Survival of the Fittest: understanding health and peak physical performance

By - Stroud, Mike

Floor - Floor 2

Published - Yellow Jersey, London, 2004

ISBN 10 - 0224075071

ISBN 13 - 9780224075077

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Physical fitness

Shelf No - 7

Call Number - 613.7 STR

Physical Description - ix, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations, color portraits ; 20 cm

Book Information

The author, an explorer and hospital physician, sets out the genetics, diet and exercise that enable humans to perform at their peak. He dissects his own experiences of crossing Antarctica with Ranulph Fiennes, and other endurance tests, to illustrate how the body functions at its best.

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