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Stretching Summary
Stretching
by Bob Anderson 2000 196 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Reference
Born to Run Summary
Born to Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
by Christopher McDougall 2009 308 pages
4.31
200k+ ratings
Sports
Health
Fitness
The 4-Hour Body Summary
The 4-Hour Body
An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
by Timothy Ferriss 2010 608 pages
3.72
36k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Fitness
Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? Summary
Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?
Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise
by Alex Hutchinson 2011 317 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Science
Body by Science Summary
Body by Science
A Research-Based Program for Strength Training, Body Building, and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week
by John Little 2009 304 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Science
Starting Strength Summary
Starting Strength
Basic Barbell Training
by Mark Rippetoe 2011 347 pages
4.44
10k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Sports
Running with the Kenyans Summary
Running with the Kenyans
Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
by Adharanand Finn 2012 288 pages
3.93
9k+ ratings
Sports
Travel
Memoir
The Science of Yoga Summary
The Science of Yoga
The Risks and the Rewards
by William J. Broad 2012 352 pages
3.74
3k+ ratings
Science
Health
Fitness
Running with the Mind of Meditation Summary
Running with the Mind of Meditation
Lessons for Training Body and Mind
by Sakyong Mipham 2012 210 pages
3.84
3k+ ratings
Health
Buddhism
Spirituality
The Anatomy of Stretching Summary
The Anatomy of Stretching
Your Anatomical Guide to Flexibility and Injury Rehabilitation
by Brad Walker 2011 200 pages
4.2
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Sports
The Paleo Solution Summary
The Paleo Solution
The Original Human Diet
by Robb Wolf 2010 320 pages
3.96
8k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
10-Minute Toughness Summary
10-Minute Toughness
The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins
by Jason Selk 2008 208 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Sports
7 Weeks to 100 Push-Ups Summary
7 Weeks to 100 Push-Ups
Strengthen and Sculpt Your Arms, Abs, Chest, Back and Glutes by Training to do 100 Consecutive Push-Ups
by Steve Speirs 2009 144 pages
3.63
100+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Self Help
Jumpstart to Skinny Summary
Jumpstart to Skinny
The Simple 3-Week Plan for Supercharged Weight Loss
by Bob Harper 2013 240 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Fitness
The Triathlete's Training Bible Summary
The Triathlete's Training Bible
by Joe Friel 2009 386 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Health
The Sports Gene Summary
The Sports Gene
Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
by David Epstein 2013 352 pages
4.20
15k+ ratings
Sports
Science
Health
Finding Ultra Summary
Finding Ultra
Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
by Rich Roll 2012 288 pages
4.02
24k+ ratings
Health
Sports
Biography
Spark Summary
Spark
The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
by John J. Ratey 2008 294 pages
4.13
16k+ ratings
Health
Science
Psychology
Sugar Nation Summary
Sugar Nation
The Hidden Truth Behind America's Deadliest Habit and the Simple Way to Beat It
by Jeff O'Connell 2011 320 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
50/50 Summary
50/50
by Dean Karnazes 2009 333 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
Sports
Memoir
Fitness
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle Summary
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle
Transform Your Body Forever Using the Secrets of the Leanest People in the World
by Tom Venuto 2013 400 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Nutrition
Daniels' Running Formula Summary
Daniels' Running Formula
by Jack Daniels 2004 304 pages
4.25
4k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Health
The Men's Health Home Workout Bible Summary
The Men's Health Home Workout Bible
by Lou Schuler 2002 448 pages
3.89
100+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Reference
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi Summary
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi
12 Weeks to a Healthy Body, Strong Heart, and Sharp Mind
by Peter M. Wayne 2013 352 pages
3.87
100+ ratings
Health
Martial Arts
Reference
Practical Programming for Strength Training Summary
Practical Programming for Strength Training
by Mark Rippetoe 2014 256 pages
4.32
2k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Sports
Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger Summary
Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger
The Advanced Guide to Building Muscle, Staying Lean, and Getting Strong
by Michael Matthews 2014 358 pages
4.2
1k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Self Help
Good Calories, Bad Calories Summary
Good Calories, Bad Calories
by Gary Taubes 2007 1026 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Protein Power Summary
Protein Power
The High-Protein/Low-Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your H ealth — in Just Weeks!
