Run Better

Run Better
Author :
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Total Pages : 321
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781771642231
ISBN-13 : 1771642238
Rating : 4/5 (238 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Run Better by : Jean-François Harvey

Download or read book Run Better written by Jean-François Harvey and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2017-03-25 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, illustrated, and scientifically grounded guide to improving your running technique and preventing injury, written by a kinesiologist. In North America alone, thirty-seven million people run regularly, and most suffer at least one running-related injury a year. Run Better sets out to help runners of all abilities run smarter and injury-free by reviewing the proper mechanics of running and the role of shoes; providing training programs (from 5K to marathon distances) that promote rest and cross-training for adequate recovery; offering 90 running-specific exercises and technical drills to build strength, reinforce proper posture, encourage flexibility, improve mobility, and optimize breathing; and explaining 42 common running injuries and the ways to prevent and alleviate them. Illustrated with more than 150 color photographs, 50 black-and-white line drawings, and 20 charts and tables, Run Better is an easy to use and authoritative running handbook for anyone who wants to improve their running efficiency and decrease their risk of injury.


Run Better Related Books

Run Better
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: Jean-François Harvey
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-03-25 - Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd

GET EBOOK

A practical, illustrated, and scientifically grounded guide to improving your running technique and preventing injury, written by a kinesiologist. In North Amer
Better Buses, Better Cities
Language: en
Pages: 186
Authors: Steven Higashide
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-10 - Publisher: Island Press

GET EBOOK

"Better Buses, Better Cities is likely the best book ever written on improving bus service in the United States." — Randy Shaw, Beyond Chron "The ultimate roa
Runner's World The Runner's Brain
Language: en
Pages: 242
Authors: Jeff Brown
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-09-29 - Publisher: Rodale Books

GET EBOOK

As a runner, your biggest asset (or sometimes your greatest enemy) is your brain. What you think and feel on and off the road also has a huge influence over how
Running the Edge
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Adam Goucher
Categories: Marathon running
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-08 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Authors Goucher and Catalano share their unique running philosophy, demonstrating how the transformative power of the distance run can inspire readers to push t
A Better High
Language: en
Pages: 172
Authors: Matt Bellace
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Young people need to feel empowered in their schools and communities-it's not enough to ask them to stay away from drugs and alcohol, we need to show them posit