McKenzie, Shelly.

Getting physical : the rise of fitness culture in America / Shelly McKenzie. - viii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Culture America .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-248) and index.

Fitness in American culture -- "Fitness begins in the high chair:" exercise in the Cold War -- "Your honeymoon figure:" women's weight reduction and exercise in the 1960s -- The heart of the man in the gray flannel suit: men's exercise promotion and the cardiac crisis -- Run for you life: jogging in the 1960s and 1970s -- Temples of the body: health clubs and 1980s fitness culture -- The future of fitness.

9780700619061 (cloth : alk. paper) 0700619062 (cloth : alk. paper)

2012049235


Physical fitness--History.--United States
Exercise--History.--United States

GV510.U5 / M45 2013

613.7