The Complete Book of Running
Manual, Table
By: James F. Fixx
Date: 1977
Source: Fixx, James F. The Complete Book of Running. New York: Random House, 1977, 39–41, 42–45.
About the Author: James F. Fixx (1932–1984) was born in New York City and graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio. During the 1960s, he began jogging to trim down his weight from 220 pounds to 159 pounds. His books on jogging made his reputation. Ironically, Fixx died of a heart attack while jogging.
Introduction
Exercise, in the form of bicycling, attracted Americans of all classes around 1900. Physicians praised cycling's health benefits. Ads featured husbands and wives cycling together, emphasizing the social aspect of the sport. But after Henry Ford unveiled the Model T in 1907, Americans had the mobility and the freedom to go wherever they pleased. The Model T transformed Americans from cyclists to drivers....
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