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2) Pliability for runners: the breakthrough method to stay injury-free, get stronger, and run faster
Author
Publisher
Hatherleigh Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A breakthrough book that redefines running performance and injury prevention. Pliability is the key to running injury free and outperforming the competition. Each year there are 50-60 million people in the US that run regularly, with over 50% of them suffering a running injury. Pliability (the loosening, softening and relaxing of muscles) is in the midst of a major 'movement' in the realm of professional sports, physical therapy and health/fitness...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The definitive guide to injury-free running, racing, and marathoning, from top sports medicine specialist Vijay Vad, The New Rules of Running illustrates proper technique, shows step-by-step exercises, and explains how to prevent and treat the most common running injuries to keep you running healthily and happily for life"--
Author
Publisher
Fair Winds Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Healthy Running Step by Step will help runners of all ages and abilities understand why running injuries occur, how to prevent them, and how to speed up recovery. Injuries plague the majority of runners, wrecking training plans and cutting running careers short by decades, but they are not inevitable.
Author
Publisher
Fair Winds Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Barefoot running has garnered lots of attention due to the mega-bestseller Born to Run while products like the Vibram(r) FiveFinger Shoes have tripled in sales and top athletic companies like Nike(r) and Adidas(r) are declaring barefoot running the next big thing. However, barefoot running involves more than simply taking off your shoes and hitting the track and Barefoot Running Step by Step teaches runners how to train their feet and body to run...
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Un completo libro de running con entrenamientos y ejercicios a medida, consejos y explicaciones sobre la fisiología y biomecánica de la carrera para optimizar la velocidad, fuerza y rendimiento y protegerse de las lesiones. Un manual imprescindible para runners profesionales o principiantes" --
"Science of Running answers all your running-related questions, from what's going on in your lungs during a sprint to the science behind the legendary...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
"For any runner who loves hitting the pavement and conquering half-, full-, and ultra-marathons, getting injured is a terrifying, and often heartbreaking, setback. Yet, almost three-quarters of long distance runners will suffer from a serious injury several times in their athletic career. Although it may be impossible to completely avoid injury, The Long Distance Runner's Guide to Injury Prevention and Treatment is a vital source to help those who...
Author
Publisher
Lifelong Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In her first book, popular runner blogger Amanda Brooks lays out the path to finding greater fulfillment in running for those who consider themselves "middle of the pack runners" -- they're not trying to win Boston (or even qualify for Boston); they just want to get strong and stay injury-free so they can continue to enjoy running. Run to the Finish is not your typical running book. While it is filled with useful strategic training advice throughout,...
Author
Publisher
VeloPress
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In Jay Dicharry's Running Rewired: Reinvent Your Run for Stability, Strength, and Speed, America's leading endurance sports physical therapist and running coach lays out a program for runners to become stronger, faster, and more durable. Dicharry distills cutting-edge biomechanical research into simple workouts any runner can slot into their existing training program and begin seeing real results in about six weeks. Through his work at REP Lab and...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"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 run efficiently and injury-free, whether you're in your 20s, 60s or 70s; for beginning runners and experienced marathoners. In Run for Your Life, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella explains...
Author
Publisher
Finch Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Distorted body image is a growing concern amongst women in educated, often affluent communities, fuelled by a public obsession with the perfect body and a skewed definition of what it means to look fit, healthy and/or beautiful. Sometimes that distortion result in obviously unhealthy behaviour, but, disturbingly, it can also manifest as an over-zealous focus on health and fitness. Fit not Healthy is the story of how one woman's determination to be...
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