Forget punishing boot camps, endless cardio, complicated equipment, and hours at the gym.

In Simple Strength, broadcast journalist and certified health coach Bianca de la Garza offers a refreshingly realistic approach to fitness built around one powerful idea: getting stronger doesn’t have to take over your life.

Drawing on decades spent squeezing exercise into a demanding career, travel, and family life, de la Garza presents a highly visual, easy-to-follow collection of foundational strength movements that can be performed at home, in a hotel room, at the gym, or even while waiting for an Uber. From dead hangs and squats to push-ups, lunges, carries, and wall sits, each exercise is explained simply and paired with practical tips for making it work in real life. Ready-made routines—including a five-minute morning workout, a hotel-room workout, and a thirty-minute full-body reset—remove the guesswork entirely.

Warm, funny, encouraging, and deliberately free of drill-sergeant fitness culture, Simple Strength is designed for anyone who thinks they’re too busy to exercise—or simply hates working out. Whether you’re starting from scratch, getting back into fitness, or looking for a realistic way to stay strong amid a packed schedule, de la Garza shows that building strength doesn’t require a major lifestyle overhaul—just a few minutes, a little consistency, and a willingness to start.