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Author Kunitz, Daniel, author.

Title Lift : fitness culture, from naked Greeks and acrobats to jazzercise and ninja warriors / Daniel Kunitz.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Harper Wave, 2016.

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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  613.7 KUNITZ    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  613.7 KUNITZ    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  613.7 KUNITZ    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  613.7 K96    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  613.7 KUNITZ c.61  Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  613.7 KUN    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  613.7 KUNITZ    Check Shelf
Edition First edition
Description viii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references ([291] - 304) and index.
Contents Into the new frontier -- The inner statue -- But is it good for you? -- Feeling, breathing, going to war -- Bodyweight politics -- Hercules and the athletic Renaissance -- Training for the mirror -- Acrobats and beefcake -- The tyranny of the wheel -- From women's work to the women's movement -- Practicing at life.
Summary "A cultural history of fitness explores the ways in which human exercise has changed over time and what can be learned from our athletic ancestors, evaluating whether today's high-tech exercise machines are actually productive while making recommendations based on early health practices,"--NoveList.
Subject Physical fitness -- Social aspects.
Physical education and training -- Social aspects.
Exercise -- Social aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Exercise.
HISTORY -- Social History.
Exercise -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst00918025
Physical education and training -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01062452
Physical fitness -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01062598
Other Form: Online version: Kunitz, Daniel, author. Lift. New York, NY : Harper Wave, 2016 9780062336200 (DLC) 2016012668
ISBN 9780062336187 (hardback)
0062336185 (hardback)
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