Making the American body :: the remarkable saga of the men and women whose feats, feuds, and passions shaped fitness history /

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...

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1. Verfasser: Black, Jonathan, 1943-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2013]
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Zusammenfassung: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 people that have left an indelible mark on the American body and the consciousness it houses. Spanning the nation's.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781461940470
1461940478
1299821081
9781299821088
9780803248922
080324892X

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