{"product_id":"working-out-by-charles-hix","title":"Working Out by Charles Hix","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease year: \u003c\/b\u003e1983\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages: \u003c\/b\u003e224 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e11.2 x 8.6 x 0.7 in (28.5 x 22 x 1.8 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eSimon and Schuster, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eGood(vintage),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003elight wear, s\u003cspan\u003elightly tanned around the pages. T\u003c\/span\u003ehere are a few tears on the dust jacket cover, as shown in the product photos. The dust jacket cover is protected with an Archival Polyester Sleeve(Mylar)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1983, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking Out \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Charles Hix, with photographs by Ken Haak, was originally released as The Total Shape-Up Guide for Men. Hix, once a grooming columnist for GQ and Playboy, presented a fitness and lifestyle manual that promised advice on exercise, nutrition, and achieving the ideal physique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat made the book memorable, however, wasn't the workout routines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaak's striking black-and-white photographs transformed an ordinary fitness guide into something far more evocative. Drawing on the visual language of classic physique magazines, his images celebrate the male body with a quiet sensuality that resonated with many gay readers at a time when queer representation was still limited in mainstream publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the years, Working Out became a cult favorite, remembered not only with nostalgia but also for its lasting influence on artists and photographers. New York-based artist Aaron Krach even created an artist book inspired by Working Out, a testament to its enduring place in queer visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it remains one of the most distinctive examples of 1980s male beauty culture—part fitness manual, part visual time capsule, and a book that continues to inspire new generations of artists and collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"10 BOOKS 10 COLORS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71818458398742,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/4095\/3366\/files\/workingout01.jpg?v=1784865841","url":"https:\/\/10books10colors.com\/products\/working-out-by-charles-hix","provider":"10 BOOKS 10 COLORS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}