Runner's World The Runner's Body (eBook)

Jonathan Dugas, Matt Fitzgerald, Editors of Runner's World Maga, Ross Tucker (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009
288 Seiten
Rodale (Verlag)
978-1-60529-492-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Every day scientists learn more about how the body adapts to the stress of runningand how various body systems contribute to running performance. Leading the charge is a fresh generation of brilliant young exercise physiologists including Ross Tucker and Jonathan Dugas, whose work has demolished many long-standing beliefs about running. Now Tucker and Dugas, whose blog, Science of Sport, has already created a devoted readership, join with esteemed fitness author Matt Fitzgerald to provide a captivating tour of the human body from the runner's perspective. Focusing on how runners at all levels can improve their health and performance, Runner's World The Runner's Body offers in a friendly, accessible tone, the newest, most surprising, and most helpful scientific discoveries about every aspect of the sportfrom how best to nourish the runner's body to safe and legal ways to increase oxygen delivery to the muscles. Full of surprising facts, practical sidebars, and graphical elements, The Runner's Body is a must-have resource for anyone who wants to become a betterand healthierrunner.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.5.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Leichtathletik / Turnen
• ISBN-10: 1-60529-492-6 / 1605294926
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60529-492-6 / 9781605294926