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Stretching Summary
Stretching
by Bob Anderson 1975 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 287 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 2000 571 pages
3.72
36k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Fitness
New Atkins for a New You Summary
New Atkins for a New You
The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great.
by Eric C. Westman 2010 352 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
Diets
Health
Food
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
4.03
1k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Science
Master Your Metabolism Summary
Master Your Metabolism
The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!
by Jillian Michaels 2009 277 pages
3.70
4k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Fitness
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 2008 312 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Science
Starting Strength Summary
Starting Strength
Basic Barbell Training
by Mark Rippetoe 2005 320 pages
4.44
10k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Sports
The Life Plan Summary
The Life Plan
How Any Man Can Achieve Lasting Health, Great Sex, and a Stronger, Leaner Body
by Jeffry S. Life 2011 352 pages
3.61
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
The Science of Yoga Summary
The Science of Yoga
The Risks and the Rewards
by William J. Broad 2012 298 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 208 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
Health
Spirituality
The First 20 Minutes Summary
The First 20 Minutes
Surprising Science Reveals How We Can: Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer
by Gretchen Reynolds 2012 288 pages
3.80
4k+ ratings
Health
Science
Fitness
The Anatomy of Stretching Summary
The Anatomy of Stretching
by Brad Walker 2007 176 pages
4.20
500+ 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
3.98
500+ ratings
Self Help
Sports
Psychology
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
3.62
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
3.51
500+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
The Triathlete's Training Bible Summary
The Triathlete's Training Bible
by Joe Friel 1998 320 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Health
The Sports Gene Summary
The Sports Gene
Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
by David Epstein 2013 338 pages
4.20
16k+ 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 400 pages
4.02
25k+ 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
The Rock Warrior's Way Summary
The Rock Warrior's Way
Mental Training for Climbers
by Arno Ilgner 2003 176 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
Climbing
Outdoors
Philosophy
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 370 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
50/50 Summary
50/50
Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days โ€” and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance!
by Dean Karnazes 2008 304 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Memoir
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle Summary
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle
by Tom Venuto 2003 337 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Nutrition
Daniels' Running Formula Summary
Daniels' Running Formula
by Jack Daniels 1998 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
3.90
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 353 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Health
Martial Arts
Reference
The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer Summary
The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer
by David A. Whitsett 1998 288 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Sports
The Body Book Summary
The Body Book
The Law of Hunger, the Science of Strength, and Other Ways to Love Your Amazing Body - Cameron Diaz
by Cameron Dรญaz 2013 288 pages
3.75
8k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Fitness
Practical Programming for Strength Training Summary
Practical Programming for Strength Training
by Mark Rippetoe 2006 282 pages
4.33
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 360 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Self Help
Treat Your Own Knees Summary
Treat Your Own Knees
Simple Exercises to Build Strength, Flexibility, Responsiveness and Endurance
by Jim Johnson 2003 116 pages
3.98
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Medicine
Yin Yoga Summary
Yin Yoga
Outline of a Quiet Practice
by Paul Grilley 2002 118 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Spirituality
Good Calories, Bad Calories Summary
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease
by Gary Taubes 2004 601 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Protein Power Summary
Protein Power
The High-Protein/Low-Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your Health โ€” in Just Weeks!
by Michael R. Eades 1996 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 204 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 2013 337 pages
3.85
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 272 pages
3.94
6k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Health
The Ultra Mindset Summary
The Ultra Mindset
by Travis Macy 2015 288 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Sports
Personal Development
Psychology
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 Long-term Healthโ€”Using the Science and Secrets of Breath Control, Cold-Training and Commitment
by Wim Hof 2015 188 pages
3.71
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Personal Development
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 224 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
Stretching to Stay Young Summary
Stretching to Stay Young
Simple Workouts to Keep You Flexible, Energized, and Pain Free
by Jessica Matthews 2016 212 pages
4.05
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer Summary
The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer
The Art, Science and Philosophy of a Bodybuilding Legend
by John Little 2005 184 pages
4.28
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 2009 279 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
3.75
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Food
Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness Summary
Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness
by Robert Cheeke 2010 317 pages
3.49
100+ ratings
Vegan
Nutrition
Food
Women & The Weight Loss Tamasha Summary
Women & The Weight Loss Tamasha
by Rujuta Diwekar 2011 402 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
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