Run for your life
"The first running book by a world's leading pioneering running doctor and athlete, creator of the Air Force's Efficient Running program--the result of more than three decades of study, practice, and science that shows us in clearly illustrated and accessible text how easy it is to ru...
| Main Authors: | Cucuzzella, Mark (Author), Coburn, Broughton, 1951- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Before the starting line
- Our bodies are older than we think
- Stand up and breathe
- Walk before you run
- The world is flat if you're a foot
- The springs that move us
- Part II. The body in motion
- The elements of style
- The engine that runs us: building endurance
- Move more and "exercise" less
- Eating to go the distance: nutrition and health
- What's for dinner: setting your meal course
- Recovery IS the training
- Running a marathon
- The runner's high: the mind of a winner
- Outsmart injuries with prevention
- Part III. Running is for everyone
- Women are pulling away from the pack
- Young at heart
- Healthy at any age
- The nature cure
- Running in place: the health of our communities
- Appendices. Web resources ; Drills for a lifetime ; Training plans for a 5K, a half marathon, and a marathon ; A selection of books on running and healthy living ; The ten essential elements of healthy running.