Alex Hutchinson on Endurance
Explore the science of pushing limits
What you'll learn: Alex Hutchinson on Endurance — a 30-minute next big idea club course on Sonder.courses.
Where does endurance come from, and can we increase it to perform beyond our limits? Those are the questions Olympic-class runner turned award-winning journalist Alex Hutchinson tackles in his book Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. Examining extraordinary feats of endurance, Hutchinson determines that limits aren’t as rigid as they seem—and we can push beyond perceived performance barriers. In this course, you’ll learn why limits are an illusion and how to stretch through yours with techniques from Hutchinson’s book.
What you'll explore
- A focused, beautifully crafted lesson — 30 minutes or less
- One illuminating idea explored from multiple angles
- Works on any device — phone, tablet, or desktop
- Part of the full Sonder library of 200+ courses
- All courses are taught in English
- Certificate of Completion included with every course
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