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 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
320 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Wave, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references 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.