Making the American Body: The Remarkable Saga of the Men and Women Whose Feats, Feuds, and Passions Shaped Fitness History

by Jonathan Black

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If you thought the fitness craze was about being healthy, think again. Although Charles Atlas, Jack LaLanne, Jim Fixx, Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons, and Jillian Michaels might well point the way to a better body, they have done so only if their brands brought in profits. In the first book to tell the full story of the American obsession with fitness and how we got to where we are today, Jonathan Black gives us a backstage look at an industry and the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0803243707

ISBN13:9780803243705

Release Date:November 2013

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Health Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting History

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