Editing Jim Fixx (section)

==Legacy==
''Maximum Sports Performance'', a book by Fixx published posthumously, discusses the physical and psychological benefits of running and other sports, including increased self-esteem, acquiring a [[Neurobiological effects of physical exercise|"high" from running]], and being able to cope better with pressure and tension.

A carved granite monument—a book with an inscription to Jim Fixx from the people of Northeast [[Scotland]]—now stands in [[Hardwick Memorial Park]] in [[Hardwick, Vermont]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://philip.greenspun.com/images/pcd4554/hardwick-fixx-memorial-49|title=hardwick-fixx-memorial-49|website=philip.greenspun.com}}</ref>

Comedian [[Bill Hicks]] frequently made Fixx the subject of a stand-up routine, humorously suggesting that Fixx's death while jogging should be an argument against exercise (Hicks was a heavy smoker for many years like Fixx, and died from [[pancreatic cancer]] aged only 32). 
Portions of that routine were alleged to have been plagiarized by [[Denis Leary]].<ref>{{Cite book| first=Cynthia| last=True| title=American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story| year=2002| publisher=Harper Paperbacks| isbn=0-380-80377-1| url=https://archive.org/details/americanscreambi00true |page=196}}</ref> Australian band [[The Fauves (group)|The Fauves]] referenced Hicks' material in the song "I'm Jim Fixx and I'm Dead Now", on their 2006 album ''[[Nervous Flashlights]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/the-fauves/2006/08/11/1154803061274.html | title = The Fauves | last = Palathingal | first = George | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | publisher = [[Fairfax Media]] | date = 11 August 2006 | accessdate = 25 January 2018 }}</ref>