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The Runner's Expert Guide to Stretching
Prevent Injury, Build Strength and Enhance Performance
The Runner's Expert Guide to Stretching
Prevent Injury, Build Strength and Enhance Performance
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Running Explained
Stretching
Muscle Myths: Stretching Science Debunked
Strength Training
Anatomy and physiology
Diet and Nutrition
Before You Start
Equipment
Checking your Strength and Flexibility
Reducing Injury
Coping with injury
The Basics
Exercises
Stretches and Strength Exercises by Body Area
Building Strength
Strength and Conditioning Workouts
Final Word
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 23 Jan 2020 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 224 |
| ISBN | 9781472965325 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Sport |
| Dimensions | 230 x 189 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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