Natural Born Heroes
by Christopher McDougall
McDougall weaves the Cretan resistance's kidnapping of a German general with natural movement, fascia, fat-fueled endurance and parkour. Rambling and fun; the history is better than the fitness science.
Read it if…
you loved Born to Run and want another adventure.
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Skip it if…
you want a training plan.
Try instead: The Sports Gene →
Three things you will actually use
- Fitness for usefulness, not appearance.
- Natural movement.
- Heroism is skill plus readiness.
Do this first
Read the Crete chapters.
Our verdict
Adventure with a fitness thread.
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