The Athlete's Way: Training Your Mind and Body to Experience the Joy of Exercise

Christopher Bergland

Aug 2010 · Sold by St. Martin's Press

About this ebook

"The Athlete's Way is amazingly informative and complete with a program to get and keep you off the couch. Bravo, for another exercising zealot who has written a book that should be read on your elliptical or stationary bike. He pushed me to go farther on a sleepy Sunday."
- John J. Ratey, M.D., author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science in Exercise and the Brain, and co-author of Driven to Distraction

Ratings and reviews

I thoroughly LOVED this book. I am an avid runner who runs for 0% aesthetic and 100% to feel better. I also am obsessed with reading about neurochemicals and neurotransmitters and how exercise affects those and how those effect everything from how we feel to how we behave etc. I was not disappointed with his knowledge and descriptions of those things going on in the brain when you run! I'm pretty well educated on serotonin and GABA and cortisol and epinephrine etc. but had NO IDEA about endocannibinoids and how those can help me win the battle with my anxiety. also, there are a smattering of quotes that the author likes that he inserts in the book at times where it relates with the content. and I loved them! the author is extremely PASSIONATE about running and he brings that passion to every chapter in this book. it was beautiful. the only thing I regret is not buying the hard copy to keep On my shelf and share with others

About the author

Christopher Bergland is a Manhattan-based world-class endurance athlete. He holds a Guiness World Record for treadmill running (153.76 miles in 24 hours) and has won the longest nonstop triathalon in the world three times. He completed The Triple Ironman, a 7.2 mile swim, 336-mile bike, followed by a 78.6-mile run (done consecutively) in a record breaking time of 38 hours and 46 minutes. He directs the triathalon program at Chelsea Piers and has been sponsered by Kiehl's since 1996. He has been featured in dozens of TV, magazine, and newspaper articles including CNN, PBS, ABC, CBS, Fox, Men's Journal, ESPN magazine, and the L.A. Times. He currently runs a Speciality Sporting goods shop in New York City called "JackRabbit Sports."