Be Fit or Be Damned! - Paperback

by Peter J. Masters (Introduction by), Percy Wells Cerutty (Author)

Want to learn how to achieve optimal fitness from a top coach? This is the long-awaited reprint of the highly-acclaimed book 'Be Fit Or Be Damned ' by Percy Cerutty, world renowned coach to Australia's greatest athlete, Herb Elliott, whom he trained to win the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the Rome Olympics in 1960 by a margin that has never been equalled.First published in 1967, this book encapsulates Percy Cerutty's philosophies of living healthily to a ripe old age, being vital and fit and enjoying every minute of being alive. Cerutty outlines his practical ideas for achieving and enjoying a long healthy life. He was a revolutionary in many ways and a man dedicated to his task of improving the science of athletics and translating that knowledge beyond the champion athletes he trained to the average person whose aim is to be fit, active and healthy throughout life.For the first time since 1967, readers now have a chance to learn and apply the lessons from one of the greatest athletic coaches Australia has ever produced.

Author Biography

Percy Cerutty was the world renowned coach to Australia's greatest athlete, Herb Elliott, whom he trained to win the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the Rome Olympics in 1960 by a margin that has never been equalled. Percy Cerutty was a man who was far ahead of his time in his thinking on diet and exercise. His ideas were at first derided by the establishment but he was never dismayed or deterred by criticism. His ideas are are relevant today as they were back in the 1960s. His books are worth reading to allow us to strip back to the essentials of life. His philosophies were not based on fads; they were based on the science of exercise and his studies of the human condition.