1932
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.