The Athlete's Way: Training Your Mind and Body to Experience the Joy of Exercise"The Athlete's Way is amazingly informative and complete with a program to get and keep you off the couch. Bravo, for another exercising zealot who has written a book that should be read on your elliptical or stationary bike. He pushed me to go farther on a sleepy Sunday." |
Contents
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SWEAT AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS | 46 |
THE BRAIN SCIENCE OF SPORT | 78 |
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | 121 |
AN OVERVIEW | 142 |
THE CARDIO PROGRAM | 162 |
THE STRENGTH PROGRAM | 191 |
THE STRETCH PROGRAM | 226 |
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The Athlete's Way: Training Your Mind and Body to Experience the Joy of Exercise Christopher Bergland No preview available - 2008 |
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