The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body

‘Incredible individual | incredible book | incredible story.’ CHRIS HEMSWORTH‘A hero who is as humble as he is resilient… testament to a “never give up” spirit!’ BEAR GRYLLS‘From reading this book | the message that comes shining through is this: you can achieve anything.’ ANT MIDDLETONBestselling author and award-winning adventurer Ross Edgley has been studying the art of resilience for years | applying all he has learned to become the first person in history to swim around Great Britain | breaking multiple world records. Now Ross focuses on mental strength | stoicism and the training needed to create an unbreakable body.Ross Edgley famously ran a marathon pulling a 1.4-tonne car and climbed a rope the height of Everest (8 |848m) | after living with Yamabushi warrior monks in Japan and partaking in Shamanic pain rituals with fire ants in the Amazon jungle. On his epic 1 |780-mile journey around Great Britain | which lasted 157 days | Ross swam through giant jellyfish | arctic storms | ‘haunted’ whirlpools and polluted shipping lanes | going so hard | and so fast | his tongue fell apart.Ross’s previous book | The World’s Fittest Book | was a Sunday Times bestseller and explored the science of physical fitness. Now | in The Art of Resilience | Ross uses his swim experience and other amazing endurance feats | where he managed to overcome seemingly insurmountable pain | hardship and adversity | to study the performance of extreme athletes | military and fitness specialists and psychologists to uncover the secrets of mental fitness and explore the concept of resilience | persistence | valour and a disciplined mindset in overcoming adversity. This ground-breaking book represents a paradigm shift in what we thought the human body and mind were capable of and will give you a blueprint to become a tougher | more resilient and ultimately better human – whatever the challenge you face.