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Second Wind Lee Bergquist

Second Wind von Lee Bergquist

Second Wind Lee Bergquist

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Zusammenfassung

Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete is an inspiring account of a growing subculture of Americans who are challenging the notion of what it means to grow old. These baby boomers can hardly be considered old, yet this huge group is rewriting the rules of aging. These stories of trials and perseverance will motivate you to achieve your best.

Second Wind Zusammenfassung

Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete Lee Bergquist

Meet and learn why older men and women are passionate about fitness and athletics:

  • Don McNelly has completed more than 150 marathons after the age of 80.
  • Philippa Raschker has dedicated her life to track and was edged out for the Sullivan Award by swimmer Michael Phelps.
  • Clarence Bass, in his 70s, has the polished physique of a man 50 years younger.

Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete is an absorbing account of a growing subculture of Americans who are challenging the notion of what it means to grow old.

Second Wind Bewertungen

Finally, a book that enables people to see that we do get better with age. Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete is a wonderful story about mature athletes who just keep going through sports and life.
Lynne Cox
Author of Swimming to Antarctica
Swam the Bering Strait

At long last, someone has given masters athletes their due. Read Second Wind and be inspired.
Sean Callahan
Editor, Masters Athlete magazine

Second Wind reminds us of the vast potential of the human body even as it ages, and that the clock can indeed be turned back. It's just what I recommend.
Nicholas DiNubile, MD
Best-selling author of FrameWork
Host of the award-winning PBS special Your Body's FrameWork

Über Lee Bergquist

Lee Bergquist is an award-winning writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Past 50 himself, he stays in shape by running, biking, swimming, and skateboarding. In his 40s, Bergquist competed in masters track in the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter sprints. He lives in Whitefish Bay, a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue: Sprinting Into Midlife

1. From Bench to Bench Press
2. The Comeback
3. Older and Faster
4. American Birkenbeiner
5. Fabulous Abs
6. I Want to Be a Winner
7. A Runner's Heart
8. Ironwoman
9. Streakers
10. Swimming Against the Tide
11. Racing Across America
12. Marathon Man

Epilogue: Ageless Role Models

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR002822026
9780736074919
0736074910
Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete Lee Bergquist
Lee Bergquist
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Human Kinetics Publishers
20090515
216
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