Joe X: Rethinking Physical Fitness for Adults Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm a physical thearapist and amature athlete, so I take fitness seriously. This book is brilliant on multiple levels, but also so outside the box I'm surprised the publisher had the courage to print it. It breaks all the rules... and I'm very glad it does. Many more words than pictures. Mostly a story, not a cook-book. Zero self-aggrandizement. Hardcover, no color, rather retro. Most fitness books today differ only on the margins. Any one of them is about as useful as the other if it gets you out of your chair and into the gym or on the road. It's cookie-cutter books, just like cookie-cutter movies and cookie-cutter TV shows. As for the needs of society, they add little new to the discussion except for maybe the fitness purist. They don't actually move the needle. Joe X is the first book I've seen in a long time that actually has the potential of benefitting the larger population, not just the purist. How? By addressing head-on the real hurdle that other books conveniently sidestep: the mental side of fitness. Other books tell you how to get in shape, and they usually emphasize how fast their method works. Fine. What about being physically fit for 5 years, 25 years, 85 years? The early Yogis, Friedrich von Schiller, and Joeseph Pilates were all correct (you'll have to read the book's preface - it's great): "it is the mind itself that builds the body." This is the stuff that Joe X addresses, not with psycho-babble but with a simple and smooth writing style that concludes with a workout routine that takes into account how our minds work. If you are of the Gameboy generation and want to save time you can jump right to the conclusion if you like, but you'll be missing a lot. The book is written to be read, maybe several times, and absorbed.

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This will undoubtedly be the most surprising and unusual book you have ever read on the subject of physical fitness. It will challenge your assumptions and turn your thinking upside down. The book begins with a concise review of humanity's five thousand year quest for health, fitness, and longevity. With the benefit of this perspective, what have been our true best practices? (Hint: proper breathing, form, and range of motion are important; gallons of sweat are not). It ends by detailing an eminently practical and low-impact exercise routine for people of all ages and fitness levels. In between is an entertaining, often humorous, occasionally tragic 'fitness fable' that readers will quickly identify with, particularly baby-boomers. Refreshingly absent are the mind numbing case histories, lame before-and-after photos, product line pitches, and self-promotion that fill so much of the genre.The dominant theme is that physical fitness is a mental challenge, not a physical challenge. The leveraging of the psychological aspect of life-long fitness is what especially sets Joe X apart from the rest of the field. Joe X is a fast, enjoyable read, packed with both timeless wisdom and poignant advice. Its content can be put to practice immediately. A gem of a book, you'll want to share it with loved ones, friends, and colleagues.