The Runner's Guide to a Healthy Core
The Runner's Guide to a Healthy Core

Author: Daniel J. Frey

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-11-15

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1510711392

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Every runner knows that you need more than just sturdy legs to achieve personal best performances and to stay injury-free. To reach your optimal running potential, you need a strong and healthy core. Not only will having proper core strength give you toned abs and thighs, but it will also ensure that you maintain good form as your fatigue mounts, and ultimately will decrease your chances of succumbing to devastating injury. In The Runner’s Guide to a Healthy Core , celebrated orthopedic and champion runner Daniel Frey provides all the essential knowledge that is needed for achieving ideal core strength. Key pieces of information include: A detailed description of how core functions when we run Illustrations of key core stretches Essential core strengthening exercies A step-by-step guide to correct breathing while running A catalog of the best—and worst—foods for maintaining a runner’s core Home remedies to ensure that soreness doesn’t become injury And dozens more professionally endorsed tips and tactics! Complete with dozens of color photographs and charts, The Runner’s Guide to a Healthy Core contains all you’ll ever need to gain and sustain a strong and sturdy core strength. It’s a must-have for every runner looking to clock faster times and stay healthy and injury-free. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

The Runner's Guide to Healthy Feet and Ankles
The Runner's Guide to Healthy Feet and Ankles

Author: Brian W. Fullem

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-09-20

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1510708960

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In the sport of running, there is no more important piece of equipment than your feet. In The Runner’s Guide to Healthy Feet and Ankles, distinguished sports physician Brian W. Fullem provides with you essential information on how to best take care of these important appendages. With sections on injury-prevention, helpful foot exercises, and other key areas of maintaining foot health, The Runner’s Guide to Healthy Feet and Ankles is indispensable to any serious runner. Within its pages discover: • How to select the best sneaker for your foot type • How to identify the difference between soreness and actual injury • Select the best supplements to take to prevent future problems • When to decide to undergo foot surgery • And dozens more tips for maintaining optimal foot health. With The Runner’s Guide to Healthy Feet and Ankles, you’ll have all the information that you’ll ever need to race your way to a future filled with fast times and strong feet.

Dr. Jordan Metzl's Running Strong
Dr. Jordan Metzl's Running Strong

Author: Jordan Metzl

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2015-03-31

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1623364604

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Whether you’re a new runner training for your first race or an experienced marathoner with thousands of miles under your soles, this cutting-edge book will keep you on the road (or trail) and running stronger than ever. “If you want to achieve your distance-running goals, this book is for you.”—Meb Keflezighi, champion marathoner and author of Meb for Mortals Along with comprehensive, illustrated information on running health and injury prevention, Dr. Jordan Metzl’s Running Strong also includes exclusive videos addressing issues such as shin splints, plantar fasciitis, stress fractures, runner’s knee, and more. Not only will runners be able to read about how they can treat and prevent dozens of medical issues (from bonking to cramping to chafing), they’ll be able to walk into a top-level video consultation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Inside you’ll find: ● A basic overview of healthy running, with emphasis on developing a strong kinetic chain ● The science behind improving your running form and performance ● Prescriptions for preventing and treating a multitude of running injuries and maladies ● Dozens of step-by-step stretches and exercises to help strengthen and increase the flexibility of key running muscles ● Useful information on proper nutrition and hydration ● And much more!

Anatomy for Runners
Anatomy for Runners

Author: Jay Dicharry

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-12-12

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1620872250

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Running has become more and more popular in recent years, with thousands of people entering marathons, buying new running shoes with the latest technology, and going for a daily jog, whether on the track or on a treadmill. Unfortunately, with running comes injuries, as a result of wrong information and improper training. Author Jay Dicharry was tired of getting the same treatments from doctors that didn’t heal his joint and muscle pain from running, so he decided to combine different fields of clinical care, biomechanical analysis, and coaching to help you avoid common injuries and become the best runner you can be. Along with clear and thorough explanations of how running influences the body, and how the body influences your running, this book answers many of the common questions that athletes have: Do runners need to stretch? What is the best way to run? What causes injuries? Which shoes are best for running? Is running barefoot beneficial? The mobility and stability tests will assess your form, and the corrective exercises, along with step-by-step photos, will improve your core and overall performance, so that you can train and run with confidence, knowing how to avoid injuries!

