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The Athlete's Way: Sweat and the Biology of Bliss (Hardcover)

by Christopher Bergland (Author)

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Hardcover: 351 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1 edition (12 Jun 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0312355866
ISBN-13: 978-0312355869
Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.5 x 3.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 69,570 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars It's hard to beat a person who never gives up - Babe Ruth, 22 Aug 2007

By	Peter D. De Rouffignac (France) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of the zillion quotations that pepper the pages of this pretentious, self-adulatory book. Billed as an account of an athlete's struggle to find himself through sport, I found myself totally out of sympathy with the author after only twenty pages - out of 350! A hotchpotch of biography, homespun philosophising, and advice a child of 12 would consider patronising, I found this book deeply disappointing. And boring in the extreme.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sweat = Happiness, 14 April 2008

By	Rosa Isela Olivares "RIO" (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"The Athlete's Way" is a great motivational tool that has helped me improve my running and has encouraged me to keep exercising.

My favorite parts of the book:

* Reshaping your brain so exercise isn't a chore, but a daily reward/ incentive on its own. Once you experience this bliss, you want to keep flooding your brain with its "happiness" chemicals.

* Tonic level of fitness = perfect balance. Christopher explains that there's no need to be a professional athlete to achieve the optimum level of fitness. Regular people can attain this ideal level and find balance and see great changes.

* Quotes are sprinkled throughout the book to provide motivation, and they are fun to read. I recently read another running/exercise book that was so dull, I could barely finish it. The quotes, anecdotes and descriptions of Christopher's athletic highs (and lows) give "The Athlete's Way" a personality.

* A recommendation found in the book which I have implemented is the running log. The first month I found it indispensable as it helped me see patterns that I had never noticed before. I would usually just head outside and run aimlessly. Now I am better able to gauge what helps me exercise longer (good music, not running on a totally empty stomach [yay toast!], avoiding runs in the hot Texas sun !)

* I also like that the book isn't preachy at all. Wanna keep a log? Go for it! If you can't be bothered, that's ok too. There's really no wrong way to embrace the ideas in this book.

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