''I was riveted by Sweat and its extraordinary tale of the ups and downs of exercise over millennia'' Jane Fonda-Does what all good history books should do: take the past and make it vastly more human- The Times_________________________From the author of Insomniac City ''who can tackle just about any subject in book form, and make you glad he did'' (San Francisco Chronicle): a cultural, scientific, literary, and personal history of exerciseExercise is our modern obsession, and we have the fancy workout gear and fads to prove it. Exercise - a form of physical activity distinct from sports, play, or athletics - was an ancient obsession, too, but as a chapter in human history, it''s been largely overlooked. In Sweat, Bill Hayes runs, jogs, swims, spins, walks, bikes, boxes, lifts, sweats, and downward-dogs his way through the origins of different forms of exercise, chronicling how they have evolved over time, and dissec
