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ISBN: 9781925321999
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Pages: 272
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What are our bodies really capable of?
We like to sit in air-conditioned comfort, yet each year millions of ordinary people train in CrossFit boxes, compete in Tough Mudders, and challenge themselves in Spartan races. They are connecting with their environment and, whether they realise it or not, unlocking their hidden evolutionary potential.
No one exemplifies this better than Wim Hof, whose remarkable ability to control his body temperature in extreme cold has sparked a whirlwind of scientific study. Through him, we are just beginning to understand how cold adaptation might combat autoimmune diseases and chronic pain - and possibly even reverse the development of one of our greatest killers- diabetes.
Award-winning journalist Scott Carney investigates the astonishing and sometimes dangerous world of body transformation. He reveals techniques you can try at home, but his own journey culminates in a record-bending, 28-hour climb to the snowy peak of Mt Kilimanjaro - wearing nothing but a pair of shorts and running shoes.
'Damn fun and extremely well-researched, What Doesn't Kill Us is a great addition to the canon of high performance literature!'
-Steven Kotler, New York Times bestselling author of Abundance and The Rise of Superman
'When it's cold outside, do you turn the heating up? Do you always put a coat on before going out? Do you think your comfortable life is good for you? If so, you have to read Scott Carney's What Doesn't Kill Us. Through some great stories ? which often involve Carney trudging through snow without much on ? and some serious research, he shows us how to escape the bland, shuffling gait of our centrally-h
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ISBN: 9781925321999
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Pages: 272
Description:
What are our bodies really capable of?
We like to sit in air-conditioned comfort, yet each year millions of ordinary people train in CrossFit boxes, compete in Tough Mudders, and challenge themselves in Spartan races. They are connecting with their environment and, whether they realise it or not, unlocking their hidden evolutionary potential.
No one exemplifies this better than Wim Hof, whose remarkable ability to control his body temperature in extreme cold has sparked a whirlwind of scientific study. Through him, we are just beginning to understand how cold adaptation might combat autoimmune diseases and chronic pain - and possibly even reverse the development of one of our greatest killers- diabetes.
Award-winning journalist Scott Carney investigates the astonishing and sometimes dangerous world of body transformation. He reveals techniques you can try at home, but his own journey culminates in a record-bending, 28-hour climb to the snowy peak of Mt Kilimanjaro - wearing nothing but a pair of shorts and running shoes.
'Damn fun and extremely well-researched, What Doesn't Kill Us is a great addition to the canon of high performance literature!'
-Steven Kotler, New York Times bestselling author of Abundance and The Rise of Superman
'When it's cold outside, do you turn the heating up? Do you always put a coat on before going out? Do you think your comfortable life is good for you? If so, you have to read Scott Carney's What Doesn't Kill Us. Through some great stories ? which often involve Carney trudging through snow without much on ? and some serious research, he shows us how to escape the bland, shuffling gait of our centrally-h
This product has FREE shipping however combined shipping for other products is not available with this item. Please allow up to 10 days for shipping.
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