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Einband grossUltimate Fitness
ISBN/GTIN

Ultimate Fitness

E-BookEPUB2 - DRM Adobe / EPUBE-Book
320 Seiten
Englisch
Farrar, Straus and Girouxerschienen am01.04.2007First Edition
The bestselling science reporter for The New York Times tells us what works and what doesn't when we work outUltimate Fitness: The Quest for Truth About Exercise and Health is Gina Kolata's compelling journey into the world of American physical fitness over the past thirty years. It is a funny, eye-opening, brow-sweating investigation into the fads, fictions, and science of fitness training.From the early days of jogging, championed by Jim Fixx who later died of a heart attackto weight lifting, cycling, aerobics, and Spinning, Kolata questions such popular notions as the fat-burning zone and spot reducing, the effects of food on performance, how much exercise helps build fitness, and the difference between exercise to help the heart and exercise to change the body. She explains the science of physical fitness and the objective evidence behind commonly accepted prescriptions. Along the way she profiles researchers and mavericks who have challenged conventional wisdom, marketed their inventions, and sometimes bucked criticism only to back down from their original claims.Ultimate Fitness spotlights the machines and machinations of the fitness industry, and cuts through the marketing and hype not only to assess what is healthy, but also to understand what our obsession with staying healthy says about American culture today.mehr

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KlappentextThe bestselling science reporter for The New York Times tells us what works and what doesn't when we work outUltimate Fitness: The Quest for Truth About Exercise and Health is Gina Kolata's compelling journey into the world of American physical fitness over the past thirty years. It is a funny, eye-opening, brow-sweating investigation into the fads, fictions, and science of fitness training.From the early days of jogging, championed by Jim Fixx who later died of a heart attackto weight lifting, cycling, aerobics, and Spinning, Kolata questions such popular notions as the fat-burning zone and spot reducing, the effects of food on performance, how much exercise helps build fitness, and the difference between exercise to help the heart and exercise to change the body. She explains the science of physical fitness and the objective evidence behind commonly accepted prescriptions. Along the way she profiles researchers and mavericks who have challenged conventional wisdom, marketed their inventions, and sometimes bucked criticism only to back down from their original claims.Ultimate Fitness spotlights the machines and machinations of the fitness industry, and cuts through the marketing and hype not only to assess what is healthy, but also to understand what our obsession with staying healthy says about American culture today.
Details
Weitere ISBN/GTIN9780374706463
ProduktartE-Book
EinbandartE-Book
FormatEPUB
Format Hinweis2 - DRM Adobe / EPUB
Erscheinungsjahr2007
Erscheinungsdatum01.04.2007
AuflageFirst Edition
Seiten320 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Artikel-Nr.2255076
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Genre9200