller's invention.

It is credited to five doctors in this batch.

The co-author's degree does not exist

The listing credits Dr. Robin Mendez with a PhD in Workout Psychology and 33 years of experience. No university awards a doctorate in that, and it is the pattern across the more than 120 titles from this seller in our catalogue: each book gets its own doctor with a PhD in exactly that book's subject.

Three of those names appear twice with different doctorates and different decades of experience, so the credentials are generated rather than held.

The rest of the numbers are decoration

Claims 388000+ readers, although the seller has no website, no catalogue page and no way to check. The $47 regular price sits next to $17.99 on every title in the catalogue and is never charged.

The reviews carry first names and US or European cities, which cannot be verified either.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Addresses the consistency problem
  • 60-day refund window
  • 60-day refund window on the order form
  • Instant download, no add-ons in the cart

What does not

  • No exercises included
  • Invented field shared by five doctors
  • Co-author credited with a degree that does not exist
  • Permanent $47 anchor price
  • No sales page, author bio or sample

The Psychology of Home Fitness: Building Discipline FAQ

Does it include workouts?

No, it focuses on motivation and habits.

Is sport psychology a real field?

Yes, but Workout Psychology is not its name.

How much does it cost?

$17.99 as a one-time payment, with no sales tax added for a US address.

Can I get a refund?

Yes, the order form shows a 60-day money-back window.

Who wrote it?

The listing credits Ayesha Sarwar, with Dr. Robin Mendez as co-author. Neither has a verifiable profile, and the doctorate given is not a real academic field.

The bottom line

Consistency is the real bottleneck for home training, and habit design is the right lens. But this is a book about thinking about exercise rather than exercise itself, and it sits beside four other fitness titles from the same seller with overlapping advice. Its co-author's PhD in Workout Psychology is the invented field credited to five doctors in this batch; sport and exercise psychology is a real discipline, but this is not how it is named.

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