Lift : fitness culture, from naked Greeks and acrobats to jazzercise and ninja warriors

Summary: "A cultural history of fitness explores the ways in which human exercise has changed over time and what can be learned from our athletic ancestors, evaluating whether today's high-tech exercise machines are actually productive while making recommendations based on early health practices"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780062336187
ISBN: 0062336185
ISBN: 9780062336200
ISBN: 9780062335200
Physical Description: print
viii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references ([283]-304) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Into the new frontier -- The inner statue -- But is it good for you? -- Feeling, breathing, going to war -- Bodyweight politics -- Hercules and the athletic Renaissance -- Training for the mirror -- Acrobats and beefcake -- The tyranny of the wheel -- From women's work to the women's movement -- Practicing at life.