'Drop Dead Healthy': 8 of A.J. Jacob's unusual get-fit regimens

For his book 'The Know-It-All,' writer A.J. Jacobs read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica.?In 'The Year of Living Biblically,' Jacobs tried out every rule in the Bible ? even the more unusual ones. For 'Drop Dead Healthy,' Jacobs, driven by a desire to become as physically fit as possible, consulted experts and made a 70-page list of strategies he was going to try. Here are 8 of the more unusual strategies he tested in his quest for perfect fitness.

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