Tom Danielson's Core Advantage
Tom Danielson's Core Advantage

Author: Tom Danielson

Publisher: VeloPress

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1937716295

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Tom Danielson’s Core Advantage offers a simple, highly effective core strength program for cyclists. This comprehensive approach shows the 50 essential core workout exercises that will build strength and endurance in the key core muscles for cycling--no gym membership required. Professional cyclist Tom Danielson used to have a bad back. He shifted in the saddle, never comfortable, often riding in pain. Hearing that core strength could help his back, he started doing crunches, which made matters worse. He turned to personal trainer Allison Westfahl for a new approach. Danielson and Westfahl developed all-new core exercises to build core strength specifically for cycling, curing Danielson’s back problems. Better yet, Danielson found that stronger core muscles boosted his pedaling efficiency and climbing power. Using Danielson’s core exercises, cyclists of all abilities will enjoy faster, pain-free riding. Cyclists will perform simple exercises using their own body weight to build strength in the low back, hips, abs, chest, and shoulders without adding unwanted bulk and without weights, machines, or a gym membership. Each Core Advantage exercise complements the motions of riding a bike so cyclists strengthen the right muscles that stabilize and support the body, improving efficiency and reducing the fatigue that can lead to overuse injuries and pain in the back, neck, and shoulders. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced training plans will help bike racers, century riders, and weekend warriors to build core strength throughout the season. Each plan features warm-up stretches and 15 core exercises grouped into workouts for injury resistance, better posture, improved stability and bike handling, endurance, and power. Westfahl explains the goal for each exercise, which Danielson models in clear photographs. Riding a bike takes more than leg strength. Now Tom Danielson’s Core Advantage lays out the core strengthening routines that enable longer, faster rides.

Quick Strength for Runners
Quick Strength for Runners

Author: Jeff Horowitz

Publisher: VeloPress

Published: 2013-12-04

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1937716511

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Quick Strength for Runners offers a smart, fast-paced strength training program for runners who want to run faster and with fewer injuries. In under an hour a week, runners will strengthen their core and key running muscles to build a better runner’s body. Strength training is crucial to better running and injury prevention. But it’s difficult to know which exercises work best for runners or to get motivated to hit the gym. In Quick Strength for Runners, running coach and personal trainer Jeff Horowitz simplifies strength training into just two 20-minute workouts per week, with no gym or pricey equipment required. Designed specifically for runners, the Quick Strength program pinpoints the exercises that really work. Inside you’ll find: A guide to how strength training leads to better running form and fitness 40 targeted exercises, with step-by-step photos and clear instructions Progressive workouts and advanced form options to increase strength as fitness improves A focused and efficient 8-week strength training program Tips on designing your own long-term workout program for a lifetime of fitness Quick Strength for Runners makes it easy for runners to build a better runner’s body. This highly effective, easy-to-implement program will make you a stronger, faster runner in under an hour a week so you can stay on the road or trail.

Runner's World Run to Lose
Runner's World Run to Lose

Author: Jennifer Van Allen

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2015-12-22

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1623365996

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Running burns an incredible amount of calories, making it one of if not the most effective weight loss strategies around. And running is accessible to nearly everyone all over the world. This book provides the information you need to begin running for weight loss as well as the tools to stay on track. Runner's World Run to Lose will serve the seasoned athlete as well as the couch surfer, offering guidance on matters like how to strike a balance between getting enough nutrients to fuel workouts while cutting enough calories to meet weight loss goals, how to time calorie-and-nutrient intake to maximize workout power and recovery time, and how to get the highest-quality/lowest-calorie carbs to fuel workouts, among other invaluable tips.

The Runner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training
The Runner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training

Author: Jennifer Van Allen

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2012-06-05

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1609617088

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The first dedicated book on marathon and half marathon training from the renowned experts at Runner's World Runner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training gives readers the core essentials of marathon training, nutrition, injury prevention, and more. The editors of Runner's World know marathon training better than anyone on the planet. They have spent the last few years inviting readers to share the long, sweaty journey to the starting line, putting themselves on call to personally answer readers' questions 24/7. This book includes testimonials from real runners, more than 25 training plans for every level and ability, workouts, a runner's dictionary, and sample meal plans. Runner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training is a powerful and winning resource—the ultimate tool kit for anyone who wants to get from the starting line to the finish line.

The Runner's Expert Guide to Stretching
The Runner's Expert Guide to Stretching

Author: Paul Hobrough

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-01-23

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 1472965310

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The ultimate stretching guide, designed to help runners of all abilities run further, avoid injuries and achieve better times. Stretching is an incredibly important aspect of running and yet it is frequently overlooked or poorly executed. This book details and explains all the stretches that can ease pain, build strength and enhance running performance. Written by the globally respected physiotherapist, Paul Hobrough, who works with Olympic and World Champion athletes, The Runner's Expert Guide to Stretching will help runners to understand their bodies, identify weaknesses and develop a natural defence against injury. With easy-to-understand explanations of anatomy and physiology, and a comprehensive directory of running stretches, runners of any age or ability will find an ideal range of stretches, clearly organised by body part, as well as a detailed strength and conditioning programme. With more than 2 million of us running at least once a week in the UK alone, this is the go-to guide for every runner.

Fitness Running
Fitness Running

Author: Richard L. Brown

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9780736045100

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The "Fitness Spectrum Series takes the guesswork out of working out! Each book is packed with easy-to-use workouts that will add variety and produce results. Guidelines and sample programs are provided to help develop a personalized training program.