William S. Kroger (1906–1995)

Beside a great title and catchphrase (Work Out With Conviction!; also a catchy subtitle: How to get a Hard Body Without Doing Hard Time) Felon Fitness is a bonafide exercise guide. The premise is an exercise program created by prisoners that doesn’t require much equipment or free weights – for obvious reasons.

Strength, endurance, range of motion and weight loss can all be achieved through these mostly body-weight exercises, although there is a primer on how to make “prison dumbbells” using magazines and strips of cloth.

This is a viable exercise book for anyone with limited space or access to weights and equipment.… (meer)