In this fascinating book based soundly in medical science Mike Stroud
- of BBC Televisions The Challenge & SAS: Are You Tough Enough?
- sets out the genetics diet & exercise that enable humans to perform at their peak. Dr Stroud
- polar explorer practising hospital physician & a former adviser to the Ministry of Defence
- analyses individual feats of survival & athletic prowess that illustrate the way the body functions at its best. He dissects his own challenging experiences of crossing Antarctica with Ranulph Fiennes running marathons in the Sahara & participating in gruelling cross-country endurance races in the United States & gives some tips on how to stay fit for life for those of us who find walking the dog & endurance challenge... This revised edition
Includes:: the story of Dr Stroud & Sir Ranulph Fiennes incredible 2003 global marathon challenge
- seven marathons on seven continents in seven days
- in aid of the British Heart Foundation.