DownloadPDF The Complete Book of Running

The Complete Book of Running
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Running or jogging has become not just a habit but an indispensable
way of life to millions of Americans, and their numbers are
increasing at a startling rate. In every state of the union, and at any
hour of the day or night, men, women and children are running. This

is no fad it is a phenomenon that is not going to disappear for its
benefits and rewards are so immediate and so striking that almost
anyone who tries it for a week is apt to be smitten for life. But
though running's popularity is easy to confirm, what is less obviousand
only partially understood-is that its psychological benefits are at
least as important as its physical ones. Of course runners feel better,
become thinner, probably live longer, have a better sex life, and
drink and smoke less than their sedentary companions, but they are
also likely to acquire a &quothig&quotfrom running, increase their
self-esteem, be better able to cope with pressure and tension, feel
surges of joy discover that apparently insoluble problems dissolve,
and even achieve, however temporarily, a state of serenity that
carries over into their daily lives. The Complete Book of Running is
virtually an encyclopedia that covers every aspect of running. It
includes chapters on, among others: What Happens to your Mind
The Longevity Factor Getting Thin Running for Women Running Wen
you're Over Forty Running for Kids Gear Diet Racing Running After a
Heart Attack (a prescription increasingly recommended by
physicians all over the world) How to Prepare for a Marathon and
much, much more. The Complete Book of Running will prove to be a
truly inspirational book to those readers who discover the long-term
benefits of this sport. It is also, quite simply the best work published
on the subject to date, as the advance comments, from professional
and amateur runners alike. When he started running years ago, Jim
Fixx weighed nearly 220 pounds and breathed hard just thinking
about exercise. After running at 159 pounds, he had been declared
medically finer than most college athletes, had competed in-and
finished six Boston Marathons, had won the Connecticut 10,000-
meter championship in his age category and had run the equivalent
of once around the equator. A New Yorker and a graduate of Oberlin
College, Mr. Fixx was a former managing editor of Horizon, senior
editor of Life, and editor of McCall's. He wrote books on other
subjects and worked as a freelance magazine editor. He was
married, had four children and lived in Riverside, Connecticut, where
he ran ten miles every day.