1932
Jim Fixx, American runner and author (died 1984)
Jim Fixx, American runner and author (died 1984)
Jim Fixx, American runner and author (died 1984)
Jim Fixx
American fitness advocate and author (1932–1984)
- Born
- 1932
James Fuller Fixx was an American who wrote the 1977 best-selling book The Complete Book of Running; he is credited with helping start America's fitness revolution by popularizing the sport of running and demonstrating the health benefits of regular jogging. Fixx died of a heart attack while jogging at 52 years of age; his genetic predisposition for heart problems and other previous lifestyle factors may have caused his heart attack.