Don't Count Yourself Out by Jimmy Connors & Neil Gordon & M.D. & Ph.D. & Catherine McEvily Harris

Don't Count Yourself Out (Jimmy Connors Fitness Guide, Pan Books 1993)

A Tennis Champion's Daily Exercise Programme for Staying Active Well Beyond Thirty-Five

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Don't Count Yourself Out: Staying Fit After 35
• Authors: Jimmy Connors & Neil Gordon & M.D. & Ph.D. & Catherine McEvily Harris
• Publisher: Pan Books, London
• Publication Date: 1993
• ISBN-13: 9780330329354
• ISBN-10: 0330329359
• Edition Details: Pan Books paperback edition, 1993. First published in 1992 by Hyperion, New York.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated paperback (Pan Books), perfect bound, with a colour photograph of a tennis player on the front cover.
• Physical Format: Medium softcover, 248 pages. Illustrated with weekly exercise charts.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Good (G)
• Exterior / Wraps: The illustrated wrappers are intact but show visible creasing and light wear along the spine and edges. A small mark or stain sits on the lower front cover. The cream spine is legible and the corners are slightly rubbed.
• Interior: The pages are toned cream and the text block edges are tanned. The binding appears sound, though the page curvature shows the book has been opened and read. A small brown mark is visible at the lower right edge of the title page.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Don't Count Yourself Out presents the fitness programme tennis champion Jimmy Connors developed with Neil Gordon, M.D., of the Kenneth Cooper Aerobics Center, designed to keep him at the top of the tennis world. This Pan Books paperback appeared in 1993, following the original Hyperion publication in New York in 1992.

The method centres on perceived exertion and steady endurance rather than strenuous training. Two sixteen-week programmes, one for the novice and one for the more advanced reader, combine aerobic activity, weight-resistance training and stretching. Each activity earns points according to the calories burned.

A period fitness guide of the early 1990s, it will appeal to collectors of tennis literature and of sporting personalities' books, as a used collectible copy.

Author Profile: Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors (born 2 September 1952) is an American former professional tennis player who later became a commentator, coach and author. During his career he won 109 singles championships.

His other books include How to Play Tougher Tennis (1986, written with Robert J. LaMarche) and the memoir The Outsider (2013). His co-author here, Neil Gordon, M.D., is associated with the Kenneth Cooper Aerobics Center and has written on exercise programmes for cardiac rehabilitation, stroke and breathing disorders.

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