Bonnie Tsui

'A truly moving ode to the tissues that move us' Ed Yong, bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain Multitudes'You're about to learn more about yourself and your world than you could ever imagine' Christopher McDougall, bestselling author of Born to RunJoin athlete and bestselling author of Why We Swim, Bonnie Tsui, as she jumps headfirst into the intriguing world of muscle. Through the five angles of strength, form, action, flexibility and endurance, Tsui blends cutting edge research with remarkable human stories to explore the importance of muscle in both our physical and mental health. From weightlifting in the Scottish Highlands to a 50-mile run in the Nevada desert, Tsui's globe-trotting journey of discovery reveals how muscle moves us through the world, promotes longevity and most importantly makes the impossible feel possible. On Muscle is your guide to unlocking the immense potential of your body.

''Remarkable . . . A singular book about the true meanings of strength and flexibility, about our ability to define who we are and who we might be'' Ed Yong, New York Times bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain MultitudesFrom the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle that will change the way you think about how we move and why it matters.Cardiac, smooth, skeletal-these three different types of muscle in our bodies make our hearts beat; push food through our intestines, blood through our vessels, attach to our bones and help us move. Individually, they do different things. Collectively, they drive us through our days.Join athlete and writer Bonnie Tsui as she jumps headfirst into the intriguing world of muscle from the five angles of strength, form, action, flexibility and endurance. Tsui introduces us to the first female weightlifter to pick up the famed Scottish Dinnie Stones, then takes us on a 50-mile run through the Nevada desert that follows the path of escape from a Native boarding school, giving the concept of endurance new meaning. She travels to Oslo, where cutting-edge research reveals how muscles help us bounce back after injury and illness, an important aspect of longevity. She jumps into the action with a historic Double Dutch club in Washington, D.C., to explain anew what Charles Darwin meant by the brain-body connection.On Muscle is a powerful reminder that using our muscles promote longevity, joy, and, most important, the feeling that we can do anything.

ZADRŽTE DYCH A OBJAVTE JEDINEČNÝ POHĽAD NA PLÁVANIE A ĽUDSKÉ SPRÁVANIE My ľudia sme sa na rozdiel od zvierat nenarodili ako skúsení plavci, techniku plávania sa musíme učiť. Kedysi dávno sa ju naši predkovia naučili preto, aby prežili. Dnes však patrí plávanie medzi najobľúbenejšie športové aktivity na svete. Kniha Prečo plávame, ktorú práve držíte v rukách, je o tých z nás, ktorí sa oddávajú plávaniu v teplejších, ale aj v mrazivých vodách a riekach plných rôznych nástrah v snahe otestovať svoje limity. Vodu si vychutnávajú pre potešenie, zdravie aj tréning celého tela. Na nasledujúcich stránkach nájdete ohromujúce príbehy olympijských šampiónov, bagdadského plaveckého klubu, ktorý sa stretáva v bazéne paláca Saddáma Husajna, rozprávanie o súčasných japonských plavcoch - samurajoch, a dokonca aj neuveriteľnú historku islandského rybára, ktorý po stroskotaní lode ako zázrakom prežil mrazivé šesťhodinové plávanie v ľadovej vode. Autorka Bonnie Tsui sa snaží prísť na to, čím nás voda tak neuveriteľne zvádza a ako je možné, že aj napriek jej nebezpečenstvu sa do nej stále s obrovským nadšením vrháme.

'A jewel of a book, a paean to the wonders of water and our place within it' James Nestor, bestselling of author of Breath 'Glorious' The New York Times Take a dive into the deep and discover what it is about water that seduces us, heals us and brings us together. Join writer and swimming Bonnie Tsui as she explores the unique skill of swimming from the five angles of survival, wellbeing, community, competition and flow. Propelled by stories of polar swim champions, a Baghdad swim club, Olympian athletes and modern-day samurai swimmers, Why We Swim takes us around the globe in a remarkable, all-encompassing account of the world of swimming. This is a joyous meditation on our innate connection to water and a true celebration of the wonders of swimming.