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Description
The handbook that every runner needs on their shelf.
Why do I get a headache after a run?
Do runners really need to do strength and conditioning?
Will running damage my knees?
How can I stop my skin chafing on long runs?
How quickly will I lose my fitness if I have to stop running?
What's the best diet for a runner?
Dr Juliet McGrattan has worked as a family doctor, health journalist and Master Coach for the 261 Fearless global running network. All this experience and passion combines to create this helpful, accessible handbook.
Run Well answers these and many other common health questions that runners ask. Packed with practical, realistic and sound advice on topics from head to toe, for all of the running community.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1 The Head
2 The Cardiovascular System
3 The Respiratory System
4 The Gastrointestinal System
5 The Urinary System
6 The Reproductive System
7 The Musculoskeletal System
8 The Skin
9 Self-Care
Acknowledgements
References
Index
Product details
Published | 01 Jun 2021 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 256 |
ISBN | 9781472979674 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Sport |
Dimensions | 234 x 153 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
About the contributors
Reviews
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Find answers to all your running-related health questions
Runner's World
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A fascinating tour of your own body for runners
Joe Williams, founder of UKRunChat
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Friendly facts, myth busting and plenty of stories to make you fall even deeper in love with the joy and madness of running
Anna McNuff, adventurer and best-selling author
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Answers all the questions I always wanted to ask ... so useful
Vassos Alexander, author of Don't Stop me Now
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The most informative guide to the connection between running and health that I have read... From brain endorphins to toe blisters, its jog around our complicated bodies is expert, entertaining, useful, and utterly free of fads or jargon
Roger Robinson, Elite runner, author of When Running Made History
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The antidote to Dr Google all runners have been looking for. Run Well carefully navigates us through every health question we might have, and many we didn't realise we needed to know in the first place... Compelling, essential and fascinating
Esther Newman, Editor, Women's Running