{"product_id":"why-the-pain-whats-the-gain-the-quest-for-extreme-fitness-by-daniel-kunitz","title":"Why the Pain, What's the Gain?: The quest for extreme fitness by Daniel Kunitz","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eWhy the Pain, What's the Gain?: The quest for extreme fitness \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eby Daniel Kunitz \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eHardcover – 22 June 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy the Pain, What's the Gain? - The quest for extreme fitness tells the story of how people have turned away from brand-named gyms, and Arnie-style iron-pumping just for the sake of it, to extreme fitness events, which hark back to the original conception of the Olympics of the amateur athlete.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEither you are one of those people who signs up for Tough Mudder\/Cross-Fit - the weekend pursuit over concrete obstacle courses, through barbed wire, electrical cables and six feet of mud - or you're not. Tens of thousands of people in the Australia take part in these events every year and it has quickly overtaken marathon running, and gym training as THE mass-participation event that people of all abilities aspire to take part in. You have to be quick though as events sell out within hours.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDANIEL KUNITZ is the Editor-in-Chief of Modern Painters, former editor of The Paris Review and Details, and a contributor to Vanity Fair, Harper's and New York Magazine. He is also an exercise fanatic who spends his weekends competing in grueling fitness challenges. He lives in New York.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Aurum Press (22 June 2016)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1781312923\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781781312926\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 28.4 x 3.4 x 14.7 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"1000 Things Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50846602101057,"sku":"93-T9DF-AL24","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1206\/9004\/files\/256132340617-0.jpg?v=1758765320","url":"https:\/\/1000things.com.au\/zh\/products\/why-the-pain-whats-the-gain-the-quest-for-extreme-fitness-by-daniel-kunitz","provider":"1000 Things Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}