by Michael R. Eades 2009 429 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Diets
Personal Trainer Pocketbook Summary
Personal Trainer Pocketbook
A Handy Reference for All Your Daily Questions
by Jonathan Goodman 2015 202 pages
4.40
100+ ratings
Fitness
Natural Born Heroes Summary
Natural Born Heroes
How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
by Christopher McDougall 2015 352 pages
3.84
9k+ ratings
History
Sports
Health
Yoga as Medicine Summary
Yoga as Medicine
The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing
by Timothy McCall 2007 592 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Health
Reference
Self Help
80/20 Running Summary
80/20 Running
Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower
by Matt Fitzgerald 2014 247 pages
3.95
5k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Health
The Spark in the Machine Summary
The Spark in the Machine
How the Science of Acupuncture Explains the Mysteries of Western Medicine
by Daniel Keown 2014 304 pages
4.37
500+ ratings
Health
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Science
The Way of The Iceman Summary
The Way of The Iceman
How The Wim Hof Method Creates Radiant, Longterm Health―Using The Science and Secrets of Breath Control, Cold-Training and Commitment
by Wim Hof 2017 168 pages
3.72
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Fitness
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion Summary
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion
A Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover the Body's Power To Protect and Rejuvenate Itself
by Pete Egoscue 1992 198 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
Wisdom of Mike Mentzer Summary
Wisdom of Mike Mentzer
by John Little 2005 184 pages
4.3
100+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Philosophy
Don't Lose Your Mind Lose Your Weight Summary
Don't Lose Your Mind Lose Your Weight
by Rujuta Diwekar 2015 296 pages
4.17
6k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Fitness
This Is Why You're Sick and Tired Summary
This Is Why You're Sick and Tired
by Jackie Warner 2015 288 pages
3.73
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Food
Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness Summary
Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness
by Robert Cheeke 2010 317 pages
3.47
100+ ratings
Vegan
Fitness
Nutrition
Women & The Weight Loss Tamasha Summary
Women & The Weight Loss Tamasha
by Rujuta Diwekar 2010 402 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
The Diet Delusion Summary
The Diet Delusion
by Gary Taubes 2009 640 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Lean in 15 - The Shift Plan Summary
Lean in 15 - The Shift Plan
15 Minute Meals and Workouts to Keep You Lean and Healthy
by Joe Wicks 2015 220 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Cookbooks
Cooking
Health
Bigger Leaner Stronger Summary
Bigger Leaner Stronger
The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body
by Michael Matthews 2019 437 pages
4.22
9k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Self Help
The Oxygen Advantage Summary
The Oxygen Advantage
Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster and Fitter: Improve Your Health and Fitness with Efficient Breathing Techniques
by Patrick McKeown 2016 368 pages
4.02
4k+ ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
The One-Minute Workout Summary
The One-Minute Workout
Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That's Smarter, Faster, Shorter
by Martin Gibala 2017 272 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Science
The Barbell Prescription Summary
The Barbell Prescription
Strength Training for Life After 40
by Jonathon M. Sullivan 2016 384 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Reference
Own the Day, Own Your Life Summary
Own the Day, Own Your Life
Optimized Practices for Waking, Working, Learning, Eating, Training, Playing, Sleeping, and Sex
by Aubrey Marcus 2018 448 pages
3.93
7k+ ratings
Self Help
Health
Personal Development
Lies My Doctor Told Me Summary
Lies My Doctor Told Me
Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health
by Ken D. Berry 2017 198 pages
4.4
2k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Medical
The Fitness Mindset Summary
The Fitness Mindset
Eat for energy, Train for tension, Manage your mindset, Reap the results
by Brian Keane 2017 186 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Self Help
Fitness Independence Summary
Fitness Independence
Escape the Fads and Be Fit Your Way
by Matt Schifferle 2016 178 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Sports
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