Teresa Nordheim

Teresa Nordheim

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As you have probably gathered by now my name is Teresa Nordheim. I was born and raised in Washington state. My supportive husband Andre, daughters Cindi, Katerina, and I live in a beautiful Puyallup, Washington.

From the time I could pick up a pencil, I was drawing. It didn't matter if it was a squiggly line, horses running or silly cartoon people. I fell in love with drawing.

As time passed I wanted my drawings to come to life. So I started writing. I fell in love with writing. I can remember sitting on the steps of my grandparent's home with paper and pencil. I was working on my trillionth drawing of a horse when my Grandpa approached me.

He said, "If you keep practicing, you will succeed." I took those words to heart and followed my dream. Apart from my family, writing and illustrating children's books is my greatest passion.

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

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<p><b>The absorbing, definitive account of CrossFit's origins, its explosive grassroots growth, and its emergence as a global phenomenon.</b><br /> <br />One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, <i>Learning to Breathe Fire </i>combines vivid sports writing with a thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human. In the book, veteran journalist J.C. Herz explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die. <br /> <br />The story traces CrossFit’s rise, from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes. Especially riveting is Herz’s description of The CrossFit Games, which begin as an informal throw-down on a California ranch and evolve into a televised global proving ground for the fittest men and women on Earth, as well as hundreds of thousands of lesser mortals. <br /> <br />In her portrayal of the sport's star athletes, its passionate coaches and its “chief armorer,” Rogue Fitness, Herz powerfully evokes the uniqueness of a fitness culture that  cultivates primal fierceness in average people. And in the shared ordeal of an all-consuming workout, she unearths the ritual intensity that's been with us since humans invented sports, showing us how, on a deep level, we're all tribal hunters and first responders, waiting for the signal to go all-out. </p>

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